Third and Final Winner of the Eureka Community Photo Contest Announced

“As he was running up and down everything he could find, I realized that he’d reached the age that he no longer needed me to climb with him.” [Photo by Andy Linde of his son in Sequoia Park]

[Yesterday], Eddy Alexander and the City of Eureka announced the third winner of the Summer 2020 Eureka Community Photo Contest.  Andy Linde of Eureka, CA was the recipient of a $500 cash prize for a photo of his son exploring Sequoia Park.

“As he was running up and down everything he could find, I realized that he’d reached the age that he no longer needed me to climb with him,” said Linde.  “Really, there’s not much more backstory than that.  Just a perfect afternoon in the redwoods.”

The committee felt that the subject matter, the scale, and the perspective of this photo was a perfect capture of a perfect Eureka day. For many visitors, the uniqueness of the city has a lot to do with the playfulness and unexpected scale of many assets and offerings — giant redwoods, larger than life murals, tiny doors, small but intricate marbles, hand crafted goods, and delicate dishes made from the Humboldt’s agricultural bounty.

“One thing we saw so clearly through all the photo submissions was that Eureka offers a tremendous array of memorable moments and these are the kinds of authentic photos and experiences that we want to feature when we promote the city,” Jennifer Eddy, President at Eddy Alexander said.

“We were so impressed by the volume and quality of work submitted by our talented local photographers,” Emily Kirsch, Eureka Community Marketing Lead added.  “We had over 1,200 submissions from more than 200 local photographers. It was tough to choose each of our winners, but these photos are incredible and we will definitely be featuring many more in the campaigns to come.”

Due to the success of this first City of Eureka Community Photo Contest, the City is already making plans to host additional events and competitions.

“We want everyone who wants to participate in helping to promote our community to have a chance to get involved and personally connect to the City’s storytelling efforts,” Kirsch said.

To learn more about the City’s new brand, visit resilienteureka.com.  Community members can check out the new brand book, apply new branded social media photo filters to their favorite photos, submit suggested traveler activities and itineraries through the Perfect Eureka Day essay program, and download branded Zoom backgrounds for their next video conference call.

To see how the brand is starting to come to life and view more selections from the community photo contest, take a look at the recently redesigned visiteureka.com which now features more information than ever about things to see and do in Eureka, California.