Contest Details

•Entries due January 15, 2010
•Each entry consists of 2-4 photos
•Entry fee per photographer: $25
•Contest entry form [.pdf] [.doc]

•For more information, contact the MWA.

 

2010 Maryland Wine Photo Contest

The long drive through the vineyards that leads visitors to the tasting room...Dew-laden bunches of Chambourcin ripening on the vine...Wine-stained casks aging next year's award-winning Cabernet... The festivities of holiday parties in the cellars...

Maryland's wineries and vineyards are beautiful sights in all seasons. And the scenery only gets better as the activity begins at harvest and into winter.

See the winning photos from the the current and past Maryland Wine Photo Contests.

Instructions: Each entry may include two to four photos of Maryland wineries, vineyards, and their operations. Photos may be landscape, scenic or detail – but all subjects must be identifiable as part of Maryland vineyard or winery operations. Examples: barrels, cellars, vines, grape bunches, vineyard rows, harvesting.

Submission specs: Entries must be submitted in high-resolution, digital format files.
• Photos must not be digitally altered.
• Acceptable file formats: JPG, TIF, PCT, PSD only.
• Required resolution: High-resolution files, able to be printed in large-format sizes.
• Submission media: CD or DVD via mail.

Entry fee: Each entry (of two to four photos) must be accompanied by $25, cash or check made out to Maryland Wineries Association.

Contest deadline: All photos must be postmarked no later than January 15, 2010.

Prizes: The winning photographer will receive $500 and the photo will be printed in a limited-edition Maryland Wine Artist Series” poster. The winner will receive complimentary admission to 2010 MWA-sponsored wine festivals.

Rights & Responsibilities: The photographer retains the rights to the photo, and grants the Maryland Wineries Association limited use of the photo on "Maryland Wine Artist Series" poster and in promotional materials.

Mail the entry CD, form (see sidebar) and fee to:
Maryland Wineries Association
22 W. Padonia Road
Suite C-236
Timonium, MD 21093
410-252-WINE