ARKANSAS CATHOLIC 2026 DIRECTORY PHOTO CONTEST RULES
THE CONTEST: Arkansas Catholic’s Photo Contest seeks a color photo of an architectural element or any other view of a Catholic church or institution in Arkansas to appear on the cover of the 2026 Catholic Diocese of Little Rock Directory.
2. WHO MAY ENTER: Any photographer, amateur or professional, who is a resident of Arkansas and over 18 years old, may enter his or her own work in this contest. Only the original photographer may submit an entry. Employees of the Diocese of Little Rock and their immediately family members are not eligible.
3. DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: All entries must be received by noon on Monday, March 17, 2025. A complete entry includes a single photograph and a completed entry form. Only one photo per entry. Incomplete entries or late entries may not be accepted.
Winners will be notified by mail after April 3, 2025, and announced in a later issue of Arkansas Catholic.
4. SUBJECTS: Eligible subjects are any structure or architectural element, interior or exterior, of a Catholic church or institution in the Diocese of Little Rock. Photo must be usable in vertical format with enough background area around the main subject to allow room for the directory title and to fill the cover area. Photo must not be more than two years old and must represent the subject’s current appearance.
A signed model release form must be obtained for each person whose recognizable likeness appears in the entry photo. If the person is a minor, a parent or legal guardian must sign the release. If no person appears in the entry photo, a model release is not needed. (A model release form appears on the next page or download from the Arkansas Catholic website, www.arkansas-catholic.org).
5. ENTRY FORMAT: Entries must be high-resolution digital photo file of at least 10 megapixels size in TIFF, JPG or EPS format.
Photos must not be modified by retouching in any manner, “Photo shopping” extreme cropping, digital enlargement, filtering or adjustment of color or exposure. The “ideal” entry is an unmodified digital file exactly as it came from the camera. No Artificial Intelligence (AI) photos, please.
6. ENTRY IS FREE: No entry fee, purchase or payment is necessary to enter or win.
7. An entrant may enter the contest more than once, but each entry must be one photograph of a different subject. For example, an altar is one subject no matter how many different angles are shot. A separate entry form is required for each entry.
8. JUDGING: Entries will be judged by the Arkansas Catholic staff based on the photo’s composition, technical quality, visual appeal and suitability for the cover of the directory. If no suitable photo is submitted for the contest, Arkansas Catholic reserves the right to select contest winners without publishing any of the photos. First, second and third places will be awarded. Judging decisions are final.
9. AWARDS: The first-place winning photo may appear on the cover of the directory and photographer’s credit will be given in the directory. The first-place winning entrant will also receive a copy of the directory, a one-year print subscription to Arkansas Catholic (total value $50) and a certificate of award. Second and third-place winning entrants will each receive a certificate of award. A list of winners will be posted on the Arkansas Catholic website on or after April 12, 2025.
10. USE OF ENTRIES: By entering the contest, an entrant grants unlimited non-exclusive rights to Arkansas Catholic and the Diocese of Little Rock to use, modify or reproduce the photo entry for any purpose, including any medium or form of distribution.
11. LIMITATION: The Diocese of Little Rock, Arkansas Catholic, its staff and volunteers are not responsible for any entries which are late, lost, incomplete, misdirected, stolen, mutilated, illegible or any combination thereof.
12. QUESTIONS: If you have questions, please contact Debbie Kelly at Arkansas Catholic via email at dkelly@dolr.org or call 501-664-0125 x372.