FIREFLY TRAIL PHOTO CONTEST

The Firefly Trail is a beautiful, fun and valuable resource for our communities; to celebrate
its ongoing creation, Firefly Trail Inc. is holding our first-ever photo contest! Photos will be
judged by professional photographers, and winning entries will be matted and displayed at
the Winterville Cultural Center. Whether you use a pro-quality camera or a smartphone, we
invite you to share your favorite pix of the trail and people enjoying the trail! Prizes include
gift cards for meals in Athens at Cali n Tito's, First Watch, Johnny's Pizza, La Fiesta, Long Horn Steakhouse, Mama's Boy at the Falls, Marker 7, Preacher Greens, and Taqueria La Parrilla on Gaines School Rd; in Lexington at the Rowdy Rooster; in Winterville at Little City Diner; and in Union Point at Jacksons B-B-Que Corner.

The photo contest is free to enter, opens for submissions on Nov. 8 at 5:00 a.m. and closes
for submissions on Jan. 8 at 5:00 p.m., 2026. Winners will be announced in February of
2026.

Firefly Trail 2025 Digital Photo Contest Rules
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- The contest has two categories:

• People enjoying the Firefly Trail
• Scenes of the Firefly Trail​

- Prizes will be awarded for black and white and also color images in each category.
- Photos submitted should be high resolution images in 4:5 aspect ratio for a vertical (portrait) image or a 5:4 aspect ratio for a horizontal (landscape) image. The photos will be printed in 8 x 10 format for display purposes.
- Submit only recent photos please.
- All photos must be original work taken by the entrant.
- No third parties may own or control any material the photo contains.
- By submitting your image to the contest you are giving the Firefly Trail permission to display your winning image to be hung in the Winterville Art and Culture Center from Feb 26th, 2026 to March 26th, 2026.
- Send photos via email to [email protected]
You must include:

• Your first and last name.
• Your email address.
• Your phone number.
• Where on Firefly Trail and the date the image was taken.
• Any comment or description you wish to add.

- Photos must be appropriate for general audiences.
- Contest not open to the Firefly Trail board members or those living in the same household.
- Judges’ decisions are final.
- Winning images will be displayed from February 26 to March 26, 2026, at the Winterville Cultural Center.