#BestofWilsonville Photo Contest

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****March 23 Update: We have announced contest winners and honorable mentions. Check out the galley here. ****

Help us celebrate the beauty that lies everywhere within our community! We’re inviting amateur and professional photographers alike to enter the first annual “Best of Wilsonville" Photo Contest.

Share your own unique perspective on life in Wilsonville. All original photographs are eligible for prizes, including a $100 Regal Cinemas gift card for the photo judged Best Overall. Category winners are to receive other prizes to be determined by contest operators. Winning submissions are to be featured in City publications, including the Annual Report, the 2022-23 FY Budget and the 2022-23 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.

TO ENTER: Upload your photo on Instagram with the hashtag #BestofWilsonville or submit your photo below.

  • Prizes are to be awarded in nine categories.
  • You may assign your submissions to a category with the use of a secondary hashtag, otherwise a category will be assigned by judges.
  • Photos are to be judged on quality, creativity and how well a photo captures Wilsonville.
  • The City may not award prizes in all categories if necessary because of a lack of quality photographs.

CATEGORIES: Use a secondary hashtag to assign your photo to one of these nine categories.

  • Artistic Expressions – Take artistic license in a broad category that can include anything from your unique perspective that was shot in Wilsonville. #bestofwilsonville #artisticexpressions
  • “Explore Wilsonville” – we’re looking for pictures taken when you’re out and about enjoying Wilsonville’s restaurants, retailers, hotels and local attractions. #bestofwilsonville #explorewilsonville
  • Iconic Wilsonville - these pictures should feature – in foreground or background – any recognizable person, place or thing specific to Wilsonville. #bestofwilsonville #iconicwilsonville
  • People at Play – these photos should feature people enjoying sports, games, recreational activities, hobbies. Whether you’re in a City park, or your own backyard or neighborhood, let’s see some fun. #bestofwilsonville #peopleatplay
  • Pets – show us your dogs, cats, horses, fish, birds, flamingos, otters and unicorns. All pets welcome here! #bestofwilsonville #petsofwilsonville
  • Strictly City – submit photos that prominently involve amenities and resources provided by the City and its agency partners, including the Library, SMART Transit, Parks & Rec. programs, the Willamette Water Treatment Plant, Republic Services, PGE charging stations, the Community Center, West Linn-Wilsonville School District, Wilsonville Police, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, etc. #bestofwilsonville #strictlycity
  • Trails, Trees, Nature and Wildlife – these outdoor photos should reflect the natural beauty you’ve discovered in Wilsonville’s parks, trails or nature areas. #bestofwilsonville #treesnature
  • Vintage ‘Ville – share pictures that show Wilsonville as it once was. Ideally, we’re looking for recognizable spaces that have since been transformed otherwise establish a sense of time and place. #bestofwilsonville #vintageville
  • Wilsonville Works – we’re looking for photos submitted by Wilsonville-based employees or business operators from their Wilsonville workplace. Home businesses count, too! #bestofwilsonville #wilsonvilleworks

There is no fee to enter; entrants may submit an unlimited number of entries, provided that each entry is different. Entrants accept and agree to be bound by these Official Rules below. Complete contest rules here.

****March 23 Update: We have announced contest winners and honorable mentions. Check out the galley here. ****

Help us celebrate the beauty that lies everywhere within our community! We’re inviting amateur and professional photographers alike to enter the first annual “Best of Wilsonville" Photo Contest.

Share your own unique perspective on life in Wilsonville. All original photographs are eligible for prizes, including a $100 Regal Cinemas gift card for the photo judged Best Overall. Category winners are to receive other prizes to be determined by contest operators. Winning submissions are to be featured in City publications, including the Annual Report, the 2022-23 FY Budget and the 2022-23 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.

TO ENTER: Upload your photo on Instagram with the hashtag #BestofWilsonville or submit your photo below.

  • Prizes are to be awarded in nine categories.
  • You may assign your submissions to a category with the use of a secondary hashtag, otherwise a category will be assigned by judges.
  • Photos are to be judged on quality, creativity and how well a photo captures Wilsonville.
  • The City may not award prizes in all categories if necessary because of a lack of quality photographs.

CATEGORIES: Use a secondary hashtag to assign your photo to one of these nine categories.

  • Artistic Expressions – Take artistic license in a broad category that can include anything from your unique perspective that was shot in Wilsonville. #bestofwilsonville #artisticexpressions
  • “Explore Wilsonville” – we’re looking for pictures taken when you’re out and about enjoying Wilsonville’s restaurants, retailers, hotels and local attractions. #bestofwilsonville #explorewilsonville
  • Iconic Wilsonville - these pictures should feature – in foreground or background – any recognizable person, place or thing specific to Wilsonville. #bestofwilsonville #iconicwilsonville
  • People at Play – these photos should feature people enjoying sports, games, recreational activities, hobbies. Whether you’re in a City park, or your own backyard or neighborhood, let’s see some fun. #bestofwilsonville #peopleatplay
  • Pets – show us your dogs, cats, horses, fish, birds, flamingos, otters and unicorns. All pets welcome here! #bestofwilsonville #petsofwilsonville
  • Strictly City – submit photos that prominently involve amenities and resources provided by the City and its agency partners, including the Library, SMART Transit, Parks & Rec. programs, the Willamette Water Treatment Plant, Republic Services, PGE charging stations, the Community Center, West Linn-Wilsonville School District, Wilsonville Police, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, etc. #bestofwilsonville #strictlycity
  • Trails, Trees, Nature and Wildlife – these outdoor photos should reflect the natural beauty you’ve discovered in Wilsonville’s parks, trails or nature areas. #bestofwilsonville #treesnature
  • Vintage ‘Ville – share pictures that show Wilsonville as it once was. Ideally, we’re looking for recognizable spaces that have since been transformed otherwise establish a sense of time and place. #bestofwilsonville #vintageville
  • Wilsonville Works – we’re looking for photos submitted by Wilsonville-based employees or business operators from their Wilsonville workplace. Home businesses count, too! #bestofwilsonville #wilsonvilleworks

There is no fee to enter; entrants may submit an unlimited number of entries, provided that each entry is different. Entrants accept and agree to be bound by these Official Rules below. Complete contest rules here.

  • Contest Winners

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    Thanks to everyone who submitted photos in our first annual #bestofwilsonville photo contest on "Let's Talk, Wilsonville!" and Instagram. We were overwhelmed by more than 400 submissions, which made for difficult work for our panel of judges and had us re-evaluating our contest rules! :)

    To better accommodate the selection of photos we received, we took the following steps:

    • Artistic Expressions was split into two categories, 'focused' and 'scenic'
    • Nature, Trees Trails & Wildlife was split into two categories, 'trees & trails' and 'wildlife'
    • Eliminated the Wilsonville at Work category.
    • Photos were categorized at judges' discretion to balance submissions across categories.

    Below are those deemed the best of the best in ten categories by our distinguished panel. Each prize winner will be informed directly about prize distribution. Our Grand Prize Winner is receiving a $100 gift card to Regal Cinemas. Those who won one or more categories is receiving a Wilsonville Ready portable phone charger.

    We look forward to showcasing your photos in the City's Annual Report and Annual Comprehensive Financial Report to demonstrate your talents and show off the beauty that exists within Wilsonville.

    And, obviously, we'll return with a 2nd annual contest next year.

    Congrats to our winners!

    Category 1: Artistic Expressions: Focused (co-winners)

    Sonja Spisak



    Susan Reep

    Category 2: Artistic Expressions: Scenic

    Ramshi Hamza

    Category 3: Explore Wilsonville - Grand Prize WinnerCharlie Hyman

    Category 4: Iconic WilsonvilleMelissa Huegel

    Category 5: Nature - Trees & Trails (co-winners)Charlie Hyman
    Bob Nikkel

    Category 6: Nature - Wildlife

    Julie Etzel

    Category 7: People at PlayAmanda Harmon
    Category 8: Pets of Wilsonville


    David Abrahamson

    Category 9: Strictly City (co-winners)

    Bob Nikkel
    Charlie Hyman

    Category 10: Vintage 'Ville

    Charlie Hyman

    Congrats to all of our prize winners! (who are being notified by email)

    Because there are so many other photos our judges loved, we'll showcase these 18 additional photos as 'Honorable Mentions' below. If one of these is yours, and you weren't a category winner, send us an email to evans@ci.wilsonville.or.us and we'll leave some City swag at City Hall with your name on it!








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