2025 Photo Contest

Photo Contest | Contest Rules | Entry Form

Bloomfield Township Public Library Ninth Annual Photo Contest. January 6 - March 9, 2025. Photo of person in yellow jacket facing mountains with trees.
Bloomfield Township Public Library Ninth Annual Photo Contest. January 6 - March 9, 2025. Photo of person in yellow jacket facing mountains with trees.

Photo Contest

Bloomfield Township Public Library is pleased to announce its ninth annual photo contest. This year’s theme is Nature in the Modern World. Participants are invited to use photography to gain insight about our place on planet Earth. Images should explore the ways that human beings and nature exist together, positive or negative.

Photos may be submitted from January 6 – March 9. Winners will be announced at the Photo Contest Reception on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Explore the world through your lens and discover the artistry in nature!

All ages may enter. Entries will be grouped into three age categories (12 and younger; 13-18; and 19 and older). The deadline to enter photos is March 9, 2025, at midnight.

Before submitting your photos, please review the contest rules.

Download 2025 Contest Brochure

Contest Rules

  1. The contest is open to amateur photographers only. A professional photographer is defined as an individual who earns more than 50 percent of their income from photographic work.
  2. Photos may be digital or print. If print, no larger than 8” x 10”. Photos may be black & white or color.
  3. No more than two photos per entrant.
  4. Entrant must be a resident of Bloomfield Township and have a current Bloomfield Township Public Library card.
  5. Photos must relate to the theme of “Nature in the Modern World.” Photos can be taken anywhere.
  6. Photos must be taken between March 18, 2024, and March 9, 2025.
  7. Photos must be original and suitable for public display as determined by the Library.
  8. The entry form and release form(s) must be submitted for each entrant. Release forms must be signed by the entrant (or parent or guardian if entrant is a minor).
  9. All entries must be submitted by March 9, 2025.
  10. The Library’s rights regarding the photograph(s) are stated on the Entrant Release form.
  11. Winners will be announced and honored at a special reception at the Library on Saturday, April 5, 2025, from 2-3 p.m.
  12. Photos may be submitted through the Library’s website, dropped off at the Library’s Welcome Desk, or mailed to:
    • Bloomfield Township Public Library
      Photo Contest
      1099 Lone Pine Road
      Bloomfield Township, MI 48302

Entry Form

Submissions are now closed. Winners will be announced at the Photo Contest Reception on Saturday, April 5, 2025.