Winter Wonders

Name: Winter Wonders
Start: 2020-12-30T00:00:00
End: 2021-02-01T00:00:00

Dec 30, 2020 to Jan 31, 2021

Submissions

December 30, 2020

12:07 PM

Bob Koch

Madison Children's Museum invites kids ages 12 and under to participate in an online photography contest examining the world during Wisconsin's coldest season. It's free to participate, and prizes include items for both outdoor and indoor recreation time. Up to two photos per child can be submitted through Jan. 31; find more guidelines and the submission form here. And visit this page for more information on the museum's continuing MCM at Home video programming, offered via Facebook.

press release: Get outside and let your child have some fun with photography this winter. Submit your child’s photos digitally anytime from now until the end of January for a chance to win prizes that will help you make the most of winter. Submit Your Photo

Contest rules:

Open to children ages 12 and under
Limit of two photograph entries per child (fill out the online form once per photo)
Photos may be in color or black & white
Photos may be taken using a standard camera or a mobile device such as a smartphone but must be digitized and delivered via the online form. Sorry, we cannot accept hard copies or digital media devices (like CDs)
Photos must be taken between December 26, 2020, and January 31, 2021, and must belong to the entrant
The photo must be digitally submitted via our Google Forms link; send the best quality digital image you have at its highest resolution
Please make sure that any humans in your photos have given you permission to post the photo publicly
MCM retains the right to exhibit all submitted photos and to use them in social media posts and on our website
Photos will be judged based on aesthetic merit, how well they represent the concept of “winter wonders” and the age of the child submitting
Some prizes cannot be shipped and must be picked up by the winner or their representative at Madison Children’s Museum

Tips:

Get ideas flowing to help your photographer get started: what about winter do you find most interesting?
Suggest some themes for your child to explore: light & shadow, street life, interesting buildings, neighborhood nature, winter weather, big & small, still & active
Make a plan, like looking out the window or going for a walk down your block
Hand your phone over and let them go for it. Start with some selfies to practice!
Help your photographer review the photographs while you warm up inside, and choose the one (or two) they like best
Use this form to submit their photo and, in their words, write a short description

Prizes:

Winning photos will be included in an exhibition in the museum’s gallery when we reopen.

We will award prizes on a WEEKLY basis! Many thanks to our generous community partners and friends of the museum who have donated prizes for this contest. Please note that some prizes cannot be shipped and must be picked up at Madison Children’s Museum.