We're always looking for quality photos of McCook Balloon Fest. And if you think you've got some great work to share, we'd be happy to consider them for publishing on the web in our photo gallery. Enter the Official McCook Balloon Fest Photo Contest.

Contest Rules & Submission Guidelines

• All Entries must be submitted Digitally on CD. Send only the images that you are entering. CDs will not be returned.
• All Entries must be submitted with an official entry form.
• Entries must be submitted to the McCook Balloon Fest address on the form. Please DO NOT Drop Off entries.
• Shoot & save your images with your camera's highest quality setting.
• Photographs MUST be from the 2009 McCook Balloon Fest Event.
• The entrant must be the actual photographer and owner of the images submitted.
• Entrants must provide written permission from any person who appears as a subject in the photo, where that person's identity can be recognized.
• You must indicate "OK TO PUBLISH" on your entry submission form and sign your name.
• By entering, you acknowledge and authorize that McCook Balloon Fest will have exclusive reproduction rights to publish the photos. Credit will be given to the photographer.
• All divisions are eligible for the Grand Prize Hot Air Balloon Ride. You are entering for a chance to win the Grand Prize. No other prizes will be awarded. 1st, 2nd & 3rd place photos will be displayed on mccookballoonfest.com with recognition of the photographer.
• Entries must be submitted by September 28th, 2009.
• All judging will be final by October 16th, 2009. All finalists will be notified of their winning entry.
• All winning entries will posted on the mccookballoonfest.com web site for everyone to see.

One Grand Prize is being awarded. Grand Prize will be a Hot Air Balloon Ride at next year's event. All entries are for the chance to win the Grand Prize.

Enter by September 28th, 2009! Enter the Official 2009 McCook BalloonFest Photo Contest! Download an Official Entry Form (pdf)