Midwest BunFest 2020 Photo Contest Rules

How to Submit Photos

​Submitting a photo to be included in the contest is free. You many submit as many photos as you like in as many of the 6 categories you want to enter.  Please be sure each photo is a good match with the category for which it is being submitted.
 
To submit photos, go to the Photo contest entry page to upload a photo of your bunny(s).  Entries can be submitted any time between October 1st and October 25th.
 
By submitting a photo, you give Ohio House Rabbit Rescue and Midwest BunFest permission to use the photo on websites, social media, and other promotional materials and platforms. 

Eligible Photos

Acceptable photo formats are .jpg, .bmp, .png, .tif
 
Photos may contain one or more rabbits
 
Photos must: 
  • Be in color or black and white
  • Be appropriate for a specific category as defined below
  • Be still pictures, not live pictures or video
  
Photographs of people or content that is deemed inappropriate, indecent, or obscene, or depicts rabbits in stressful situations as determined by the Midwest BunFest Photo Contest Team will not be included in the contest.
 
Photos must either include rabbits owned by the entrant, OR the entrant must have permission from the rabbit’s owner to submit their rabbit’s image.  Photos taken as a part of previous Midwest BunFest Glamour Shots are eligible for submission.
 
You must live in the United States to enter a photo (i.e. photo submissions from US residents only).

Categories

Safe at Home
All of us are spending more time at home staying safe. We want to see how your bunny likes you being around the house more. Maybe they are helping you work remotely as your new co-worker? Are they showing you how to have fun at home by watching movies and snacking? Show us some pics of how your bunny is helping you spend your days.
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Cutest Couple
Are your bonded bunnies in love? Do you have some BBFFs (best bunny friends forever)? We want to see some buns hanging out and super hoppy with each other.
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Happy Home
We all love making sure our bunnies have the best living arrangements. Whether it’s unlimited delicious hay, toys, cottontail cottages, castles or a special space!  Let us see your bunny’s habitat and how they are living the good life.

​Disapproving Bun
Does your bunny sometimes give you that look? Did you displease your furry one with the amount of treats you provided? Maybe you didn’t give enough kisses or maybe you gave too many kisses (how is that even possible?).  Show us your bunny putting their big bunny foot down and demanding you hop up and realize who is in charge.
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Hopping Holidays
Celebrating any holiday with a bunny is magical. It could be a Booo Bunny on Halloween, Rudolph the Red Nosed Rabbit or Red, White and Bun on the 4th. Enter any holiday-themed pic of your bun hopping it up during special times of the year.
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Fabulous Flops
Who doesn’t love a bunny flop! Just knowing a bunny is in complete happiness will make anyone feel buntastic!! Being able to create a comfortable and relaxed environment for your bun is a great achievement. Feel proud and submit a pic of your contented cottonball.

Vote For Your Favorites

Once a photo is submitted, it will appear in the online gallery on the Midwest BunFest Photo Contest Voting page. Please allow 24-48 hours for the photo to be reviewed and posted.  The photo will be open for voting by the general public.  Votes are $1 each with no minimum or maximum.
 
All votes for photos submitted will be tabulated and displayed online.
 
To vote, on the bunnies image, enter the number of votes to purchase, click add to cart, and proceed with the checkout process to purchase the votes.

The online voting period runs from 9 AM EDT on October 10,  2020 through 4 PM EDT on October 25, 2020.
  
The photos with the most votes in a category will win the prizes as described in the Prizes section.  The final vote tally will be indicated at the end of the online voting.
 
Everyone who votes for a photo will be entered into a Door Prize Drawing.  Two $25 Amazon Gift Cards will be awarded to voters whose names are drawn as winners.
 
Additional photos can be submitted anytime through October 25 4 PM EDT – check the entries often to see if you have a “New Favorite”.
 
All votes are donations to Ohio House Rabbit Rescue and are fully tax-deductible as permitted by law.  Any donor may receive a receipt for their donation upon request.

Logistics

You are not required to live in the United States to vote, however, you must live in the United States to enter a photo (i.e. photo submissions from US residents only). Winners will be announced on October 25 on the Midwest BunFest website at midwestbunfest.org and Facebook page at www.facebook.com/MidwestBunFest
 
Winners will be notified via email or USPS mail and prizes will be mailed or emailed to each winner.  Prizes can only be mailed to addresses in the United States.
 
In the event of a tie in any prize level of any category, the names of the persons in the tie will be placed in a “tie-breaker”, and a single name will be randomly selected.

Prizes

Photo Category Prize
The following prizes will be awarded for each of the six categories:
1st Place - $50 Amazon gift card
2nd Place - $25 Amazon gift card
3rd Place - $10 Amazon gift card
 
Door Prize for Voters
A $25 Amazon gift card will be awarded to each of two winners randomly selected from all voters

Photo Contest Entry and Voting

Photo contest entry page
Photo contest voting page
Questions? Please use the photo contest questions form.
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