Longmont Humane Society 2025 Calendar Photo Contest

• Cover spread on the 2025 Longmont Humane Society calendar
• Month spread in the 2025 Longmont Humane Society calendar
• Original photo entry will be featured on Longmont Humane Society Social Media and Website
• Free admission and e-photos at our 2024 Holiday Pet Pictures
• Two VIP Tickets to Longmont Oktoberfest
• Free copy of our 2025 pet calendar
• Gift Basket from Boz’s Pet Supply
  
  

• Month spread in the 2025 Longmont Humane Society calendar.
• Original photo entry will be featured on Longmont Humane Society Social Media and Website.
• One general admission ticket to Longmont Oktoberfest
• Free copy of our 2025 pet calendar
  
  

Participants who receive 500 or more votes will receive two copies of the calendar, even if they do not finish in the top 12 spots. 

• Each entry is a $25 donation, which includes 1 copy of the 2025 calendar.
• Photos of domestic dogs, cats, and small mammals are accepted (no people or wildlife please).
• Your pet does NOT have to be adopted from Longmont Humane Society to be eligible to enter the contest.
• Photos may contain multiple pets.
• Photos must be high-resolution to be considered for a month spread in the calendar (3650 pixels x 2740 pixels is recommended for printing purposes -  300 dpi at 11 inches wide by 8.5 inches high. Photos taken on your cell phone are acceptable, but please be sure you submit the original image). When printed, photos may look different from digital versions.
• One photo will be selected based on quality alone by a panel of judges consisting of Longmont Humane Society staff and event sponsors to be included in the calendar.
• Winning photos are based on votes by donation. The top vote-getter and up to five photos in the dog and cat categories that raise the most donations will be included in the calendar. Small Mammal photos are welcome and will be included in the calendar if they are in the top 10 vote recipients.
• Only winning photos are guaranteed a month spread in the 2025 calendar.
• Photos must be full color, and not heavily filtered, edited, or altered. Photos with professional watermarks will not be eligible.
• Photos deemed unsafe, indecent, offensive, or obscene will be removed from the contest.
• All entries must be submitted by 8:00:00 PM (Mountain Time) on Saturday, August 31, 2024.
• All photos submitted become the property of Longmont Humane Society, which may, at its discretion, copy, edit, publish, or modify entries for use in any and all media, without limitation or compensation to the photographer or the individuals whose animals appear in the photo. The submitter of the photos does not relinquish rights to use the photos.
• All photos must be uploaded; we cannot accept printed photos. Due to copyright considerations, we cannot accept any copyrighted or professional photos.
• Pop-up "Double Vote Days" may be held periodically throughout the contest
  
  

• To vote online, click on the Participate tab above. The online voting period will end at 8:00:00 PM (Mountain Time) on Saturday, August 31, 2024.
• Each $5 donation counts as five votes. You can place all votes on one entry or divide them among multiple entries.
• All votes for photo submissions will be tabulated and displayed online.
• All donations (votes) are non-refundable.
• Longmont Humane Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Please save your donation acknowledgment email for your tax files.
  
  

• One free, printed calendar is included for every photo entry. 
• Additional calendars can be purchased through the Participate tab above. Calendars will be available for purchase until October 31, 2024. 
• Calendars will be shipped or available for pickup at Longmont Humane Society by mid-November 2024. Purchasers who select the pickup option will be contacted via email with information on when calendars will be available. 
• All photo entries with 5 votes or more are guaranteed inclusion in the calendar or on the collage pages!