The Innovia Foundation invites local photographers to join them in this effort by submitting images that showcase the unique identity and spirit of communities.
Donor Name: Innovia Foundation
State: Washington and Idaho
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Contest
Deadline: 06/02/2023
Size of the Grant: $200
Details:
The Innovia Foundation has something to contribute to the place they call home. It truly requires all of them. In their work, they are joining together for good.
When they engage with the diverse range of voices, places and causes that makeup their region, they find that the connections created from those efforts are strong and lasting, knitting their region together into a unified patchwork of lives and communities.
General Categories
- People
- Who makes up your community? Share images of the leaders, workers, kids or residents that give your community life.
- Landscape/Wildlife
- How does nature enrich your community? Share photos of the farmland, lakes, mountains, forests, wildlife or other natural wonders in your community.
- Arts and Culture
- What makes your community vibrant? Share images that showcase the arts and culture of your community.
- Community
- What makes your community unique? Share photos of iconic events, celebrations or places that define your community.
- Nonprofit Mission in Action
- Who serves your community? Share images of your favorite nonprofit in action.
Youth Category (Ages 0-17)
- What do you love about where you live? Take a photo and share with them. Open to photographers ages 0-17.
Prizes
- 1st place overall will receive a $1,000 grant to your favorite 501(c)3 nonprofit of your choice, a canvas print of the winning image, and showcasing on the Innovia website
- 1st place in each category will receive a $200 grant to your favorite 501(c)3 nonprofit of your choice, a canvas print of the winning image, and showcasing on the Innovia website
- 2nd place in each category will receive a canvas print of the winning image, and showcasing on their website
- 3rd place in each category will receive showcasing on their website.
Guidelines
- Entry is free and open to residents of Innovia Foundation’s 20-county region. There is a limit of five photographs per entrant.
- Entrants to the Youth Category (under 18) must provide permission from a parent or legal guardian to submit.
- No print entries accepted. Only electronic files submitted via their photo contest submission portal will be entered into the contest.
- Normal processing of the original file is acceptable.
- Electronic file name must include entrant’s first initial and last name, i.e. JSmith.jpeg (include number if submitting more than one—JSmith1.jpeg)
- Innovia Foundation reserves the right to reject any entry deemed not suitable for consideration due to objectionable content such as the use of profanity, nudity, drug, alcohol or tobacco use, or cruelty to persons or animals.
Image quality: Minimum 3600 x 4800 pixels
Format: .jpeg or .png
Normal processing of the original file is acceptable. That includes:
- cropping
- minor adjustments to color, white balance, tone, lighting levels and curves, shadows and highlights, saturation, contrast, sharpness
- moderate dodging and burning
- stitched panoroma
- sharpening, removal of dust spots and moderate reduction of image noise.
For more information, visit Innovia Foundation.
