Life on the River: Share Your Photos
The Columbia. The Snake. The Yakima. Three rivers, countless ways to experience them—and we want to see yours. Whether you call the Tri-Cities home or you’re here for a visit, chances are you’ve had a memorable moment along the water. Maybe it was an early-morning paddle, an afternoon spent boating with friends, a riverside bike ride, your favorite fishing spot or one of those sunsets that makes you stop and pull out your phone.
Now it’s your turn to show us your Tri-Cities river story.
From October 5–23, we’re inviting locals and visitors to share their favorite photos taken on or along the Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers within Benton and Franklin Counties.
And don't worry—you don't need to be a professional photographer. We’re looking for the real moments that show what river life in the Tri-Cities is all about: adventures, quiet moments, beautiful views and everything in between.
What happens to your photo?
We’ll select photos to feature right here on the Visit Tri-Cities blog and on our social media channels, creating a community-inspired look at life along our three rivers. We may also share campaign highlights in Visit Tri-Cities newsletters.
Your photos won’t be used in paid advertising or unrelated marketing campaigns. This is all about celebrating the river experiences that make the Tri-Cities special, told through the people who experience them.
So scroll through that camera roll, find your favorite river moment and send it our way.
Three rivers. Your photos. Your stories. Let’s see them.
Submit your Photo
Submission Guidelines
Before submitting your photo, please review the following guidelines:
- Photos must have been taken on or along one of the Tri-Cities area rivers: the Columbia, Snake or Yakima rivers within Benton and Franklin counties.
- You must be the original photographer and copyright owner of each photo you submit.
- You must be 18 years of age or older to submit a photo.
- You must have permission from any recognizable individuals pictured in the photo. For identifiable minors, permission must be obtained from a parent or legal guardian.
- AI-generated or AI-created images are not permitted. Standard photo editing, such as cropping, exposure and color adjustments, is allowed. Generative additions or removals are not permitted.
- Photos must be appropriate for a general audience and cannot contain obscene, hateful, dangerous, unlawful or otherwise inappropriate content.
- Photos must be submitted as JPG or PNG files.
- You may submit one or multiple photos.
- Submission period: October 5 at 8:00 a.m. through October 23 at 5:00 p.m. PT.
- Submission does not guarantee that your photo will be featured.
Photo Use & Permission
By submitting a photo, you confirm that you are the photographer and copyright owner and that you have obtained permission from any recognizable individuals pictured, including permission from a parent or legal guardian for any identifiable minors.
You grant Visit Tri-Cities a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, resize, crop, lightly edit, publish and share your submitted photo solely as part of this campaign highlighting experiences along the Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers in Benton and Franklin counties.
Where Your Photo May Appear
Submitted photos may be featured:
- On Visit Tri-Cities social media channels in organic, unpaid posts related to this campaign.
- On the Visit Tri-Cities website in blog content created specifically for this campaign.
- In Visit Tri-Cities email newsletters when promoting, linking to or sharing content from this campaign.
Submitted photos will not be used in paid advertising, print advertising, unrelated marketing campaigns or other commercial materials without additional permission from the photographer.
Ownership, Credit & Compensation
You retain ownership and copyright of your original photo. No payment or compensation will be provided for submitting or featuring a photo.
Visit Tri-Cities may identify or credit the photographer when practical, but photo credit is not guaranteed with every use. Visit Tri-Cities reserves the right to determine which submitted photos are featured.
The permission granted above allows Visit Tri-Cities to keep campaign-related website, social media and email newsletter content containing your photo published or accessible after the submission period or campaign has ended.