Annual photo contest offers cash prizes

Whether you are a Newport News resident or a visitor, the Newport News Tourism Development Office is inviting you to ZOOM In on Newport News and submit your images to the 2017 Photo Contest. With two grand prizes of $500 cash and two honorable mention prizes, which include free admission to all Newport News attractions for up to four people, there are plenty of incentives to get out your camera and start ZOOMing in on Newport News. The theme of this year's contest is Reasons to Love Newport News: #LoveNN. All photographs must have been taken in Newport News. Photographs with your family and friends enjoying the city are encouraged.

Photographs can be uploaded to the Tourism website using the Photo Contest Entry Form, or submitted on a CD/DVD by mail to: Newport News Tourism Development Office, 700 Town Center Drive, Suite 320, Newport News, VA 23606. Photographs can be either digital or film, but must be submitted as a digital image. The deadline for submitting photos is October 31, and there is no entry fee. Entrants must be at least 18 years and a U.S. resident to enter. Winners will be announced the week of November 20. Details are available on Tourism’s website.