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City Council Action Request
6.B.
Meeting Date 1/17/2024
Department Communications
Agenda Category Presentation
Title Capture Cottage Grove Photo Contest Winners
Staff Recommendation Receive presentation on the Capture Cottage Grove Winners.
Budget Implication
Attachments 1. 2023 Photo Contest Memo
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
Jennifer Levitt, City Administrator
FROM: Jaime Mann, Interim Communications Manager
DATE: January 11, 2024
RE: 2023 Capture Cottage Grove Annual Photo Contest
Background
We all know that Cottage Grove is a beautiful place to live and that many of our residents are
talented, creative individuals. We wanted to showcase that beauty and talent from our
community by once again hosting our annual Capture Cottage Grove photo contest.
Capture Cottage Grove has been an annual tradition spanning at least a decade. It has been a
popular contest and something that many staff look forward to voting on each year.
We wrapped up 2023 with our photo contest which started on Nov. 20 and ran through Dec. 4.
The City of Cottage Grove promoted this contest through its various communication channels
including social media and the Cottage Grove Reports. Photo submissions were organized by
the communications team and sent to city staff, who voted for their favorite in each category.
City staff were asked to look for images that represent each category well.
All photos considered for judging were taken within the city limits in the year 2023. Participants
submitted photos along with their title in one of four categories. The categories for 2023 included
Life in Cottage Grove, Business in Cottage Grove, Cottage Grove Parks or Landmarks, and
Cottage Grove Celebrations or Events.
This is the breakdown of how many submissions we received per category:
x Life in Cottage Grove: 28 photos accepted for submission.
x Business in Cottage Grove: 4 photos accepted for submission.
x Cottage Grove Parks or Landmarks: 41 photos accepted for submission.
x Cottage Grove Celebrations or Events: 5 photos accepted for submission.
Category Winners
59 staff members voted in this year’s Capture Cottage Grove photo contest. It was a blind vote,
so staff only saw the photo and the name given by the photographer to the photo. The following
photos and photographers are the winners in each category:
x Life in Cottage Grove: On Cloud 9 by Michelle Wind
x Business in Cottage Grove: Tank’s Family Farm by Isaac Pavek
x Cottage Grove Parks or Landmarks: Fall Bliss by Isaac Pavek
x Cottage Grove Celebrations or Events: Cooling Off With Sparky by Gwen Martin
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Photos
Life in Cottage Grove: On Cloud 9 by Michelle Wind
Business in Cottage Grove: Tank’s Family Farm by Isaac Pavek
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Cottage Grove Parks or Landmarks: Fall Bliss by Isaac Pavek
Cottage Grove Celebrations or Events: Cooling Off With Sparky by Gwen Martin