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Selby Gardens' VIRTUAL 41st Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition

We are excited to announce that Selby Gardens will celebrate the VIRTUAL 41st Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition hosted in partnership with the Observer Media Group!

CATEGORIES:
A – Favorite Selby Gardens’ Scene
B – Selby Gardens’ Geometry (geometric shapes or patterns created by plants or manmade structures found at Selby Gardens)
C – Plant Life at Selby Gardens
D – Selby Gardens’ Birds, Bugs, and Critters
E – Selby Gardens in Black and White

IMPORTANT DATES FOR PARTICIPANTS
SUBMISSION: Online submissions accepted August 1 – 8, 2021
AWARDS ANNOUNCED ONLINE: August 19, 2021
EXHIBITION: August 19 – September 3, 2021

ENTRY RULES, DETAILS, AND DIRECTIONS

  • Photographs must follow the theme of one of the above categories; be original; taken within the last two years and taken on the grounds of Selby
    Gardens (at either the Downtown Sarasota or Historic Spanish Point campuses); not previously awarded a prize in the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
    Annual Photographic Contest; and owned by the registrant.
  • Photos must be submitted digitally, and there will be no in-person submissions accepted 
  • Entry is open to amateurs only 
  • No watermarks on images
  • Selby Gardens’ Members: First entry $30, $10 for each additional (up to three entries)
  • Non-members: First entry $45, $15 for each additional (up to three entries)
  • Maximum of three entries per person allowed
  • Photos with faces of people that are clearly visible will not be accepted
  • Any photograph not accompanied by its proper entry form and fee will not be considered for the exhibit
  • All entries subject to acceptance for exhibition. Juried awards are final and not negotiable. All accepted entries and winners will subsequently be posted
    to selby.org and yourobserver.com
  • Cropping is permitted, but no special effects or techniques such as adding or removing objects, etc. allowed
  • Please refer to entry details for more information 
  • Photos accepted from Sunday, August 1, 2021, at 10 a.m., to Sunday, August 8, 2021, at midnight
HOW TO ENTER
  1. Register and pay entry fees
  2. Upon payment, submit your photos by category (up to three submissions per user)
  3. Edit or update your entries in your profile through midnight on August 8, 2021
  4. Photos will be reviewed to ensure accordance with entry rules and eligibility
  5. Winners will be selected by a jury and announced on August 19, 2021 on selby.org and yourobserver.com
For help with the registration process, view the video below or use the step by step registration guide HERE.