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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City seeks entries in second-annual photo
contest
Edina, Minn., May 5, 2005 – Whether you prefer strolling around your favorite Edina park or driving
through one of the City’s scenic neighborhoods, you have probably had the opportunity to observe
many picturesque scenes. The City of Edina would like you to share the images you have collected
over the past year through the second-annual Images of Edina Photo Contest.
“Edina is a beautiful place to live and work,” said Communications Director Jennifer Bennerotte. “Each
year, countless photographs are taken in our community showing that Edina is the preeminent place for
living, learning, raising families and doing business.”
Last year’s photo contest winner was Sharon Jonas, who submitted a photo of Centennial Lakes Office
Park entitled, “Centennial Lakes Golden Trio.” It won the “Doing Business” category and the overall
contest. The judges selected a photo by Karin Rofidal-Miller depicting two girls beside Lake Cornelia as
the best in the “Learning” category and Noah Swiler won the “Living” category with “Daphne and the
Magic Tree of Edina” and the “Raising Families” category with “An Edina Hanukkah.”
The deadline to enter this year’s contest is 4:30 p.m. June 17. Following are the basic rules of the
contest:
You must either work in Edina or be a resident to enter this contest.
Photographs must be entered in one of four categories, representing the City’s vision
statement: Living, Learning, Raising Families or Doing Business.
City of Edina City of Edina
4801 West 50th Street
Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Jennifer Bennerotte
Communications Director
Phone 952-833-9520
Fax 952-826-0390
www.cityofedina.com
PRESS RELEASE
• Page 2 Contest deadline is June 17
All photos must have been taken between June 1, 2004, and June 17, 2005.
You may submit up to three color or black-and-white prints.
All entries submitted must be your own work.
Do not submit slides, photocopies, or prints that aren’t on photo-quality paper.
All photos must be trimmed to 8x10.
Do not mat or frame photos.
By entering the contest, you agree to let the City of Edina publish and display the photo(s) with
proper credit.
The City of Edina will not be responsible for lost entries.
The contest organizers reserve the right to re-categorize or disqualify any entrant.
If there are identifiable people in the photo and it was taken in a non-public space, it is the
responsibility of the photographer to obtain written permission to use the photo.
All decisions will be final, and judges reserve the right not to award in any category.
All photo entries become the property of the City and are not returned.
Contest winners will receive plaques from the City Council and their artwork will be displayed in the new
Edina City Hall. Some photos might also appear in future publications of About Town and
AboutBusiness.
Each entry should include the photographer’s name, address, zip code, daytime telephone number, age
(if under 18), category, title of photo and enhancement description if there was any digital manipulation
of the image.
Entries will be judged on subject matter, composition, clarity, lighting, depth of field, artistry/drama,
degree of difficulty, technical excellence and overall impact. Entries should be mailed to Photo Contest,
City of Edina, 4801 W. 50th St., Edina, MN 55424. For more information, call 952-833-9520.
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