Annual amateur photo contest announced by Detroit News: “For the 15th consecutive year, we’re inviting intrepid amateur photographers to participate in The Detroit News’ Celebrate Michigan Photo Contest. The competition rewards outstanding photos of Michigan, its people, places, and animals, with nine prizes of as much as $300 doled out at the end of the summer.

The contest has three themes running concurrently from May 28-Aug 20: People and Places, Woods and Wildlife and Four-Season Fun. You can enter as often you like, as long as you were the photographer, you’re not a professional photographer, and the photo wasn’t selected as a Celebrate Michigan finalist in previous years.

Each week, judges from the Detroit News photo staff selects four finalists. At the end of the contest, the judges will select one winner in each category. One People’s Choice winner in each category will be chosen by an online public vote, Aug 26-30.

Each of the six winners will receive $300. At the end of the contest, three Awards of Excellence will be chosen by the Detroit News photo staff from the remaining finalists of all three themes, and will receive $100 each.

For complete article — including links to “full contest rules,” “entries as they are posted to the context,” and to enter the contest — see “2021 Celebrate Michigan photo contest begins,” published to The Detroit News on May 28, 2021.