We want to see where your going got good!
As part of our “Where the going gets good” campaign, we are asking our airport community to send us your best vacation photos to be featured in a number of marketing efforts in December, including rotation on a digital billboard in Grand Rapids!
Upload your favorite family memories, adventure shots, beach selfies and unforgettable travel moments using the hashtag #YourBillboardPhotoOp on Facebook or Instagram, and tag the Airport (@FlyGRFord) for your chance to be featured!
Share your images between November 1 and December 4, 2026 to be considered for inclusion. Entrants will be notified via direct message on the social platform used for submission if chosen, and billboard location and post date information will be provided.
Be sure to check out the full contest rules, terms and conditions below before entering!
Full Contest Rules
To enter to be featured in marketing communications from the Gerald R. Ford International Airport, including a digital billboard design, Contest entrants must be 18 years or older at time of entry. By participating in the Contest, participants agree to the Terms & Conditions.
To be eligible, participants must upload a digital image to Facebook or Instagram and tag the Airport using @FlyGRFord and use the hashtag #YourBillboardPhotoOpContest during the Contest live period: 8:00am November 1, 2026 through 5:00PM November 30, 2026.
By participating in the Contest, you agree to grant the Airport Authority the royalty-free rights to use your name and photographic likeness, as well as the photographic likeness of anyone else represented in the image, in connection with the Airport Authority’s advertising and marketing communication efforts. Participation in the Contest does not guarantee inclusion.
Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority reserves the right to disqualify any participant that uploads images that are unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, pornographic, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, racially or ethnically objectionable, encourages criminal behavior, gives rise to civil liability, violates any law, or is otherwise objectionable.
Entrants will be notified if their image(s) has been chosen by 5:00PM December 2, 2026. At this time, GRR may ask participants to sign and return a photo release form, consenting the Airport usage of their image. Release forms must be signed and returned to a GRR representative on or before 12:00PM Wednesday, December 9, for inclusion in marketing materials, including the digital billboard. Additionally, details about the billboard location will be provided to entrants at this time.
Terms & Conditions
- Eligibility. Must be 18 years of age or older as of the date of entry. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Participation in the Contest constitutes agreement to comply with these Contest Rules.
- Entry. Using your personal Facebook or Instagram account, post a photo from a vacation from GRR. Tag the airport using @Gerald R. Ford International Airport (Facebook) or @flygrford (Instagram) and use the hashtag #YourBillboardPhotoOpContest in the caption. Visit grr.org/blog/billboard-photo-op to learn more about the Contest, any violations of which may subject an participant to disqualification from the Contest, to be determined in Airport Authority's sole discretion. Airport Authority disclaims all liability associated with use of Facebook or Instagram.
- Contest Period. Contest runs from 8:00 AM EST on November 1, 2026, through 5:00 PM EST on November 30, 2026 (the "Contest Period").
- Selection of Winners. Images will be selected by Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority’s marketing team based on criteria such as photo quality, creativity, and suitability for a marketing purposes. Multiple participant images can be chosen based on total number of submissions. There is no monetary or cash-valued prize for entering. Participants will be notified that their image(s) has been selected via direct message on the platform used for entry.
- Privacy. Participation in this Contest constitutes consent to Airport Authority's use, for all lawful purposes, of any and all data provided by entrants, including images and full name. Participants should report any suspicious activity to gfiainfo@grr.org.
- Consent and Agreement to Rules. Participation in this Contest constitutes consent by any participants to Airport Authority's perpetual, royalty-free use and display of the participant's name and photographic likeness in connection with Airport Authority's marketing and public communications. By submitting an image, participant grants Airport Authority a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to reproduce, display, distribute, modify, adapt, and create derivative works from the image in any media now known or later developed, including billboards, digital out of home, social media, and e-mail communications. Participant represents and warrants that participant took the image or has obtained all necessary permissions from the photographer, and that the image does not infringe the rights of any third party. By participating, you agree to be fully and unconditionally bound by these rules, and you represent and warrant that you meet the eligibility requirements. Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority may ask every identifiable person in selected images to sign a photo release, with a parent or legal guardian signing on behalf of any minor. Photo releases must be signed and returned to a GRR representative for your images to be included in marketing materials. Entrants agree Airport Authority has the sole right to decide all matters and disputes arising from this Contest and that its decision is final and binding. ANY ATTEMPT TO DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE FAIR AND LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FROM THE CONTEST.
- Construction. Airport Authority reserves the exclusive right to construe and interpret these Contest Rules in such reasonable manner as it deems appropriate, in its sole discretion. Airport Authority may disqualify any participant from participating in the Contest if Airport Authority deems there to have been any attempt by the person to have violated any of the rules of this Contest.
- Waiver of Liability. Participants, by submission of their entries, agree to release, indemnify and hold harmless Airport Authority, its affiliates, and each of their employees, representatives, contractors, sponsors and advertisers, from any and all liability, loss, damage, costs or claims related to any allegation regarding the Contest itself, and as it relates to Contest winners. Airport Authority is not responsible for personal injury of any entrant incurred in connection with the participation of this Contest. Selected participants may be required to execute an affidavit of eligibility and release of liability prior to use of their image(s). This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, Instagram and any other social media platform. Each participant is partaking in the Contest at their own risk. Airport Authority strictly prohibits taking pictures of the billboards while operating a vehicle and participants warrant and agree that they will obey applicable laws and regulations at all times. All participants forever release and hold harmless Airport Authority, Facebook, Instagram and any other social media platform and their respective affiliated persons from any liability or claims made by such entrant or prize winner in any way related to participation in this Contest.
- Governing Law. Contest rules shall be governed and enforced pursuant to Michigan law, excluding choice of law provisions, and is subject to all applicable federal, stated, and local laws and regulations.
- Sponsor. Contest is sponsored by Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority, 5500 44th St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49512.