Now through Oct. 31, submissions are being accepted for the 14th annual ZOOM IN on Newport News Photo Contest. The theme for this year’s competition is “Breakthrough Fun in Newport News.”
If the photo shows people having fun in Newport News, consider it worthy of submission, a release stated. The contest winner will receive a $500 prize.
Submitted images may be used in Newport News Tourism publications and on the city’s tourism website, therefore organizers ask that photographs be taken in places that are recognizable as “Newport News.”
Contestants are asked not to submit “selfies,” as these will not be eligible for the contest. If the photograph includes a recognizable face, then the model release section of the entry form must be completed.
A panel of judges will choose the winners. Participants may submit up to five photographs, digital or film. Photographs taken prior to the start of this contest are eligible to be entered, but photos previously submitted to a prior ZOOM IN on Newp...