Make a Splash Photo Contest

The U.S. Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office is searching for the best photos of water power in the United States. Winners of the Make a Splash Photo Contest can win up to $2,000 for photos in seven categories. The contest will award prizes and feature winning photos on the Water Power Technologies Office website, at DOE headquarters, and in other Office material.

Entrants may submit up to 20 photos (total) in the following seven categories: Overall Hydropower (grand prize), Overall Marine Energy (grand prize), Recreational Hydropower, Community/Local Hydropower, STEM/Educational Opportunities of Water Power, Jobs/Economic Development of Water Power, and Research and Development of New Water Power Technologies. All photos must be taken within the United States or U.S. Territories or be of U.S. technology in foreign water.

Photos will be judged for their creativity, quality, and relevance. All photos must be the original work of the photographer, submitted as high-resolution digital copies with minimum size 2100 x 1500 pixels and maximum 5 MB, and submitted under the Creative Commons – Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). Photos are ineligible if they contain children or individuals appearing to be under 18 without parental or legal guardian permission, recognizable adults without consent, addresses, license plates, or other personally identifiable information, prominently featured logos or business marks, watermarks, dates, signatures, or copyright images, or any offensive, unlawful, or abusive content. All professional and amateur photographers are encouraged to submit. Current Federal employees and support service contractors working on a Federal site may submit photos but may not receive cash prizes. All photos must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. MDT on July 16, 2018. Photographers are required to submit their name, contact information, and a brief description of each photo including the names of any people in the photo, the state where the photo was taken, and a short description of the activity.