Colorado Credit Union
2025 Photography Contest
Love where you live. Love where you bank.
We are looking for beautiful, high-quality images of our amazing state to be featured in our 2026 Calendar. Enter our photography contest for a chance to win $500 or other prizes and have your photo(s) featured as the cover or a featured month in next year’s calendar, which will be distributed throughout all of our branch locations.
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT UP TO THREE (3) PHOTOS IS AUGUST 15, 2025.
Jamie Johnston, Featured Month: February 2025
Entry Details:
- Anyone may enter the contest. You do not have to be a member of Colorado Credit Union. You do not need to be a professional photographer
- You must be 18 years or older to enter. If you are under 18, please have an adult (18 years or older) enter on your behalf
- The photography contest will begin on July 1
- The deadline is August 15 at 11:59 pm (MDT)
- Each entrant may submit up to three (3) photos
- Absolutely no AI or stock photos accepted
- Sponsor: Colorado Credit Union, 10026 W. San Juan Way, Littleton, CO 80127
- No purchases or payment of any kind is necessary to enter the 2025 Photography Contest
Photography Requirements:
- Photos must be horizontal/landscape
- Must be of landscape, nature, wildlife, sunrise/sunset. NO people or domesticated animals
- Must be taken in Colorado within the last 3 years to qualify
- Must include location name or place in the entry form
- Photos must be your own original work
- No AI-generated images
- No stock photos
- NO black and white photos
- Only digital/electronic photos accepted
- Photos must be 300dpi, submitted as a .PNG, .JPG or .JPEG files
- Maximum file size is 100MB for a single photo/file or up to 500MB total for three photos/files
- You may enter up to three (3) photos
Judging & Prizes
- The top fourteen (14) photos are determined by an internal selection committee. (12 months, 1 cover, 1 back).
- The top fourteen (14) will be judged through a public poll to determine the top three (3) prize winners. Votes do not impact the photo choices for the calendar. The prize winners are determined by voting.
- Polling begins around September 15 and will conclude September 30 at 11:59 pm (MDT). The top three (3) prize winners will be announced and notified in October by phone and/or email.
- Photo(s) and photographer's name will be featured in the 2025 calendar.
- First place: $500 Visa® gift card
- Second place: $250 Visa® gift card
- Third place: $125 Visa® gift card.
- The remaining entries will receive a CCU gift for participating.
- You may only win once. If two (2) of your images win 1st and 3rd place, you will receive the first-place prize only.
- You will NOT be notified if your photo was NOT chosen to be in the calendar.
- CCU employees/family members may enter but are not eligible to win a prize.
Terms & Conditions:
By entering the contest and submitting your photo(s) you agree to the following:
- Colorado Credit Union has permission to use your photograph to publish print (2025 calendar) and/or digital publications, post on social media, use for promotional purposes, and place on CCU’s website.
- The submitted photo(s) are your own original work.
- The person submitting the photo is over the age of eighteen (18).
- Contact information (email and/or phone) will be used to contact the winners.
- Remove any personal watermark or trademarks on the photograph. Photographer will be recognized and given credit for their work.
- The photographer will be credited in the printed calendar.
- If you do not wish to have your name published in the calendar, please let us know when we notify you of being chosen.
- Additional contest rules