2023 Photomarathon
Saturday, June 10
All you need is a digital camera or a smart phone and a little creativity. Participants have six hours to take their best photo interpretations of six topics. Take as many as you want but only submit one photo per topic. One winner of each topic will be notified by email. All winners will have their photos displayed at our Rotary's Oktoberfest Photomarathon booth on September 15 and 16. Anyone attending can vote once for their favorite photo. The photo with the most votes wins the "People's Choice" award. Winners will be notified via email and on our website, social media, and other news outlets. Awards will be presented through snail mail.
For more information, please contact Alison Pence at admin@edmondsphotomarathon.com.
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What is a photomarathon?
A photomarathon is a photography contest with a twist. It's a competition where photographers are given specific topics to interpret in photos within a time limit.
Photomarathons have been popular around the world for many years. While the number of photos and the time limit may vary from event to event, the photo entries are always submitted digitally rather than in printed form.
The Rotary Club of Edmonds has been hosting this unique competition for a number of years in Edmonds. Originally the event was limited to the Edmonds area, beginning at a set time at a set place. In 2020, we went totally virtual from start to finish. That means anyone anywhere can participate. And the world is your venue.
Photographers can begin whenever they like after 10:00am. The photo entries must be submitted by uploading the files, here on the website, to our Dropbox by the end of the competition at 4:00pm.
The interpretation of the topics is up to each participant. The object of the competition is to select and capture images that best express the topic announced, in the time allotted. The idea is to be creative, spontaneous, and to have fun.
Photos must be taken on the day of the competition (be sure your camera's calendar feature is turned on, and that the date is correct). Prizes will be given to the top photographers for each topic. Participants may submit only one photo per topic, but are not required to submit for all six topics to win.
The competition will start at 10:00 am on Saturday, June 10, with the announcement of the 6 topics.
All you need to participate is a digital camera or a smart phone.
Participants will have 6 hours to interpret the 6 topics in photos.
All photos will be posted on Facebook and our website. We also plan to display all photos at the rotary oktoberfest.
Proceeds of this event go to the Rotary Club of Edmonds. Visit our website for a list of our community projects.
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6 hours. 6 topics. 1 epic photomarathon.