Photo Contest

What Do You LOVE About Santaquin?

The City hosts a Photo Contest which collects beautiful images of our area from residents. Our City website, Orchard Days magazine, City calendar, City social media and the Payson & Santaquin Area Chamber of Commerce publish these images to share with our community members.  2025 marks the 10th year anniversary of the Photo Contest. Over 1,500 images have been entered and 120 residents awarded as either the winner of the month and/or the overall grand prize winner of the year.

Deadline to Enter and Guidelines:

• Deadline-By the last day of the month, each month. Winners are announced the following month.
• Submit your photo, a description of the location in Santaquin, and the date picture was taken by email at photocontest@santaquin.gov
• Maximum of three entries per person per month. 
• Photos need to be taken within the four weeks prior to submission. 
• Photographs must be taken by you, and you must have the rights to the photo. 
• Winners of prior months will not be eligible to win in future months within the same calendar year.
• Prior overall year winners will not be eligible for overall winner in current year or future years.
• Photos can be submitted once for the contest.
• Contestants must live in Santaquin or within a 10 mile radius of the Santaquin City limits. 
• All images entered may be used in the promotion of “What Do You LOVE About Santaquin” photo contest.
• Submit photos in high resolution jpg format.
• Photo must be 4MB or smaller. 
• Photos will be judged on originality, artistic composition, technical quality, relevance to the City and photographic technique. 
• Winners may be asked to provide full resolution files of their images.

Prizes:

• There will be a winner selected each month and one overall contest Grand Prize winner for the year.
• Monthly Prizes: $50 gift card to a local business or $50 off your utility bill. Winner to choose.
• Grand Prize: Gift basket filled with Gifts and/or Gift Cards of Local Businesses ($500 Value).
• Winners will be announced and images displayed on the City Website, City Social Media, and the City Newsletter. 
• Whether you’re a winner or not, it’s all about sharing your own ideas of what you love about Santaquin.

Questions:

• Write to photocontest@santaquin.gov

Legal Disclaimer: 

• General:  By submitting your photo(s) to Santaquin City, you release all claims to individual copyright and certify you are the rightful owner of said picture. You authorize Santaquin City to use your picture on-line, in print, or in any other medium as determined by Santaquin City. 
• For more details, please refer to the OFFICIAL RULES below.