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In order to promote the arts as well as Cecil County, the Office of Tourism is sponsoring a contest for  photographers.  Entries may be submitted from June 5, 2008 through November 5, 2008.

We are looking for entries that "best capture the spirit of Cecil County".  Photos that feature any place, activity, or event within the county are welcome.

The winning entries will be featured on this website and receive awards as indicated on the guidelines.  Entries may also be used in other Cecil County promotional media.  Only printed photo entries may be submitted.
All entries should be mailed to:

Cecil County Tourism
68 Heather Lane, Suite 43
Perryville, MD 21903

Click on the Entry Forms link to print the guidelines and entry forms.
Please call (1-800-Cecil95) or E-mail us if you have questions or need help.

2007 Lighthouse Photography Contest Awards

Thank you to all who entered our 2007 Photography contest!
Winning photos are posted below. Click on the thumbnails below to see the photographs in more detail.

1st Place Cecil County resident

Curiosity
by Gretchen R. Hansen
Port Deposit MD
2nd Place Cecil County resident

Crab in a basket
by Lori Huber
Red Point Beach, North East MD
3rd Place Cecil County resident

Chesapeake City at Twilight
by Joe Ulrich
Elkton, MD

1st Place non-resident

Horses at Anchor & Hope
by Danna Cornick
Nottingham PA

Honorable Mentions


Selecting the winning photographs for this contest is difficult. We receive many beautiful pictures. Since this contest is about Cecil County, judging has to reflect not only the quality of the photograph but how well it represents the county to our visitors. Below are some of the photos worth noting. We'd like to include a special word of encouragement to Kyle McNeice for his bird photos. Kyle is only 6 years old. And sometimes there is the humorous photo that would be hard to identify as Cecil County (other than it is an agricultural county) so we selected it just for the humor - see the Cecilton Gourds.


Hummingbird at Nanny's House
by Kyle McNeice

North East MD

Boys Crabbing
by Dave Unger
North East, MD

Cecilton Gourds
Martin Gonzales

Gone Fishing
Martin Gonzales

Rodeo
by Leah Blaise
Elkton, MD

Cecil Melitia
by Ben Cook
Elkton, MD