- Last Updated on Sunday, 29 July 2018 14:58
Attention photographers and Instagramers! The Westmoreland County 2018 Outdoor Amateur Instagram Photo Contest has been announced! The contest, hosted by Westmoreland County Parks, the Westmoreland Land Trust, and the Westmoreland Heritage Trail Chapter is open to all amateur photographers.
Contest entries are for photos taken at a park, trail or nature reserve administered by the Westmoreland County Park Department, the Westmoreland Land Trust, or Regional Trail Corporation. (See list below). Any photos taken in other local parks are not eligible.
- Twin Lakes, Cedar Creek, Mammoth, Northmoreland, Historic Hanna’s Town, Bridgeport Dam, Chestnut Ridge Park
- Otto and Magdalene Ackermann Nature Preserve, Ann Rudd Saxman Nature Park, Loyalhanna Gorge Recreation Area, Sewickley Creek Wetlands
- Coal and Coke Trail, Five Star Trail, Little Crabtree Creek Trail, Westmoreland County Section of the Great Allegheny Passage, the Westmoreland Heritage Trail.
There are three contest categories:
- People and Pets
- Wildlife and Nature
- Scenic Beauty
All photos must be submitted through Instagram via the hashtags:
- Use hashtag #WCPC18peoplepets for ‘People and Pets’
- Use hashtag #WCPC18nature for ‘Wildlife and Nature’
- Use hashtag #WCPC18scenic for ‘Scenic Beauty’
A contestant may submit a maximum of three (3) entries. The deadline for entries is midnight on October 31, 2018. Complete contest information is available at the website, www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/photocontest and https://tinyurl.com/y9y5yde8.