Cobb Park Photos Could Win Awards

As you’re headed out the door this summer to the parks of Cobb County, don’t forget to take your camera—it could lead to you winning an award from Cobb County Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs.

The seventh annual Fun in the Park Photo Contest consists of three categories: general category (basically any picture taken at a park), sports and action, and nature and wildlife. For each category, awards are given to pictures receiving first, second and third place, as well as those receiving an honorable mention.

Up to 10 entries per person can be submitted for free from any county park facility, activity or event. Pictures taken off park property but during a county-sponsored park program or event will be accepted. Pictures from national parks including Kennesaw Mountain and Chattahoochee River are excluded.

The deadline is Nov. 3, and photos can be submitted as a print or digital copy (digital photos need to be in a .jpeg format). Entrees won’t be returned and may be used for display or publication by the county.

Name the digital photo files in the following format: If Jane Doe was entering the nature and wildlife category and it was her third submission, she would name the file Jane Doe_NW_03.

 Digital copies can be:

• Emailed to mchandler@cobbcounty.org
• Mailed on a CD to Mark Chandler, Cobb County Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, 1792 County Services Parkway, Marietta, GA 30008
• Or the CD can be delivered to the Parks and Recreation department, , , or

The entry form, which is attached to this article, should be included with entries or faxed to 770-528-8814 (Attention: Mark Chandler). For emailed entries, the information from the entry form can be typed in the body of the email.

Print entrees should be between 5x7 and 11x14, and should include a separate 4x6 print. They can be dropped off at the same locations as the digital photos or mailed to the department.

Anyone with questions is asked to call 770-528-8831.

To see the winners from 2005 to 2010, click here.