The Hill Country Photography Club and the Hays County Master Naturalists are pleased to announce the opening of the 2015 Naturescapes Photography Contest and Exhibition.
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| Sunflower and bud photo by Rose Epps |
The contest is designed to
showcase the beauty of Hays County and its surrounding counties including
Comal, Guadalupe, Caldwell, Blanco, and Travis counties. There is a Youth
Division for those under 18 years of age. Cash awards will be presented in
several categories, including Best Youth image, andthe Master Naturalists will
present an award for the Best Natural Waterscape image.
Photographers of all
experience levels are encouraged to enter. And yes, cell phone images may be
submitted. No more excuses for not having your camera with you!
The contest is a juried show,
meaning the selections for the show are in the hands of a very competent
photographer. This year’s juror is Carla Ellard who received her Masters in
Library and Information Science from the University of Texas-Austin and a
Bachelor of Science in Photography at East Texas State University (now
A&M-Commerce). Carla has been the Curator, Southwestern & Mexican
Photography, at the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University since 2013, where
she started as Assistant Curator in 2000.
She has previously juried
other photography shows for the A Smith Gallery, Seguin Art League, and Texas
State campus photography club.She has also participated in the Valley Land Fund
photo contest, and appreciates the patience, technique/skill, and serendipity
required for producing nature photographs.
The contest is accepting entries
from March 1st through May 18th, 2015.
The Award Reception will be
held at the San Marcos Activity Center on July 25th and the
Exhibition will run from July 25th to September 11th,
2015.
Complete details for this
year’s contest can be found at: http://hcphotoclub.org/naturescapes.html
