Kansas is blessed with great natural resources, and Kansans are being encouraged to capture photos of the most vital of these, water. The Kansas Water Office is accepting water photos to be featured at the 2018 Governor’s Conference on the Future of Water in Kansas. The photos need to pertain to water or water use in Kansas. Examples include all bodies of water, irrigation and agriculture, recreation and fun, or other water infrastructure.

Worthy entries will be selected for display at the 2018 Governor’s Water Conference, scheduled for Nov. 13-14, 2018, in Manhattan, Kan. Attendees at the conference will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite photo. The winning photo will earn feature photo at the 2019 Governor’s Water Conference. It will also, along with second and third place, be displayed in Kansas State Capitol and the Kansas Water Office during the year.

Entries can be submitted through the online portal on the KWO website: www.kwo.ks.gov or should be sent to [email protected] with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. The following formats are accepted: .jpg, .png and .gif. Participants have until Oct. 12, 2018, to enter a maximum of five photos that follow contest guidelines. For more information for photo categories visit the KWO website.

By submitting photos, participants grant KWO permission to freely use and share photos at the Governor’s Water Conference, on social media, web, publications and displays.

Updates on the contest will be distributed through the KWO social media pages on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. For more information, visit the KWO website.

The Governor’s Conference on the Future of Water in Kansas is hosted by the KWO and K-State's Kansas Water Resource Institute. Major sponsors for the event include Black & Veatch, Burns & McDonnell and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock.

Source: Kansas Water Office