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Now & Then Photo Quest
This October, join MOHAI in remembering the Seattle and King County as they used to be, while documenting them as they are now.
Every day, MOHAI will post a photo from our collection of over 3 million photos, and challenge you to capture a modern-day view of that same photo. Think if it as following in Paul Dorpat's footsteps, cause, well, you are.
If you have any questions about the contest, send your email to social.media@seattlehistory.org.
How to Participate
- Each photo on the Flickr Group will be accompanied by a brief hint as to the location of the photo. The photo and the hint will be listed by date on the Flickr Group's discussion board. Hints might include, but are not limited to the following:
- GPS Coordinates.
- Allusions to the current buildings or intersection.
- Historical clues.
- To participate, simply find where the original photo was taken and trek out to take a modern-day version of the photo yourself.
- We will not accept screenshots from Google Maps Street View or similar online mapping services.
Guidelines for Photo Submission
- You may submit entries to any day’s photo, any time up until November 5th at 5:00p.m. Any photos posted to the group after this time will be removed and will not be eligible to prizes.
- When you have a current view of a MOHAI photo, simply upload it to your Flickr account. Make sure the photo is captioned with the date of the matching "Then" photo. (Example: If, on October 1st MOHAI releases a photo of the Space Needle taken in 1962, caption your present-day photo submission, "October 1st. The caption is relevant only to the date MOHAI released the Photo of the Day, no the date of the original photo or the date you took or submitted the photo.)
- Join the Now & Then Photo Quest Flickr Group. While there, click the "Add Photos" button (next to the search field) and choose your photo from your Flickr collection.
- MOHAI encourages submissions to have a geographic location embedded in the metadata. If this sentence made no sense to you, feel free to ignore it.
- You've submitted your photo to the Now & Then Photo Quest!
- Please Note:
- By submitting a photo or photos, you agree that you hold the rights to the photo(s) submitted and are entitled to share the photo(s).
- Submitted photos must be submitted to the Flickr Group for this Quest. MOHAI will not accept photos emailed to the museum, placed on our Facebook Page, or sent to us via Twitter.
- MOHAI reserves the right to delete a photo from the Flickr Group due to, but not limited to: Nudity, obscenity, or hateful language or communication. MOHAI staff will make the final decision.
- Failure to comply with these guidelines may result in removal of your submitted photos from the Flickr Group.
Winning
<- Winners will be chosen for the following prizes:
- Most Active Participant: The individual who takes the most photos of the different locations.
- Best Photo for each week. (Oct. 1st - 7th, Oct. 8th - 14th, Oct. 15th - 21st, Oct. 22nd - 31st.)
- Best Photo Overall
- The photos for Best Photo of the Week and Best Photo Overall will be judged on the following criteria:
- Creativity (Have you interpreted Now & Then in an interesting, inventive way?)
- Accuracy (Are you taking a photo from the most accurate location possible?)
- MOHAI staff will judge the submitted photos.
- On Monday, November 7th, the winners will be announced on MOHAI's Facebook Page, Flickr Group Page, and Twitter. Individual winners will be contacted through their Flickr Account. In addition, winning photos will be reposted on MOHAI's blog, which will include an interactive map, showing the locations of the photos.
- No purchase is necessary.
- MOHAI employees and their immediate families are not eligible for prizes, but are welcome to contribute photos.
Prizes
- A Paul Dorpat Seattle: Now & Then Book
- Membership to MOHAI
- A tour of MOHAI's Now & Then exhibit
MOHAI Minute
MOHAI Minute
MOHAI presents a series of short, witty videos that take you on a time-traveling journey to some of Seattle's most fascinating historic spots. For the complete series, visit our YouTube Channel.
Podcasts
Explore a variety of local history topics through MOHAI's series of short podcasts which feature conversations with local historians, politicians, activists and more. Look at our complete list of podcasts here.
Calendar Highlights
History Cafe
Celluloid Seattle
Thu. May 17th
7 to 8 p.m.
Bike to Work Day After-Party
Fri. May 18th
4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
SOLD OUT Century 21 Walking Tours
Guided Tours of the Seattle Center Campus
Sat. May 19th
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Celluloid Seattle
Thu. May 17th
7 to 8 p.m.
Bike to Work Day After-Party
Fri. May 18th
4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
SOLD OUT Century 21 Walking Tours
Guided Tours of the Seattle Center Campus
Sat. May 19th
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.