‘Tis the season to spread the holiday cheer in the Caldwells. In partnership with Unique Photo, Patch is launching a photo contest for the picture that best captures all the things we love about the holiday season. 

Enter our contest to give your photo the chance to compete and then browse the contest to see other entries from your Patch.

The submission deadline has been extended until Dec. 16 at 11:59 p.m.

The winners from 10 participating area Patches will then go on to the final round, where the winner will be awarded a $500 gift card to Unique Photo.

Here’s how it works:

Beginning Nov. 26, upload your favorite photo to this article (it’s super easy—just make sure you are a registered user first. In the caption, tell us who or what is in the photo and why your photo is unique and special. One entry per user please.  

The submission deadline is Sunday, Dec. 16 at 11:59 p.m. The grand prize winners will be selected Friday, Dec. 21 at noon.

Our users will then be able to vote in the comments on what photo is their favorite.

From there, the top Caldwells photo will vie with the other nine local winners for the grand prize.

To vote: Look for the number in the top right corner of the photo and refer to that in the comments.

Unique Photo, New Jersey's camera and video superstore, is proud to partner with Patch to sponsor this contest. Unique Photo is NJ's premiere destination for lowest price photographic supplies, expert technical support and photographic education. Visit us today at www.uniquephoto.com or stop by our store at 123 Route 46 West, Fairfield.

Rules

Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia who are 18 and older.

To enter, upload your favorite holiday photo to the contest article beginning Nov. 26.

All entries must be received by Sunday, Dec. 16 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.

You may enter one photo per owner.

One winner will be selected by comment votes tallied by Local Editor.

A $500 gift card to Unique Photo will be given to the winner of the regional contest, made up of the winners of 10 site contests.

Click here for complete Official Rules.