The Riverwalk Bridge Photo Contest

The Manchester Riverwalk Bridge with evening lights on.

Submit Your Best Photo of Our New Bridge!

The Manchester Riverwalk Bridge is an amazing new addition to downtown Manchester Center, Vermont. As the first new major infrastructure project in town in more than a decade—and one conceived by and executed entirely by volunteers—we are asking for photographers of every level to document and record the project as they best see it. Our goal is to promote awareness of the new Riverwalk Bridge and its beauty in its setting at the Town Green in the middle of Manchester Center, VT.

Please read the contest rules before submitting a photo:

  1. Entries will be accepted October 1-November 15, 2026. Deadline for submissions is midnight November 15, 2026. Winner will be determined by November 30, 2026.
  2. No purchase necessary.
  3. Photos of the Riverwalk bridge, a sign, or a gateway, taken before the contest was announced are acceptable.
  4. Riverwalk Board Members and Committee Members and their immediate family members shall not participate.
  5. Only open to those 18 and over.  
  6. Finalists will be selected by the Manchester Riverwalk Photo Contest Committee. 
  7. Photos should be no larger than 10 megabytes, 300 dpi minimum, using the following formats: jpeg, tiff, psd. 
  8. Entries can be uploaded via the portal at ManchesterRiverwalk.org. 
  9. Photographs that have been digitally or otherwise altered beyond standard optimization (e.g., removal of dust, cropping, adjustments to color and contrast) will be disqualified. No A.I. manipulation of the photo is allowed. 
  10. There should be no watermarks on the photos. 
  11. If a person is identifiable in the photo, a photo release must be submitted along with the entry. This should be emailed to info@manchesterriverwalk.org and tagged with the photographer’s name and the photo title. 
  12. Finalists will receive a gift certificate for pizza and the winning photo will be showcased on the Manchester Riverwalk website, press releases, merchandise and possibly in Stratton Magazine.
  13. The winner will be contacted and confirmed by email and/or telephone. 
  14. The criteria for winning will be based on: technical quality (30%); originality (30%), artistic merit (40%).
  15. Submission of an entry acknowledges knowledge and acceptance of the above rules.  
  16. By submitting a photo to the contest, the entrant acknowledges and grants Manchester Riverwalk Association the right to use the photo entry for publishing, illustration, advertising, marketing, or for any other use in any medium for any purpose. The entrant further acknowledges that photo credit is not guaranteed for all uses of image and holds Manchester Riverwalk harmless from any and all liability that might arise from the foregoing use.
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