Photo Contest: Focus on Big
Rewards! 
Photo Contest Rules
Submission Guidelines
What do you think is worth
preserving in our community? Take a picture of it and enter The Peak’s
inaugural photography contest, and you can win valuable prizes.
Prizes
1st Place.
Click with the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North
for two nights in a luxurious casita guestroom, including dinner for two
in Acacia, the resort’s heralded contemporary steakhouse. In addition to its
award winning spa, the resort features a lagoon-style pool with complimentary
poolside cabanas, golf at Troon North, hiking at nearby Pinnacle Peak, and other
amenities.
2nd Place.
Picture a restful night at
Spur Cross Bed and Breakfast for two in a room with views of Elephant
Butte and Skull Mountain. Includes a three-course hot
gourmet breakfast for two.
The B & B’s location, adjacent to the Carolyn Bartol Nature Preserve on
the north side of Saguaro Hill and situated above the Galloway Wash, is in the
middle of a busy wildlife travel corridor. Don’t miss the article, “Some of Our
Guests Are Pigs,” in this issue of The Peak.
3rd Place.
Expose your gift certificate at Pinnacle Peak
Patio and enjoy dinner for two with all the fixings.
Picture Even More Prizes
In addition, the three finalists
win:
- Publication of photographs in A Peek at the Peak
- Publication of photographs on GPA’s Web site
- Two $40 Adult Tickets for Cookout at the Ranch X,
a fun-packed evening that benefits desert preservation and the Desert
Foothills Scenic Drive. Co-sponsored by Outback Steakhouse and MacDonald’s
Ranch, the cookout will be held on Saturday, October 8, 2005.
- Exhibition of photographs at Cookout at the Ranch X
- Recognition during the Cookout at the Ranch X program
Entries must be submitted by
July 31, 2005. Three finalists will be contacted by August 19, 2005, and their
photographs will appear in the September issue of The Peak and be
displayed on October 8th at Cookout at the Ranch X. Attendees (more than
400 are expected) at Cookout at the Ranch will be asked to choose their favorite
photograph, and a count of their ballots will determine the order of finish.
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Before you start clicking,
carefully review the contest rules below. Also, be sure to visit
www.gppaaz.org for contest news and updates.
- The photograph must relate to the theme “What’s
Worth Preserving in Our Community.”
- The picture must be taken in The Peak’s
distribution area (north Scottsdale, Cave Creek, Carefree, north Phoenix
or Rio Verde).
- The photograph must be an original taken by the
person submitting the photo.
- Photographs will be judged based on quality,
composition, aesthetic content, and capturing the theme.
- Up to three photographs can be submitted by an
entrant. The minimum photo size is 4 x 6 inches.
- The photograph must be received by the Greater
Pinnacle Peak Association (GPPA) by midnight, July 31, 2005
- Three finalists will be contacted by August 19,
2005. The finalists’ names will also be posted on GPPA’s Web site by the
same date.
- The finalists’ photographs will be published in the
September issue of The Peak and on GPPA’s Web site.
- Attendees at the Cookout at the Ranch X benefit will
be asked to choose their favorite finalist photograph, and a count of the
ballots will determine the order of finish. The winners will be presented
with their awards as part of the event’s program. The event will be held
on October 8th.
- The style and tone of the photograph should be
consistent with photographs that are published in A Peek at the Peak
magazine.
- Contestants cannot be members of the GPPA Board of
Directors, Friends of the Scenic Drive Board of Directors, or members of
their respective families. The decision of the judges is final.
- GPPA and A Peek at the Peak magazine reserve
the right to edit and publish the photograph in the magazine and GPPA’s
Web site, www.gppaaz.org.
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- The name, address, e-mail address, and photograph
title should accompany each photo. This information should be neatly
printed by hand or computer.
- Photographs can be sent via e-mail or mail.
- E-mailed photographs should be attached to a message
identifying the photograph. We prefer that photographs be sent as TIFF,
EPS or Jpg files. Files larger than two megabytes should be submitted on
CDs or a 3.5-inch computer disc formatted for IBM.
- Photographs, CDs and other submission materials
WILL NOT BE RETURNED UNLESS A PRE-ADDRESSED, STAMPED RETURN ENVELOPE IS
INCLUDED is included as part of the submission.
- Materials can be submitted by E-mail to thepeak@gppaaz.org
or via mail addressed to GPPA Photo Contest, GPPA, 8711 E. Pinnacle Peak
Road, #123, Scottsdale, AZ 85255
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For Additional Information
E-mail:
thepeak@gppaaz.org
Fax: (480) 585-1720