nineteenth Annual Photography Contest | albanyvisitors.com

2026 Albany Visitors Association Photography Contest

Calling all photographers – native and visiting! Show us your greatest pictures that includes Albany and Linn County. We’ll award a Champion and Reserve Champion for the general contest, in addition to 1st, 2nd, and third place winners in every class. The People’s Choice Award might be decided by public vote by way of a survey. We will award one prize within the Youth class for Best Photo. Selected photos could also be featured in our advertising and marketing supplies, together with web sites, social media, customer guides, and promotional content material, inspiring vacationers to find and expertise all our space has to supply.

Enter your photographs now! Get able to seize Albany at its greatest—we sit up for seeing your creativity!

Categories:

• Downtown – Capture the vitality and attraction of Albany’s downtown district.
• Events – Showcase the thrill of Albany’s festivals, parades, and neighborhood gatherings.
• Restaurants – Highlight the scrumptious flavors of Albany, from native eateries to farmers’ markets.
• History – Celebrate town’s wealthy historical past by its structure, landmarks, and heritage websites.
• Locations – Feature Albany’s iconic parks, trails, small companies, and different outside or city haunts
• People – Tell a narrative by portraits and candid pictures of locals and guests alike.
• Youth – Category for members 17 and beneath. Free to enter. Limited to as much as 10 photograph entries.

Photo Location Requirement

All pictures have to be taken inside Albany and the encompassing Linn County space

Deadline for Submissions

5 p.m. on Friday, March 27, 2026

Who Can Enter?

Everyone! Whether you’re a resident or a customer exploring our stunning metropolis, we welcome your perspective.

Photo by Loretta Robinson