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Run Through Sprinkler Shot Wins Patch of Michigan Photo Contest

With more than 170 photos submitted, choosing a winner was difficult. West Bloomfield mom's picture captures the joy of a warm Michigan day and wins Week 1.

What's better on a hot Michigan day than cooling off with a run through a sprinkler?

That's what Evan Katz did and the expressive photo of him doing so wins the first week of the Your Patch of Michigan 2012 photo contest.

The photo was submitted by Evan's mom, Addy Seligman Katz of West Bloomfield. "It was taken Friday of Memorial Day weekend outside my house," Seligman Katz said. Evan is 8 1/2 years old and goes to , heading to in the fall.

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Seligman Katz's entry was selected out of more than 170 wonderful photos submitted for the . Seligman Katz wins a $50 gift certificate to  in Troy.

You, too, can share your visions of Michigan in photos in our Your Patch of Michigan photo contest.

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Every week through Labor Day we'll have a new photo gallery and a new winner chosen by a panel of Michigan Patch editors. Each weekly winner will get a prize worth roughly $50.

After Labor Day, we'll pick a grand prize winner from all of the weekly winners. The grand prize winner will receive a certificate for a two-night stay at Mission Point Resort on Mackinac Island (to be used before Oct. 31, 2013, and blackout dates and other restrictions may apply). The approximate retail value of the Grand Prize is $600.

Do you need to be Ansel Adams to win this? No. The single qualification for photos you send is that they say "Michigan" to you. 

How to enter Your Patch of Michigan contest

Here's how you can enter: , first, become a registered Patch user if you aren't already; just sign up at the top right corner of the homepage of this website. Then add your photo(s) to the gallery for the .

In the photo caption area, be sure to include your real, full name and the place where the photo was taken, as well as any other relevant information about the photo. The email address you use to register with Patch must be a working one so we can reach you should we have questions or should you be selected as a winner.

Each week, we'll have a new gallery and a new winner.

All photos must be posted by midnight each Sunday to be judged for that week. The second week's photos will be judged from .

The contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older. This wouldn't be a contest without a . Please, no more than three (3) entries per person per week. The winner will be selected each Monday, and must respond to notification within 48 hours.

If you aren't quite sure how to upload a photos, check out our  to uploading photos to Patch. If you still have trouble or have questions, email Associate Regional Editor Beth Valone at beth.valone@patch.com.


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