Official Rules
Click
here for a printable version of the official rules
(PDF).
1. The contest
is open to all amateur photographers, however, only
National Railway Historical Society members of record
as of Nov. 1, 2025, are eligible to win the “David M.
See Best of Show” award. This year’s contest will be
conducted online with digital entries. Entry deadline
is midnight Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025.
2. All entries must be the work of the
contestant.
3. Each entry will be accepted in one of the
following 12 categories:
Contemporary Railroading (photos shot 2001 to present)
Contemporary Diesel Railroading -
Color
Contemporary Diesel Railroading -
Black &White
Contemporary Steam Railroading -
Color
Contemporary Steam Railroading -
Black & White
Contemporary Misc. Railroad
Subjects - Color
Contemporary Misc. Railroad
Subjects - Black & White
20th Century Railroading (photos shot before 2001)
20th Century Diesel Railroading -
Color
20th Century Diesel Railroading -
Black & White
20th Century Steam Railroading -
Color
20th Century Steam Railroading -
Black & White
20th Century Misc. Railroad
Subjects - Color
20th Century Misc. Railroad
Subjects - Black & White
A first place winner and one runner up will be named
in each category. One eligible entry will receive the
“David M. See Best of Show” award. One entry will
receive the “Robert H. Sunderland People’s Choice”
award. The People’s Choice award will be made based on
online voting at www.gulfcoastnrhs.org/2024photos.
Voting will be open Saturday, Nov. 15 through Sunday,
Nov. 30, 2025.
4. Each contestant may submit up to three
entries in each category. Contestants
must select the contest category upon submission of
entries.
5. Only color (RGB) or black and white
(grayscale) JPG images will be accepted. Images should
have a minimum resolution of 150 dpi and a maximum
size of 3,000 pixels on any side. We recommend that
images have the photographer’s name and a descriptive
caption entered in the file’s metadata. Photographer
name, copyright notices and the like should not be
superimposed on the image.
6. Entries will be accepted by email to
photos@gulfcoastnrhs.org starting Wednesday, Oct. 1,
2025, or by other arrangement with Tom Marsh,
email txtr7@yahoo.com. Entry deadline is midnight
Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025.
7. Three judges will rate each entry on the
basis of subject matter interest and appropriateness
for chosen category; composition; and technical
execution. In the event of a tie, a designated
alternate judge will rescore the tied entries.
8. Awards will be announced on Sunday, Dec. 14,
2025, at the chapter’s annual holiday party, and
online on that same date.
9. By entering the contest, photographers agree
that Gulf Coast Chapter - National Railway Historical
Society, Inc. has the right to display all entries on
the organization’s current and/or any future websites
or social media platforms used by the organization,
and to print copies of all submitted images in the
official publications of the organization. Appropriate
photographer attribution will be made in all use. No
compensation or other consideration will be given to
photographers for such online display or publication
of any submitted image. The photographer retains all
other rights, commercial or otherwise.
10. Decisions of the judges are final.
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How to Enter
To
enter the contest, email your photos as attachments
to:
Do not embed your images in the body of the email.
Send attachments only.
In
the body of your email, please include:
Your name and contact
email address, along with a brief description of each
photo being submitted and the category in which each
photo is to be judged (required
- see the Official
Rules).
We recommend that
each image has the photographer’s name and a
descriptive caption entered in the file’s metadata.
Limit is three entries per category. Maximum email
size accepted is 25 MB; use multiple emails if
necessary.
Entries may be
submitted in a zip file.
For questions or more information, or if you need to
arrange a different entry submission method, email photos@gulfcoastnrhs.org.
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