The WinterCity festival is "a city-wide celebration of Toronto's incomparable diversity of spirit bursting with culinary experiences, a hot blaze of free entertainment and a showcase of this city's vibrant arts scene". It's also sure to be photogenic.

Are you ready to put on those mittens (that make pressing the shutter button on your camera a little tricky) and get out and enjoy the many wonderful events and attractions the festival brings? There's so much going on! (PDF schedule of events)

Capture the events on your camera, submit to our photo contest, and you could win an iPod Shuffle!

Contest theme: "WinterCity 2007" (the photo must be taken of and during WinterCity 2007, between January 26 - February 8, 2007)
Flickr Tag: blogTOwintercity2007contest
Submission deadline: Sunday, February 11th, midnight eastern time

Important: Please continue reading for full contest descriptions and rules.

How to participate:

1. Take photos of and during the WinterCity festival event (January 26 - February 8, 2007).

2. Each participant can submit up to three images. If a participant submits more than three entries, only the first three will be considered.

3. Upload your contest submissions to the blogTO Flickr Pool, tagged with the string "blogTOwintercity2007contest". If you are not already a Flickr user, you'll need to first create an account, then join the blogTO Group before adding your tagged photos to the pool. Only images that are properly tagged and submitted via the blogTO Flickr pool will be considered for the prize.

4. Be sure to submit before the posted deadline. Submissions received after the deadline will not be eligible.

5. Watch for winner announcement.

6. Submission to the contest implies permission for photos to be used for non-commercial purposes by the City of Toronto.

7. Photo Requirements:

Images must be taken during and depict the events of WinterCity in Toronto, 2007.

Images must be JPEGs, and be a minimum of 600px on their longest side.
Images must be tagged: blogTOwintercity2007contest.
Digital and analog methods, and darkroom techniques are permitted.

Other Info:

The contest is open to Ontario residents only. The winning photo will be chosen by the blogTO editorial team.

We're looking forward to seeing your entries!