Photo Contest

*prizes awarded to projects new to our catalog in 2025

Enter as many times as you want through September 30, 2024! We are seeking projects completed in the past three years using:

• Genest paving stones in Charcoal, Granite Blend, Summer Blend, and Autumn Blend
• Genest wall systems in any color blend
• Comfort Block with any exterior finish

Entries are judged on project appearance, product use, and photographability.

Not a pro with the camera? If we love your project we will send a professional to photograph it for you — and we’ll even send you copies for your own use!

A photo release form signed by both the contractor (entrant) and the property owner is required with each submission. Download the photo release form here.

We want to see all your best projects, so if you don’t have time to complete the online entry form below, simply send a snapshot of your project and a photo release form to your Genest contractor representative!

Rules and Guidelines:

• All entries must be received by September 30, 2024.
• Winners will be selected and notified on or before February 1, 2025.
• Projects already featured in our 2024 catalog are ineligible to win again unless significantly expanded or altered.
• All photos must be original work, taken by the entrants. The photo must not infringe upon the trademark, copyright, moral rights, intellectual rights, or rights of privacy of any entity or person.
• Paving stones, wall stone, and other elements of the hardscape installation must be manufactured by Genest. Genest products may be used in combination with natural stone but not concrete products from other manufacturers.
• Multiple entries are accepted, but each project must be submitted with a separate entry form.
• Entries will be judged by Genest. All decisions are final. Genest reserves the right to disqualify any entry that is deemed inappropriate or does not conform to stated contest rules.
• By entering the contest, entrants grant royalty-free use of their photos by Genest and Comfort Block for advertising purposes. Genest reserves the right to edit, crop, and otherwise alter any photos submitted.
• By entering the contest, entrants agree that they received authorization from the property owner for the property to be photographed and for Genest to use the photographs for marketing purposes. Property owners’ names and addresses will not be published or otherwise disclosed in Genest marketing materials.
• A photo release form signed by both the property owner and the entrant is required with each contest submission. Entries that do not include a valid and complete photo release form will be disqualified and deleted.
• Each prize must be collected by the winner and is nontransferable.
• Each winner will be contacted via the email address provided during entry. If no response is received after five business days, the winner will forfeit all rights to the prize.
• Winners will be awarded the following prizes. An entrant whose project is selected for publication on the cover of Genest’s 2024 Paving Stones & Walls catalog will receive a credit in the amount of $2,500 toward their next order of Genest manufactured products (limited by product availability). An entrant whose project is selected for publication as a feature photo in Genest’s 2024 Paving Stones & Walls catalog will receive a credit in the amount of $1,500 toward their next order of Genest manufactured products (limited by product availability). An entrant whose photo is selected for publication as an accent photo in Genest’s 2024 Paving Stones & Walls catalog will receive a credit in the amount of $500 toward their next order of Genest manufactured products (limited by product availability).
• The contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law.
• Participation in this contest is limited to legal residents of the U.S. over the age of 18.
• The entrant must be the installer of the hardscape project featured in their photo submission.