Pennypack Photo Contest

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Pennypack Photo Contest 2024
The Annual Photo Contest has been capturing the beauty of the Pennypack Trust since 2010. The submissions benefit the Trust and are often used in our communications. All skill levels are encouraged to participate. It doesn't matter if you are a beginner or a seasoned photographer!
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Submission Deadline: February 28, 2025 @ 4:00PM EST

Photographers are invited to submit photographs taken within the Pennypack Trust property anytime between January 1, 2024 and February 28, 2025.  As in previous years, we will have a Newcomers category, so photographers new to the contest are encouraged to participate. We post winners from each category on our website and pull from all submissions while creating content and marketing materials.  There will also be an opportunity to showcase your work in our Visitor’s Center after judging. See the details below. For any questions contact pennypackphoto@gmail.com.

2023 Categories
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    Capturing the nature of the preserve
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    Capture the beautiful colors of fall
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    Birds in their natural habitat
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    Includes standard black and white and infrared images
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    Any living animal other than birds or humans
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    Rain, snow, ice; capture the effects of weather on the natural world.  Be sure to take images safel
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    Frame-filling images where the subject, if displayed in 8×10 format, would be larger than life size
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    Limited to new photographers or those who haven’t entered in the last 2 years (2021/2022)

A contribution of $25 is suggested which will go to the support of the Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust. The Pennypack Trust depends on the contributions of members to sustain its mission of preserving an area of exceptional natural beauty.

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Rules and Registration

Image Submission Details

All images must be submitted as computer files in JPEG format. Please name each image in the following format:

category#-firstname-lastname-image#.jpg

For example, if John Smith were submitting two images for category #3 and one image to category #4 his image filenames would read:

3-john-smith-1.jpg
3-john-smith-2.jpg
4-john-smith-1.jpg

The maximum image size for email submissions is 20 MB. Judging is anonymous, so no watermarks or names on the actual images, please.

How To Submit Your Photos

You can email your images to:pennypackphoto@gmail.com.

You may need to send files in separate emails due to size.

You can also drop off a thumb drive at the Pennypack Trust office or send it in the mail. If you mail it, remember we need to receive it by February 28, 2024. The mailing address is:

Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust
2955 Edge Hill Road
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006-5099

 

Judges for the Contest

The Director's Choice Award will by judged by

Awards

Submitted photos will be judged by our expert judges who will select 1st, 2nd and 3rd place entries in 8 categories. Additional photos in each category may be selected for Honorable Mention.  In addition, Chris Mendel, Director of the Trust, will choose the Director’s Award.  Awards will be announced at a slideshow in the Spring of 2024 at the Visitor Center.  Our judges will be present at the slideshow to comment on the winning photos.

Winners

1st, 2nd, 3rd place photos will be displayed at a print show at the Pennypack Visitor Center in the Summer of 2024, beginning with a reception to meet the photographers.  All photographers entering the contest who are awarded a 1st, 2nd, 3rd place prize will be encouraged to frame and display their winning photos.  There will be an opportunity for non-awarded photographs to be displayed as matted images as well.  Displayed images will be available for sale with a portion of the proceeds going to the benefit of the Pennypack Trust.  Details will be provided prior to the show.

View Past Winners and Submissions