South Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation is now accepting entries for our FIRST ANNUAL PHOTO CONTEST! Prizes will be awarded for Best of Show and the top photographs will be selected for the 2025 calendar.

Official Photo Contest Rules

1. Only South Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation members are eligible to participate.

2. Limit of two photo entries per person. An entry form is required for each photo. Member must own the rights to each photo they submit. Photos must be copyright free. 

3. Submit entry by completing the following form OR by mailing an 8" x 10" print high-resolution photograph (minimum 200 dpi) and fill out the contest entry form with all required information from below. Please mail the entry form and the 8" x 10" print photos to 200 Electric Avenue Somerset, KY 42501. In-person submissions will not be accepted. You can only submit your entry for this competition via this form or mailing it in to our Somerset Headquarters. 

4.The image must be horizontal (landscape format).

5. Before submitting photos, file names need to be in the following format: Member last name-account number-1; Member last name-account number-2.

6. Limit of one prize per winning photographers (Top 3 Best of Show).

7. Photos may be any appropriate subject or scene from any season but must have been taken by a South Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative member, in the South Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative service area (Pulaski, Lincoln, Wayne, McCreary, Clinton, Cumberland, Russell, Adair, Casey and Rockcastle counties in Kentucky along with Pickett and Scott counties in Tennessee).

8. Deadline for entries is August 2nd, 2024.

9. Photos become the property of South Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation and will not be returned.

10. By submitting your photos, you must agree to the terms of the photo release.

11. Any photograph including identifiable people must include the subject’s permission. Photos containing minors must agree to the minor photo release.

12. Photos to be judged by a panel.

Winning Tips

• Focus on the beauty of the SKRECC service area. Photograph beautiful scenery, lakes, rivers, and wildlife in the SKRECC service area.
• Capture scenes full of vivid color and reflect the seasons (Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter).
• Make the judges feel something when they look at your photographs (Awe, laughter, excitement).

Best of Show

1st place..... $100.00

2nd place..... $50.00

3rd place..... $25.00