2025 PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
HOW TO ENTER:
Limit: All entries must be of photos taken at the Jackson Civil War Muster, during the dates of August 23 and 24, 2025. Up to three (3) total entries per person. Entries more than three (3) per person may be disregarded by the Sponsor. There is no fee to enter. Visit https://www.civilwarmuster.org/photocontest then send your photographs to the listed email (billyyank1865@gmail.com) with the subject line “Muster Photo contest”. All entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on September 7, 2025. Online Entry Submission Format: Photos must be submitted in .JPG, .GIF, or .PNG format and the email cannot exceed 24mb in total size. We request, if possible, you include camera settings and metadata. If you have issues sending them to the listed email, please create a Google Drive folder with the three images and provide us a link to such folder.
Entry must be the original work of the entrant and entrant must be the sole owner of the copyright of such entry. Entry must be in keeping with the Sponsor’s image and may not be inappropriate or offensive, as determined by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, nor can it defame or invade publicity rights or privacy of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any person’s personal or property rights or any other third-party rights. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entry it deems to be offensive, inappropriate, that is not in keeping with Sponsor’s image or that is otherwise not in compliance with the terms of these Official Rules.
By submitting an entry, you agree to indemnify and hold the Sponsor, its affiliates, officers, and employees harmless against any claim that (1) the photo entry is not your original work, (2) you are not the sole owner of the copyright of said entry, (3) the entry in any way defames or invades the publicity rights or privacy of any living or deceased person, or otherwise infringes upon any person’s personal or property rights or any other third party rights, or (4) the entry is submitted without the permission of the person(s) depicted in the entry or such person’s parents or legal guardian.
JUDGING: All eligible entries received will be pre-screened by the Sponsor. Prize winners will be determined from among all eligible entries received by a panel of qualified judges chosen by the Sponsor, based equally on the following criteria: Adherence to the 1860’s setting, Composition and Creativity/Originality (“Judging Criteria”). The entrants who submitted the entry receiving the highest scores, as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion, will be awarded prizes as outlined herein. In the event of a tie for any prize, an additional “tie-breaking” judge will determine the applicable winner from among those tied using the Judging Criteria. Sponsor reserves the right to not award any prize if, in its sole discretion, an insufficient number of eligible and qualified entries are received. Decisions of Sponsors and judges are final and binding.
WINNER NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified by telephone, mail and/or e-mail on or about September 17, 2025. Noncompliance with this time period or with these Official Rules, or the return of any prize notification as undeliverable, may result in disqualification and, at the Sponsor’s discretion, the prize will be awarded to an applicable runner-up.
PRIZES: First Prize: A $300 value car detail inside and out from Jim Winter Buick. “A gift from gettysburg” bundle with frame art print of chamberlain “bayonets”, $100 gift certificate to historic Farnsworth house bed and breakfast, civil war artifacts from gettysburg, 150th dvd reenactment battle of gettysburg, movie “gettysburg, gods and generals”, coffee and coffee mug from gettysburg. Donated by Daniel pardee. $50 gift card to Burkhart pizza in spring arbor. And a $22 gift certificate to Jax car wash
Second Prize: A $150 gift certificate to Culvers. “A gift from antietam” bundle, civil war tote bag, antietam “then and now” book, documentary DVD battle of antietam and frame art of the sunken road. Donated by Daniel pardee. $25 gift card to Burkhart pizza in spring arbor. $22 gift certificate to Jax kar wash
Third Prize: “gift from harpers ferry” bundle, harpers ferry hat, Harper’sferry coffee mug and two civil war posters. Donatedby daniel pardee. $25 gift card to burkhart pizza spring arbor. $22 gift certificate to jax kar wash. Coffee bundle and gift certificate from Jackson Coffee house.
All federal, state and local taxes as well as any costs and expenses associated with prize acceptance and use not specified herein as being awarded are the sole responsibility of each winner. Prizes are awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by the Sponsor. Limit one (1) prize per household.
USE OF ENTRY: By submitting an entry, Entrant grants Sponsor and its designees an irrevocable, royalty-free, non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual license to use the entry and his/her name, city and state of residence for credit purposes in Sponsor’s promotional purposes, without further compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law. In addition, each winner grants to the Sponsor and its designees an irrevocable, royalty-free, non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual license to use and distribute the entry (as submitted, or as cropped by Sponsor), and his/her name, city and state of residence for credit purposes, in any and all media now or hereafter known, including without limitation in Sponsor’s website(s), for purposes of promotion of this Contest and other Sponsor contests and/or for purposes of advertising and promoting Sponsor and, except as otherwise stated herein, without further compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law.
MISCELLANEOUS: Released Parties (as defined below) are not responsible for late, lost, garbled, damaged, incomplete, delayed, undelivered, or misdirected entries or photographs or for computer, technical, printing, typographical, human or other errors relating to or in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, inability to access any website associated with the Contest, errors which may occur in the administration of the Contest, the processing or judging of entries, the announcement of the prizes or in any Contest-related materials. If for any reason the Contest (or any portion thereof) is not capable of running as planned, including infection by tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest and, if terminated, at their discretion, determine winners from among all non-suspect, eligible entries received up to time of such action using judging procedure described above. By participating, entrant agrees (I) to be bound by the terms of these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsors and judges, which are final and binding in all respects, and (ii) to hold Sponsor and its respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, prize suppliers and advertising and promotion agencies, and the respective directors, officers, employees and agents of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), harmless against any and all claims and liability arising, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, out of or in connection with participation in this Contest, acceptance and use of any prize or Released Parties’ use of any of the rights granted herein. Sponsor may disqualify (and void all associated entries) anyone from participating in the Contest or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that such person is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, deception or other unfair practices, or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrant or Sponsor’s representatives or who is otherwise not in compliance with the terms of these rules. ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND OTHER REMEDIES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.