Spartanburg Water’s Customer Calendar Photo Contest Kicks Off

SPARTANBURG – Spartanburg Water’s Customer Calendar Photo Contest is back! It’s a favorite for many, and we are excited to once again open the opportunity for customers to participate.
The contest runs from Monday, July 6 through Monday, August 3, 2026.
Water is a huge part of our world – and we want to see the spots where you’re soaking it all in. All photos must be taken in the Spartanburg Water service areas.
We will select up to 14 photos to feature in our 2027 calendar – one for each month, as well as photos for the front and back covers. The lucky winners will receive a $100 cash prize for each photo selected for the calendar. The photographers and winning photos will also be recognized on social media. All photos are anonymously selected by a special committee.
In order to maintain quality and coincide with the calendar layout, all pictures must be horizontal (landscape) format and a resolution of at least 300 dpi. Photos taken on smartphones must be taken on the highest “actual size” setting. Please do not downsize photos before submitting. All photos must be in a digital form to be eligible for the contest.
Along with your photo, you must include the following information: name, contact information (phone, address, email), where the photo was taken, who is pictured, and a caption. We are also requiring photographers to sign a waiver, consenting that photo entries are authorized to be used at the company’s discretion in print, on social media and our website. Up to five photos per person can be submitted, but each must be submitted individually. All information fields must be filled out for each submission.
So grab your phones and cameras and start snapping! We want to see those submissions that showcase our community and its beauty. Close up and abstract shots are encouraged. (No Photoshopped images will be considered.)

Some ideas include:
• Our watershed – Pacolet Rivers, Lake Bowen, Lake Blalock, Municipal Reservoir #1
• Pets and water
• Reflections in water
• Fish and water
• Kids and water
• Rain, snow, and ice
• Aerial/drone photos of water
• Spartanburg landmarks and water
• Gardens and water
• Storms
• Cityscapes and water
• Food and water
• Recreation and water

Entries can be submitted Monday, July 6, through Monday, August 3, at https://www.spartanburgwater.org. Winners will be notified by email or phone no later than August 31. Winners will also be announced on our website and social media channels.
For questions, please contact Lisa Oliphant, Communications Specialist, by email at loliphant@spartanburgwater.org or by phone at 864-580-5672.
Spartanburg Water, an industry leading utility, is comprised of Spartanburg Water System and Spartanburg Sanitary Sewer District. We serve a population of nearly 240,000 within Spartanburg County, South Carolina, as well as others in parts of Greenville, Union and Cherokee counties in South Carolina. With the help of our dedicated team of nearly 300 water professionals, each day we produce an average of 25 million gallons of drinking water and treat over 14 million gallons of wastewater for our customers and community.