Description: This category is dedicated to Lake Eola Park. We encourage you to capture what makes Lake Eola Park a Downtown Orlando icon.

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1 2017 Best of DTO Photo Contest Official Rules and Regulations The Downtown Development Board (DDB), in cooperation with the Downtown Arts District (DAD), is seeking photographs for a Best of DTO (Downtown Orlando) Photo Contest. Images submitted must depict Downtown Orlando (within the Downtown Orlando Community Redevelopment Area, map attached) in at least one of the following five categories: 1. Live Description: This category encourages photographers to capture the true beauty of Downtown Orlando s urban environment including areas such as: housing, education, child care, civic activity, health and health care, our community members, historic preservation/heritage, creative communities arts/culture, landscapes/natural environment, and transportation. 2. Work Description: This category seeks to capture the working environment in DTO. This includes development processes, work organizations, employees, enterprise culture, commercial architecture, and co-working spaces. 3. Play Description: This category seeks to portray how you, your friends and family have fun in Downtown Orlando. Play at Lake Eola Park, enjoy a show at one of the many venues, experience high energy sports, or have a picnic. Images can include, but are not limited to, recreation, wildlife, youth activities, Main Street districts, public spaces, festivals, dining options, and the Orlando Farmers Market. 4. Lake Eola Park Description: This category is dedicated to Lake Eola Park. We encourage you to capture what makes Lake Eola Park a Downtown Orlando icon. 5. Best of DTO Description: This category seeks to capture Downtown Orlando's secret treasures and diverse entertainment scene. Discover all that Downtown Orlando has to offer. The contest is open to photographers of all ages, both professional and amateur. If under 18 years of age, a parent or guardian is required to initiate the submittal. Both horizontal and vertical photographs will be accepted. All images must be the original work of the photographer entering the contest. Photographs that capture the uniqueness of Downtown Orlando are encouraged. How to Enter: No purchase is necessary in order to enter this contest. Photographers must submit entry form and digital images online at Contestants are allowed to submit up to 5 photos.

2 Photo submission must meet the following requirements: 1. Preference of image ratio is 8:10. If the image is not a ratio of 8:10, the Downtown Development Board reserves the right to crop said image. 2. High resolution, in 300 dpi or greater. 3. Names, dates, borders, copyright symbols, etc. can not be a part of the actual image. 4. Image shall not be excessively manipulated using various filter programs. 5. Prints, negatives, and slides (transparencies) must be converted to digital images for entering this contest. Disclaimer: Based on the sole discretion of the Downtown Development Board, entries will be screened to assure that they meet eligibility criteria and will be removed from consideration/inclusion upon nonapproval. Deadline for Submissions: June 15, Judging and Voting: Best of Show and Best in Category: A panel of six independent judges will determine award recipients from photographs on display at the Gallery at Avalon Island exhibition. Photographs will be judged on the following criteria: Impact (first impression) Creativity and Originality Technical Excellence (exposure/focus) Composition Subject Matter (how well the photograph reflects the category) Fan Favorite: The Fan Favorite voting will consist of two parts. 1). Facebook Voting: From July 10, 2017 to July 24, 2017, Downtown Orlando Facebook followers may vote for their favorite photograph. The ten images with the most votes will be selected to proceed to the next round of the voting process via Twitter. The top 10 favorite images on the Downtown Orlando Facebook page will be determined at the end of the online voting period, which is July 24, ). Twitter Voting: As of 8:00 a.m. until 6:50 p.m. on Thursday, August 17, 2017, the top ten images will be voted on via Twitter throughout the day and during the gallery opening reception. The photo with the most unique votes will be announced the winner of the Fan Favorite category. The top ten images will be assigned a unique hashtag prior to August 17, The top ten photographers are responsible for encouraging people to vote via Twitter by using their assigned hashtag on the appropriate date and time. Votes Tweeted using the top ten photos unique hashtag prior to 8:00 a.m. August 17, 2017 will not count towards the photos' votes. Tweets that will count as a vote are the following: Original Tweet: Tweets must incorporate the unique hashtag assigned to one of the top ten photos. Retweets: These are shared Tweets that have been published already by another user that include the unique hashtag assigned to one of the top ten photos.

3 In order to vote for the top ten images on August 17, 2017, you will need an active public Twitter account. Tweets and/or Retweets shared by a protected Twitter account will only be visible to that specific user's followers and will not count as a vote. The contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook or Twitter. Note: The top 10 images will be hung in a section of the gallery in a 24X36 image display (if allowable) sponsored by the Downtown Development Board. The odds of placing in the top ten are based on the number of entries. Awards: Best of Show (1 winner) The top photograph from all categories combined (all displayed photographs) will be awarded $300 based on the scoring by the panel of judges. Fan Favorite (1 winner) The top photograph from all categories combined according to social media votes will be awarded $300. Best in Category (5 winners) The top photographs selected in each of the five categories: Live, Work, Play, Lake Eola Park, and Best of DTO will each be awarded $100. Exhibition: Images will be displayed at The Gallery at Avalon Island from August 17, 2017 to September 15, The opening reception will take place on Thursday, August 17, 2017 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. At least one image per Photographer will be printed and installed at The Gallery at Avalon Island. General submissions will be printed by the Downtown Development Board on 8X10 inch prints (if allowable) and displayed in the gallery. Each displayed piece will include the Photographer s name and the name of the piece on the front. Space is limited. If the overall quantity of submissions exceeds the available display space, all submissions will not be able to be displayed in the gallery. To ensure each Photographer will have at least one photo displayed, the Downtown Development Board will use the numerical order of the upload as the Photographer s indication of preference. Copyright: By submission of an image, you are entering the Photo Contest, agreeing to the complete Official Rules of the Photo Contest, granting the Downtown Development Board and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries and affiliates the right, but not the obligation, to identify you as the owner of the photo and certifying that the photo submitted is your original photo, created solely by you and that no other party has any right, title, claim or interest in the photo. By entering this photo contest you are assigning over all right, title and interest in and to the photos and the entries become the sole property of the Downtown Development Board upon submission and will not be returned. You further acknowledge, agree and grant the Downtown Development Board, its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries and affiliates not only all rights to the use of the photos, but the rights to use your name, your image, your likeness or your comments not only for the use and display during the contest and exhibition, but also for the marketing purposes of, the Downtown Development Board/Community Redevelopment Agency, and/or any other entity approved by the Downtown Development Board in both commercial and non-commercial manners without payment of additional consideration, except where prohibited by law. Any questions may be directed to Analys Sanchez, Analys.Sanchez@downtownorlando.com.

4 Liability: The Downtown Development Board is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, misdirected, damaged or illegible entries. Photographers agree to indemnify the Downtown Development Board and hold the Downtown Development Board harmless from any liability arising from the Downtown Development Board s use of the photos, including, but not limited to claims of copyright infringement, trademark infringement, invasion of privacy and/or violation of an individual s right of publicity. Photographers further agree to indemnify and hold the Downtown Development Board harmless for any liability arising from the Photographers participation in the Photo Contest and the acceptance, receipt, possession or misuse of the prize. The Downtown Development Board and each of its officers, directors, employees, members and representatives and agents are not responsible for any claims referring or related to, negligence, injury, property loss or other damages arising from, or in connection with, the use of the photos as well as the acceptance, receipt, possession or use/misuse of the awards or participation in this Photo Contest. The Downtown Development Board is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by tampering, hacking or by any of the equipment or programming associated with the Photo Contest. Awards cannot be substituted, assigned or transferred by the winners. The Downtown Development Board reserves the right to disqualify Photographers that fail to follow the Official Rules. Choice of Law/Venue: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the Photographer and the Downtown Development Board in connection with this Photo Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the substantive laws of the State of Florida without regarding to choice of law rules. Any action arising out of these Official Rules shall be filed in Orange County, Florida. In the event of any litigation arising out of these Official Rules, the prevailing party in such action shall be entitled to an award of all of its reasonable costs, charges and expenses, including attorney s fees, for any trial court or appellate proceeding against the non-prevailing party.

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