Photo Contest: Best Photos of Trails in Arizona

Call for Entries: Arizona State Committee on Trails

Trails in Arizona are as varied as the topography. Please share your unique vision of Arizona's trails by entering the Arizona State Committee on Trails (ASCOT) Photo Contest. The contest will celebrate the beauty of Arizona and the varied experiences of trails and trail users! The Arizona State Committee on Trails is a twenty-five member advisory committee to the Arizona State Parks Board. ASCOT is an active group that has a long history in Arizona and has benefited Arizona's trails through numerous achievements.ASCOT began in January of 1972 as the Arizona State Hiking and Riding Trails Committee consisting mainly of equestrians and primarily focusing on Arizona's first long distance urban trail, Sun Circle Trail, and Arizona's first long distance rural trail, the Black Canyon Trail. ASCOT has evolved over the years as trail needs changed and new user groups emerged. In 1992, it was renamed Arizona State Committee on Trails (ASCOT) to recognize the mountain bikers, hikers, equestrians and water trail users. The Committee comprised of agency representatives, diversified user groups and members of the general public. ASCOT host trail conferences, produces educational materials, oversees the Arizona State Trails System and more. For more information on ASCOT visit: ASCOT.

Prizes (Awarded to the Winner of Each Category):

Arizona State Parks Standard Annual Pass

Allows pass holder and up to three additional adults in the same vehicle day use access to all Arizona State Parks (except Lake Havasu, Cattail Cove, Buckskin Mountain and River Island on weekends and holidays).

Set of the Arizona State Trails Guides

a geographically comprehensive set of trails maps in Arizona that provide detailed descriptions and locations to 550 trails in the state.

Recognition

Certificate of recognition, posted on the Arizona State Parks website, a statewide press release and potentially featured in state and national Arizona State Parks promotions.

Trail Users:

Photos of the diverse types of trail users including, but not limited to mountain bikers, equestrians, hikers, paddlers, children, seniors, persons with disabilities, families, hiking clubs, scout troops.

Arizona State Park/State Trails System:

Arizona has 29 State Parks, each unique in landscape and opportunity to discover more about the state. Arizona State Parks also manages the Arizona State Trails System, a statewide system of the best nonmotorized trails on all public lands with over 550 trails. This category is for trails within Arizona State Parks or part of the State Trails System. See www.azstateparks.com for list of all the State Parks and then visit the Trails Page for a list of the trails in the State Trails System.

Landscape:

Arizona landscape is one of the most varied in all the U.S. Show us trails with the most amazing views.

Guidelines to Submit Photos to the Contest:

Guidelines to submit photos to the contest:

All photographs must be taken in Arizona after January 1, 2000.

Prizes will be awarded for the best photos of trails in Arizona according to the categories listed above. A panel of judges of ASCOT members and an artistic professional will choose contest winners.

Each participant may enter up to three submissions.

Print photographs must be 4 inches by 6 inches and may be either color or black and white. (Arizona State Parks requests that all contest participants retain their photo negatives, as winners may be asked to send their negatives to Arizona State Parks for reproduction.) Submitted photos will not be returned.

All digital images, whether submitted by Internet (digital file), or on CD, must be in a high-resolution rgb jpeg format (MINIMUM of 1800 pixels x 1500 pixels; 6" x 5" in either direction @ 300 dpi or ppi). There is no file size limitation to the original digital image; however digital image files submitted via Internet may not exceed 2 MB.

Enclose the following information for each submission: photographer's name, address, phone number and e-mail along with the name, location and a short description of the trail. Winners may be required to pose for a photograph with their submission, and these photographs may be used by Arizona State Parks for promotional activities, including use on television.

All entries must be accompanied by photo release form.(pdf download).

All entries must be postmarked by July 15, 2006, and sent to:

Arizona State Parks
1300 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Attn: ASCOT Photo Contest

Or e-mailed to:
ascotphotocontest@gmail.com

This contest is advertised at www.azstateparks.com/partnerships/trails/statetrails.html

Arizona State Parks