From Sphynx to Schnauzer to show pony, your pet pictures could earn you a bit of cash.
Grand Times, Leader Publications’ magazine for seniors, is now accepting entries for its Picture Your Pet photography contest, which is open to readers 50 and older in Jefferson County and Eureka.
Seniors also are invited to the Wednesday, July 26, West Side Senior Expo, which will run from 8 a.m. to noon at Northwest High School, 6005 Cedar Hill Road, near Hwy. 30 in Cedar Hill.
Photo contest
The deadline to enter the “Picture Your Pet” photo contest is 5 p.m. Friday, July 7.
First prize is $100; second prize is $75; and third prize $50.
Winning photos will be published in Grand Times, which will be delivered in the mail in the July 20 Leader.
Photos will be judged on creativity, composition, charm and technical aspects such as crop, focus and lighting. The quality of the photograph will determine the winners.
Readers are limited to one entry per pet and three entries per person. A group photo counts as the entry for each pet.
In order to be eligible for the contest, entries must include the following information:
■ Photographer’s name, address and phone number.
■ The pet’s name and age and its breed, if known.
■ Approximately when the photo was taken.
■ A brief explanation of why the photograph is special to you.
Submit entries by email to news@leaderpublications.biz; mail to Picture Your Pet, Leader Publications, P.O. Box 159, Festus, 63028; or drop off at the Leader office at 503 N. Second St. in Festus.
Photos will be returned by mail if a self-addressed stamped envelope is included.
Photos that are not published in the Leader may be posted to the paper’s website at myleaderpaper.com.
For information about the contest or the Senior Expo, call the Leader at 636-931-7560.