We’re excited to announce our first ever Instagram photography competition! Until July 9 at 11:59pm PST, post photos you have taken at UBC Botanical Garden (including Nitobe Memorial Garden, plus areas adjacent to the Garden such as the entrance garden and the paths that border the Garden near SW Marine Drive) on Instagram and hashtag them with BOTH “#ubcgardenphotocontest” and “#ubcgarden” to enter photos in the competition. The winner will receive free admission for four people, including Greenheart TreeWalk, and a $50 gift card from the Shop in the Garden! Two runners-up will receive admission for two people, including Greenheart TreeWalk.
We want you to use your skills as a photographer to capture nature at and around UBC Botanical Garden in the most creative way you can. UBC Botanical Garden staff will first evaluate entries based on creativity, inventiveness, and aesthetic appeal, and will narrow down the list to ten finalists. Daniel Mosquin, who runs Botany Photo of the Day and has years’ worth of experience curating and capturing high-quality nature photographs, will select two runners-up and the winner based on that same criteria. It doesn’t matter if you don’t have a big fancy camera; it’s about how you frame the photograph and capture nature in a unique and creative way! No entry fee or purchase necessary: entries submitted from the freely accessible area at the entrance to UBC Botanical Garden, which contains a plethora of curated blooming flowers, trees, shrubs, and more, as well as natural areas adjacent to UBC Botanical Garden, will receive equal consideration to any other entry.
We will contact finalists via private Instagram Message and they must respond within 48 hours in order to be considered for their prize. Additionally, we require you to complete a final skill-based test and fill out a Declaration & Release form upon arriving at the Garden (or via email) before you are able to claim your prize. Per Instagram rules, we must mention this is in no way sponsored, administered, or associated with Instagram, Inc.
Please note that UBC Botanical Garden staff and volunteers are not eligible to enter.
Important info:
– Hashtag photos with BOTH #ubcgardenphotocontest and #ubcgarden
– You must be the photographer of all photos you submit
– No Purchase Necessary: photos from the entrance Garden and areas adjacent to the Garden near SW Marine Drive will be given equal consideration
– Think creatively! Photos will be evaluated on creativity, inventiveness, and aesthetic appeal
– Prizes: free admission for four people, including Greenheart TreeWalk, and a $50 gift card from the Shop in the Garden! Two runners-up will receive admission for two people, including Greenheart TreeWalk
– Deadline for submissions: July 9 at 11:59pm PST
Good luck and happy nature photographing!