Essex Heritage Photo Contest
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We are pleased to announce the 2012 Essex National Heritage Area Photo Contest!
All photographers are welcome to submit images to the Essex National Heritage Area Photo Contest that capture the essence of the Essex National Heritage Area (ENHA) or speak to Essex Heritage's role in preserving the historic, cultural and natural treasures of Essex County! Photographs must be taken within the ENHA and represent one of three Contest Categories listed below. Read the complete Rules & Requirements then send in an entry form to win!
PHOTO CONTEST FORMS:
1. Rules & Requirements (.pdf)
2. Entry Form (.pdf)
3. Model Release Form (.pdf)
PHOTO CONTEST CATEGORIES:
| Contest Category | Criteria |
Images of the Essex National Heritage Area (ENHA) |
Many of our nation’s most valued historical and cultural sites exist here, in our own back yard. Photographs submitted to this category should capture the essence of the Essex National Heritage Area. When shooting or selecting images to submit for the contest, please consider the Essex National Heritage Commission’s mission to preserve, promote and enhance the natural, cultural, and historic resources of Essex County, Massachusetts. |
The Merrimack Valley |
The Merrimack Valley region of Massachusetts is one of great contrasts: expansive tracts of forested uplands and active farmland, large post-industrial cities, small classic New England towns and villages, and the Great Marsh, New England's largest salt marsh. Linking these varied heritage landscapes is the region’s largest natural feature – the Merrimack River, a critically important ecological and environmental resource renowned for its beauty and role in shaping the region’s nationally significant industrial and cultural history. Photographs submitted to this category should be representative of the Merrimack Valley region and must have been taken in one of the Merrimack Valley communities: Amesbury, Andover, Boxford, Georgetown, Groveland, Haverhill, Lawrence, Merrimac, Methuen, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, Rowley, Salisbury, and West Newbury. Visit the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission’s website to learn more: www.mvpc.org |
In Town/Downtown |
Capture the rhythm of life in the heart of charming seaside communities, small village centers, or historic downtowns in the Essex National Heritage Area. Photographs submitted to this category should focus on the built environment- from streetscapes to architectural details, to festivals and people in action enjoying and engaging in their community in the Heritage Area. |
PHOTO CONTEST PRIZES:
Winners will be notified and announced by the end of November 2012. There will ten (10) prizes awarded*:
- Grand Prize (Best of Show): Digital SLR camera outfit from Hunt's Photo & Video
- First Prize (Each Category): Digital Point & Shoot camera outfit from Hunt's Photo & Video
- Second Prize (Each Category): $100 Gift Certificate to Hunt's Photo & Video
- Third Prize (Each Category): Passport® To Your National Parks: Explorer Edition from the National Park Service
- *Youth Entry (up to three (3) winners ages 5-17 in any contest category): Gift Certificate to Hunt's Photo & Video
Prizes for the 2012 Essex National Heritage Area Photo Contest are generously contributed by Hunt's Photo & Video and the National Park Service.
2011 Photo Contest Results
Rocky coasts & harbors, farms & forests, historic towns and trails . . . photographers searched out the best and most beautiful locations for their award-winning submissions to the 2011 Essex National Heritage Area Photo Contest! Their photographs capture our distinctive regional heritage by land and by sea and showcase the living landscape of natural, cultural and historic treasures that define the Essex National Heritage Area. All of the winning photographs were taken in the Essex National Heritage Area and represent one of four contest categories: "People & Places", "Urban Landscapes", "Experiencing the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway" or "Green Spaces."
The 13 winning images will be exhibited at the National Park Service Visitor Center in Salem (2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA 01970) and at the office of the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission (160 Main Street, Haverhill, MA 01830) for one year.
Prizes for the 2011 Essex National Heritage Area Photo Contest were generously contributed by Hunt's Photo & Video and the National Park Service.
Grand Prize
"Early Morning Marsh"
By Marion J. Bayly
Location: Essex, MA
People & Places
People make places special, and special places matter to people for different reasons. Photographs submitted to this category are of people engaging with our Heritage Area.
First Prize
“Village Blacksmith”
By George Courage
Location: Pioneer Village, Salem, MA
Second Prize
"Lookout Below!"
By Bill O’Connor
Location: Hospital Point Lighthouse, Beverly, MA
Third Prize
“Ipswich River Kayaking”
by June Rhodes
Location: Topsfield, MA
Urban Landscapes
Images representing the rhythm of life in the Urban Landscapes of the Heritage Area. Photographs submitted to this category focused on built environments in major population centers, streetscapes, and/or diverse architectural details found in our downtowns.
First Prize
“Newburyport Superior Courthouse”
By Lee Yeomans
Location: Newburyport, MA
Second Prize
“Car Free Byway”
By Peter Zoltai
Location: Newburyport Train Station, Newburyport, MA
Third Prize
"Common in Winter"
By Rod Parker
Location: Salem, MA
Experiencing the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Photographs that represent the best of what travelers experience along the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway: dramatic coastlines, historic seaports, colonial era farms, small village centers, and a wealth of architecture.
First Prize
“Sunrise at Winter Island”
By Stanley Slysz
Location: Salem, MA
Second Prize
“Side Launch of the Pinky Ardell”
By Susan Plutsky
Location:
Essex, MA
Third Prize
"Laughing Horse"
By Sydney Jolivet
Location: Spencer-Pierce-Little Farm, Newbury, MA
Green Spaces
Images that represent the varied green spaces and natural resources in the Heritage Area - from picturesque parks and the woodland trails of the Area’s stately forests, to the rolling pasturelands and open fields of rural farms that help to define the character of our region and provide sanctuary to residents, visitors, and wildlife.
First Prize
"Peace in the Paddock"
By Trish McGregor
Location: Spencer-Pierce-Little Farm, Newbury, MA
Second Prize
"Babies"
By Rod Parker
Location: Ipswich Wildlife Sanctuary, Ipswich, MA
Third Prize
"Old Farm Plow"
By Susan Zappala
Location: Bradford Street, North Andover, MA
About the Essex National Heritage Area Photo Contest
Essex Heritage relies on your participation and active engagement to fulfill our mission, support our partners and encourage stewardship of our treasured resources. Essex Heritage’s Photo Safari program and Photo Contest costs are generously underwritten by Hunt's Photo & Video.
to flip through the 2009, 2010 & 2011 Photo Contest albums!