PHOTO CONTEST

November 2, 2025 Annual Meeting

Voting for the Photo Contest will be online from:
12:01 AM November 7th 2025
through
11:59 PM November 9th 2025.

⇒LINK TO THE VOTING FORM⇐

Categories

  • Balloons one or many, in the air or on the ground; inflated, deflated, any way you like them.
  • People that means pilots, crew, spectators, passengers, landowners; anyone you catch enjoying the ballooning experience.
  • Clever Caption 1 (balloons only) here’s a chance to take what might seem like an ordinary photo and add a caption that will bring a smile.
  • Clever Caption 2 (people only or people and balloons) same premise as above; add a caption that makes us laugh.

A REVISED PROCEDURE FOR THE NOVEMBER 2025 CONTEST IS IN PLACE:
Rules (Revised October 2025)

  1. Photos should be sent to Kenny Adamsbaum (KAdamsbaum@aol.com). You may bring printed photos to the GEBA meeting and we will scan them, but IT IS PREFERRED YOU SUBMIT DIGITAL PHOTOS.
  2. Photos should be submitted between 12:01 AM Oct 27th to 11:59 PM Nov 2nd. Entries received after that date will not be accepted.
  3. You can submit two photos per category for a total of eight per Active GEBA Member:
    *Balloons
    *People
    *Clever Captions I – Balloons
    *Clever Captions II – People.
  4. Photo Contest voting will be done online again. Date range for entered photos is from Jan 1st 2023 to Oct 27th 2025.
  5. Remember: Each photo submitted must be taken and owned by the submitting active GEBA member. You cannot use other people’s photos as your entry even with their permission.
  6. In your submission email, please make sure the following is clearly identified:
    *Which file belongs to which category.
    *For submission in the clever captions categories, you must provide the captions in your email. You do NOT need to add them to the photo. The photo committee will do that for you, but you can if you know how to edit your photos.
    *For example: Attached are my photos for the contest. Photo #1 (File Name:) should be entered in the Clever Captions I – Balloons category. The caption should read “Having Fun with my GEBA friends!”
  7. Photos should be submitted in JPEG form and should not exceed 3MB.
  8. Voting will take place 12:01 AM Nov 7th to 11:59 PM Nov 9th. Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony!

If you have any questions or need any assistance, please reach out to Kenny Adamsbaum. Thank you.

The following gallery is from November 2024 Photo Contest Winners
CLICK ON PICTURES TO ENLARGE



The following gallery is from November 2022 Photo Contest Winners

The following gallery is from November 2021 Photo Contest Winners