The Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association announced its first-ever Black Belt Road Trip Photo Contest is now officially open to the public. The organization is asking participants to document their summer outdoor recreational activities in the Black Belt via camera. Those activities, according to the ABBAA, can include anything from fishing, hiking and bird watching to enjoying the region’s lively art and food scene.
“Summer travel has become defined by experiences, rather than destinations, and that’s exactly what this new photo contest is designed to highlight,” ALBBAA Director Pam Swanner said. “There’s so much to experience right here in Alabama’s Black Belt. Maybe we’ll see photos of people enjoying the great outdoors at Roland Cooper State Park on the Alabama River or Lakepoint State Park on Lake Eufaula or Lake Lurleen State Park near Tuscaloosa.”
“Maybe we’ll have photo entries showing visits to Old Cahawba or Moundville. Maybe people will submit photos showing iconic Civil Rights sites in Selma and Montgomery, adventurous activities like whitewater rafting on the Chattahoochee River or visiting Montgomery Whitewater, or maybe having a delicious meal with the family.”
“These are just a few examples of the type of photos we expect to be submitted in this new contest.”
“We want photos to show the wide variety of activities and attractions available throughout the Black Belt” Swanner explained. “We hope to receive entries from people who live in the Black Belt, as well as tourists visiting area attractions this summer.”
All photos entered in the 2024 Black Belt Road Trip Photo Contest must be taken in the Black Belt’s 23-county footprint and must include people. Selfies or family photos taken in front of an attraction’s sign are welcome.
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The contest will have a first-, second-, and third-place winner.
First prize is a two-night stay for up to four people in one of the beautiful Lakepoint State Park cottages in Eufaula and $150 for travel expenses.
The second-place finisher will receive a $75 gas card, and the third-place winner will receive a gift basket filled with ALBBAA-themed merchandise.
The contest began June 14 and runs through August 15, 2024
Entries can be submitted and votes cast online on the ALBBAA website.
Austen Shipley is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on X @ShipleyAusten.
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