ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is now accepting entries for the 2006 Maryland Natural Resource Photo Contest. Sponsored by Ritz Camera Centers and Boater’s World Marine Centers, the contest runs through September 8.
Amateur and professional photographers can participate in a chance to win a share of over $1,000 in prizes and a chance to have their outdoor images published in print and online. Winning entries will be featured in the winter issue of The Maryland Natural Resource magazine and the 2007 DNR calendar.
“Whether it’s wildlife or waterways, Maryland is replete with countless beautiful images for photographers to capture,” says DNR Secretary C. Ronald Franks.
Last year, John Cardamone of Ellicott City bested over 160 photographers to take top honors with his photograph “Laughing Horse,” a photo depicting a wild pony on the wind-swept beach at Assateague State Park. Second place went to Steve Harman of Baltimore, for his exceptional close-up of a frog entitled “Golden Eye.” Third place went to last year’s contest winner, Dan LaRusso of Berwyn Heights, for his sprawling “Western Maryland Landscape.”
Photographs should be of natural resources and/or outdoor recreational in theme and must have been taken in Maryland. Photographers may enter up to three entries for a $10 entry fee. Photos cannot be more than two years old or previously published. Non-residents may also participate as long as the photos were taken in Maryland.
Official rules and contest entry forms are available at any Maryland Ritz Camera Center, Boater’s World Marine Center in Maryland, or Maryland state parks. They can also be found on the DNR website at www.dnr.maryland.gov/photocontest/
Amateur and professional photographers can participate in a chance to win a share of over $1,000 in prizes and a chance to have their outdoor images published in print and online. Winning entries will be featured in the winter issue of The Maryland Natural Resource magazine and the 2007 DNR calendar.
“Whether it’s wildlife or waterways, Maryland is replete with countless beautiful images for photographers to capture,” says DNR Secretary C. Ronald Franks.
Last year, John Cardamone of Ellicott City bested over 160 photographers to take top honors with his photograph “Laughing Horse,” a photo depicting a wild pony on the wind-swept beach at Assateague State Park. Second place went to Steve Harman of Baltimore, for his exceptional close-up of a frog entitled “Golden Eye.” Third place went to last year’s contest winner, Dan LaRusso of Berwyn Heights, for his sprawling “Western Maryland Landscape.”
Photographs should be of natural resources and/or outdoor recreational in theme and must have been taken in Maryland. Photographers may enter up to three entries for a $10 entry fee. Photos cannot be more than two years old or previously published. Non-residents may also participate as long as the photos were taken in Maryland.
Official rules and contest entry forms are available at any Maryland Ritz Camera Center, Boater’s World Marine Center in Maryland, or Maryland state parks. They can also be found on the DNR website at www.dnr.maryland.gov/photocontest/
