Innovia Foundation Annual Photo Contest: Reimagining Our Communities is Open

SPOKANE, WA — Innovia Foundation announces the opening of the second Annual Photo Contest: Reimagining Our Communities. We are seeking photographs to help tell the story of our region’s beauty and resiliency in the face of this year’s unprecedented challenges.

Photo entries must fall within one of five categories:

Landscape and Nature (landscapes within the 20-county region we serve)

Capturing the Human Spirit

Places and Spaces

Animals or Wildlife

The Heart of Community

Nonprofit Mission in Action

Photographers must be from within Innovia Foundation’s 20-county service region of Eastern Washington and North Idaho. Minors under the age of 18 are required to have a guardian’s permission. The contest is free to enter and submissions will be accepted from March 1 through May 28.

You may submit up to five photographs in .png or .jpeg form via email. The first-place overall winner will receive a $1,000 grant to the 501(c)3 nonprofit of their choice and a canvas print of the winning image. First place winners in each category will receive a $200 grant to the 501(c)3 nonprofit of their choice and a canvas print of the winning image. Second place winners will receive a canvas print of the winning image, and all winners, including third place, will have their images featured on Innovia’s website. Winners will be announced the week of June 13.

“Innovia Foundation recognizes the beauty, resiliency and hope that is characteristic of our corner of the world,” Innovia Foundation CEO Shelly O’Quinn said. “We want to see the people, landscapes and animals that have inspired you this year and given you hope for the year to come!”

For more information about the Second Annual Photo Contest and submission details, including image quality, visit our contest page.

Innovia Foundation ignites generosity that transforms lives and communities so that every person has the opportunity to thrive. As the community foundation for Eastern Washington and North Idaho, we partner with people who want to make our world better. We work together to address and solve our region’s problems, help those in need, identify and respond to our greatest opportunities and leave a lasting impact. Each year, Innovia Foundation invests nearly $7 million into our communities through grants to nonprofit organizations and scholarships to local students.