Yarmouth Regional Hospital emergency department redevelopment project photo contest 2026

Background:

The Yarmouth Regional Hospital redevelopment steering committee and Yarmouth Hospital Foundation invites you to participate in a photo contest to have your work chosen to be represented in the new emergency department currently under construction. As part of the project’s interior design, the work of local photographers will be displayed to showcase the talents in our communities. 

Overview:

All members of our community are invited to participate in the photo contest. The photos will be displayed in public areas and hallways throughout the new emergency department. Some of the images may be part of signage to help with wayfinding.  

Please submit a photo that reflects the Tri-Counties (Digby, Shelburne and Yarmouth Counties), and the communities served by Yarmouth Regional Hospital. Members of the Yarmouth Hospital Foundation and project steering committee will form a selection committee to evaluate and determine which photographs are selected.   

If your work is chosen, you will be awarded a prize and your name will be recognized. We encourage everyone to submit a photo and help brighten the patient experience in the new emergency department.

Criteria for Submissions/Official Rules:

Terms:  

The photo contest will run from Oct. 19, 2026 until Dec. 1, 2026. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY DEC. 1, 2026 at 11:59PM. By submitting an entry, each entrant agrees to the official rules and warrants their entry complies with all requirements. The winner(s) will be announced in January 2027. 

Who May Enter:  

The contest is open to all professional and amateur photographers. Entrants under 18 years of age require the permission of a parent or guardian. By entering the contest, entrants under 18 years of age indicate they have obtained the permission of a parent or guardian in the attached entry form.

How to Enter:

Each entry consists of an entry form and submission of your photograph(s). To enter, email YRHredevelopment@nshealth.ca with the subject line ‘Yarmouth Regional Hospital Photo Contest’; complete the attached entry form with the required information, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, and photo title/caption; and send by email.  

We encourage participants to submit photos of landmarks, places, parks and people that makes the Yarmouth region unique, with a focus on diversity and cultures represented in our communities. There is no limit on the number of entries per person. Each entry must comply with the following requirements:

• Photographs must be high resolution (minimum 300dpi) and in digital format with a file size not less than 1 Mb or more than 5 Mb. Final intended use image sizes will vary.  Submitters are encouraged to retain a copy of their image(s) at the highest image size available to them for future submission should their image(s) be successful.
• Only submitted entries via email at YRHredevelopment@nshealth.ca will be eligible. No print or film submissions will be accepted for entry into this contest. All digital files must be in JPEG or .jpg format. Upload images with the original pixel size. Do not scale and do not change the resolution.
• Entrants must agree to Nova Scotia Health having the rights to use their image (photo credit will be recognized) and their name published. This approval will be located on the entry form.
• The photograph must not contain obscene, provocative, defamatory, sexually explicit, or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate content.
• The caption must be complete and accurate, sufficient to convey the circumstances in which the photograph was taken. Disguising or misrepresenting the origin of your content will be unaccepted.
• Watermarks are unacceptable.
• Entries must be submitted via the official contest platform by emailing YRHredevelopment@nshealth.ca.

Judging:

Judging consists of one round of evaluations. There will be an unbiased panel of four to five judges that include representation from the foundation, the project steering committee and the community. Each photo will be judged for creativity and photographic quality. Together, the judges will come to a consensus. After the judging concludes, the winners will be notified via the contact information provided.  

Releases:

If the photograph contains any material or elements that are not owned by the entrant and/or which are subject to the rights of third parties, and/or if any persons appear in the photograph, the entrant is responsible for obtaining all releases and consent prior to submission of the photograph. If any person appearing in any photograph is under the age of majority, the signature of a parent or legal guardian is required on each release. These release forms must be provided with submission. 

Questions:

Please direct any further questions to YRHredevelopmen@nshealth.ca.