Do you enjoy capturing images of nature? We’d love to see your photos of our grounds! Share your original pics with us for a chance to win gift cards to local businesses. From spring peepers to autumn leaves — let us see Cary's grounds through your eyes.
From April 13 - October 31, submit your best photos of the Cary campus and help us celebrate the beauty and importance of publicly accessible green spaces.
Prizes
Grand Prize: $100 gift card to Reardon Briggs Hardware
People’s Choice Award: $75 gift card to Millbrook Diner
Next Gen Award (18 and under): $50 gift card to Merritt Bookstore
Guidelines
To be eligible to win, a photograph must have been shot on Cary’s trails or grounds by the entrant since April 13, 2024. Individuals of all ages may enter the contest. The deadline for submission is midnight on October 31, 2024. By submitting an entry, each contestant agrees to the rules of the contest.
For your safety and the safety of our wildlife, please respect all posted campus rules while taking photos.
The following subjects are of special interest to Cary Institute:
- Birds and wildlife
- Plants and fungi
- Butterflies, moths, and other insects
- Trails and landscapes
This year, we are asking photographers to focus on lighting. In photography, lighting is one of the most important elements of composition - the relationship between your subject and the light source can establish mood or atmosphere, and add depth by creating shadows, highlights, and contrast.
Learn more about light and photography here and in the first 5:22 minutes of this video.
How to enter
Please submit photographs and requested information via the submission form.
You may submit up to 10 photographs.
Photographs must be submitted as RGB .jpg/.jpeg, at least 2,000 pixels wide and no larger than 10 MB.