Motor City Project Kicks Off Detroit Photo Contest & Video Scholarship

Nov. 20, 2012 - PRLog -- Detroit, Mich. - Motor City Project launches “Motor City Cruise”, its first and ongoing photo and video contest series. Photographers and videographers can submit photos and videos featuring the cars, culture and pride of Detroit for a chance to win monthly prizes and a $1,000 scholarship.

The contest series will run through March 15, 2013, asking participants to submit 90-second videos or still photos featuring buildings, landscapes, cars, graffiti or anything else that best portrays Detroit and relates to the specific contest.

The theme for the series, “cars, culture and pride” challenges photographers and videographers of all skill levels to capture the true spirit, passion and energy of the Motor City. The Motor City Cruise is looking for powerful and creative photos and videos that demonstrate Detroit in a positive light.

“We want to focus on the heart of what drives this region, cars aside,” said Omar Guttierez, Motor City Project founder. “Past, present and future, we are interested in showcasing the buildings, landscapes and people of the D.”

The Motor City Cruise contests are open to anyone - students, residents, business owners, artists - anyone who wants to share the art, passion, culture and spirit of Detroit, Mich.

The contests offers monthly prizes, thanks to the generosity of the prize sponsors, Ice Nine Group. T-shirts, hats, Mothers car care kits and other prizes will be awarded to three monthly winners, one winner for each cars, culture and pride contests. The video contest winner will be awarded a $1,000 cash scholarship.

The entry deadline for video submissions is March 1, 2013. The entries will be featured on Motorcityproject.com with a “like” feature. Friends and fans will be able to vote until March 15, and the video with the most likes will take home the $1,000 scholarship prize.

Monthly photos must be submitted by 12:01 p.m. on the last Friday of the month in order to participate. Photos will be featured on the Motor City Project Facebook, and participants are encouraged to share their photos with friends as the photo with the most likes at the end of the month wins. Photos will also be showcased on Motorcityproject.com.

Interested film directors and photographers should visit the contest rules at Motorcityproject.com for details.