Submit Your Photos! Summer Photo Contest

Outdoors is the place to be this summer in Scarborough—its parks, nature preserves, and beaches provide the perfect setting for the season. We want to see these spaces through your lens. Snap photos while you're out enjoying scenery or time with family, and share with us for a chance to win a gift card from a variety of Scarborough businesses!

Photos will be uploaded to Facebook on a rolling basis beginning in mid-July. Give a "Like" to your favorites in the Facebook album - these likes count as votes and the one with the most in each category will win.

How to Submit

Upload up to three photos with a title and caption (optional). Remember, they must be taken in Scarborough, in the summer, and outdoors to qualify! For each photo, select which category to enter it into:

• Beach Days
• Nature & Wildlife
• Golden Hour
• Scenic Views
• Community & Summer Fun

SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS
 

View Entries & Vote for Your Favorites

We'll share the submissions in a Facebook photo album (added on a rolling basis). 'Like' your favorites in the photo album any time through September 10. No limit to how many likes you give out—spread the compliments! The photo with the most Likes in each category will be announced in our September 15th email newsletter and win local prizes.

Prizes

The photo with the most Facebook 'Likes' in each category will win a prize from a Scarborough business! Enter early for a higher chance at more 'Likes', and share your favorites. 

Thank you to Scarborough businesses Cafe Luna, El Rayo, The Dairy Corner, and Nonesuch River Brewing for the gift card donations!

 

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Contest Timeline

The Scarborough "Summer Outdoors" Photo Contest will run from July 6-August 31, 2026. All eligible photos submitted during this time will be uploaded into the Photo Contest Album on our Facebook page on a rolling basis. Then, let the voting period begin! The voting period will run from September 1-September 14. The photo with the most "likes" in each category at the end of the voting period will win a gift card to local businesses. "Like" any photos in the album any time up until final counts are tallied. Winners will be announced in our September 15, 2026 Town Newsletter (sign up here if you're not already subscribed!) and emailed directly.

 

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Contest Rules

• All photographs that you submit must be your own work and you must own the rights to distribute the entry.
• Any entry including a recognizable individual must receive consent from the individual.
• All photographs must be entered in a specific category.
• No more than three total submissions per participant.
• By adding your entry to the photo contest, the Town of Scarborough assumes the right to use your entry for any promotional purposes.
• Judging will be based on Facebook engagement (most "Likes" in each category), at the final discretion of the Town of Scarborough.

All photos must be original work, taken by the entrants. Photos must not infringe upon the trademark, copyright, moral rights, intellectual rights, or rights of privacy of any entity or person. Entries must be submitted via the official contest channel. By entering the contest, entrants agree that photos submitted may be used by the Town of Scarborough for promotional purposes and that there is consent from all identifiable photographed individuals.

Submissions will be accepted from July 6, 2026 to August 31, 2026. The Town of Scarborough has final discretion on all entries and reserves the right to disqualify any entry that does not conform to stated contest rules. Winners will be determined by most "Likes" on Facebook album entry, at the final discretion of the Town of Scarborough. The winner will be contacted via the email address provided during entry. The contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law.