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2024 Photo Contest Submission

The 2024 RailFX® photo contest runs January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024.
Winners will be selected by February 1, 2025. By submitting an entry, each contestant agrees to the rules of the contest and states they are 18 years of age or older.

Who can enter?

Anyone age 18 years or older. Individuals affiliated with RailFX®, including employees, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, and the immediate family members of each are not eligible to win the cash prize but may submit photos for photo recognition in use of any advertising, print or web. RailFX® will determine winners’ eligibility at its sole discretion.

What to enter?

Photos of projects using RailFX® product. Projects may include decks, stairs, fences, or other applications interior, exterior, residential or commercial. We would encourage you to take multiple photos from different angles and at different times of day to find the most interesting and unique shots.

Submitted photos must be a .jpg format, minimum 800px by 600px and 300 DPI resolution. Cropped photographs are eligible. We do not accept digitally or otherwise enhanced or altered photos. The products shown in the photos must be of the RailFX® brand.

Prizes

First Prize

$500 Gift Card

Second Prize

$250 Gift Card

Third Prize

$125 Gift Card

Judging

Judging will be conducted by a panel of employees.

RailFX® will notify the winners via contact information they provided at the time of entry within 30 days of the judging of contest.

Winners will be posted on the RailFX® web site within 60 days of the end of the contest and certain non-winning photos may also be posted. Winners will be responsible for paying any taxes they may owe on a prize.

RailFX® Photo Contest Submission

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  • Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif, zip, Max. file size: 10 MB.
    10MB Limit. Please upload only .jpg, .jpeg, .png, or .gif files. For multiple images, upload in a ZIP file.

Release of liability

All entrants release RailFX® and its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, agents, and employees, and all others associated with the development and execution of this Contest, from any and all liability with respect to, or in any way arising from, this Contest, and/or use of the prizes, including liability for personal injury. RailFX® is not responsible for printing, production, or typographical errors or omissions, or other similar errors or omissions.

By sending your submission and entering the Contest, you certify that you have read all of the Official Contest Rules and accept and agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of RailFX®, which shall be final, binding, and conclusive on all matters. All entries and photographs become the exclusive property of RailFX® and will not be returned or acknowledged.

Rights to photograph

An entrant must hold all rights to a submitted photograph. Submission of an entry grants RailFX® and its affiliated companies the unrestricted right to modify, edit, adapt, alter, publish and/or use the submitted photograph in any way, at any time and in any and all media in connection with the advertising or promotion of RailFX® products or services, without consideration or payment to the entrant or to any other third party. At its discretion, RailFX® also reserves the right to include the name of the entrant as well as the city and state in which the photo was taken in any and all such above described advertising and promotional activities.

Photos received from builders or contractors will be credited if used for promotional purposes. (Examples: Photo courtesy of ABC Company; Photo courtesy of John Smith Builders). Company name must accompany submitted photo.

Submit BEFORE and AFTER photos of your project for ADDITIONAL PRIZES.

Before and after DIY deck project