Visit Wales in Washington, take pics and enter to win a photo with a celebrity photograher
Visit the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and a chance to win a signed portrait by Welsh photographer Cambridge Jones
Wales is taking center stage until July 5th on the National Mall in Washington DC at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
The full program can be seen at www.wales.com/smithsonian.
Take your camera along and you can enter to win a fantastic prize:
The Welsh Assembly Government invites you to go to the National Mall, take some great photos of Welsh people, events, and activities, and post your best shots here by July 6th. The competition will be judged by celebrity photographer Cambridge Jones (http://www.cambridgejones.com/). The lucky winner will be invited to help Cambridge take a portrait shot of a friend or family member of the winner. This will take place in Washington at a time convenient to both Cambridge and the winner. The winner will receive a framed copy of the photo signed by Cambridge Jones.
To add your photo to the competition simply select your chosen image on the group pool at the Wales Smithsonian page on flickr
Contest Rules
-Only one submission per person
-You must be at least 18 years of age or over to compete
-You must reside permanently in the Greater Washington area
-Please do not post any irrelevant or inappropriate photography
-The judges decision is final and there will be one winner only
-Closing time for entries is 12:00 (midnight) on July 5 2009
-The Welsh Assembly Government reserves the right to use the winning photography for publicity purposes and the winner must agree to have his/her photo taken with Cambridge Jones for media outreach
-The Welsh Assembly Government cannot be held responsible for any material posted on this site or for any external actions or events arising as a result of this online competition
-The winner will be notified by email on July 13 2009. If there is no response from the winner by midnight on July 20 2009 the prize will be awarded to the runner-up selected by Cambridge Jones.
Whatever your interest in Wales, we very much look forward to seeing you in Washington DC if you can make it along. It's going to be a great summer!