EPA's 2008 Earth Day Photo Contest!
By: Jake | March 10, 2008 | Category: Fun
When the weather starts to warm up and you start to itch with cabin fever, you now have a good reason to dust off your camera, put on your hiking boots and channel your inner Ansel Adams.
The Environmental Protection Agency's Earth Day 2008 Photo Contest starts today, and the winning picture will best depict EPA's mission to "protect human health and the environment." Anyone 18 and up can submit up to 3 photographs (that don't depict violence, drugs, nudity or hate) for which they own the copyright to the Flickr 2008 EPA Earth Day Photo Contest group (you will need to already have or create your own Flickr account) or by email.
Submissions are due by midnight EST on March 24 and must include the photographer's name, place where photo was taken and have up to a 3 sentence description. In April 10 finalists will be put into a special Flickr group so the public can choose a winner. Three winning photos (one from each photo entry category) will be announced on Earth Day and will be posted on the EPA homepage along with the other finalists. The winning photos may be used in EPA publications and materials in the future.
I wanted to take a few shots of my own for this post, but the weather hasn't been too conducive to photography (cold and/or rainy). Instead I looked to see if I had any photos that would fit into any of the three entry categories: Enjoying the Environment, Protecting the Environment and Nature and Wildlife. I took the waterfall picture while hiking in Shenandoah National Park. It's no Ansel Adams, but I think it would be a good entry for the Nature and Wildlife category. When the weather clears up, I plan to take more.
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Didn't know you enjoy photography. Loved your Shenandoah waterfall picture for the subject matter, memories of living out in that direction, and for the way you framed it.
Our blog is a winner, and so was this contribution of yours!
Posted by katwalk on March 15, 2008 at 06:34 PM EDT #
Thanks Katwalk!
FYI a friend just informed me that EPA is hosting a poetry and essay contest. You can read about it here:
http://www.epa.gov/aging/resources/thesenseofwonder/index.htm
Posted by Jake on March 20, 2008 at 02:37 PM EDT #
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