Winyah Rivers Foundation Annual Photo Contest
2013 Photo Contest
Winyah Rivers Foundation's Annual Photo Contest opens for entries on February 1st.Click here for the flyer, including the contest rules. The contest closes to entries on April 26th. Winners will be announced at our Awards Ceremony on Friday, May 10th, from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm, at the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum in Myrtle Beach.
Give it your best shot!
2012 Photo Contest
The Annual Winyah Rivers Photo Contest inspires local photographers to “give it their best shot” and this year was no exception. Designed to promote the beauty of our local rivers and encourage people to get outside to view and photograph these special places, the money it raises furthers the mission of the Waccamaw RIVERKEEPER® Program of Winyah Rivers Foundation to “protect, preserve, monitor and revitalize the health of the lands and waters of the greater Winyah Bay watershed.”
Now in its 5th year, we received the largest number of entries yet…122 photographs in total! Photographs were received for consideration in each of three categories: Scenic, Wildlife, and Youth. The largest number of entries highlighted the diversity of our local wildlife, a total of 61 photographs. At 45 entries, the photographs entered in the scenic category displayed the beauty of our area at all times of the year.
Our Youth category grew the most this year with 16 entries from photographers 18 and under. Forestbrook Middle School, under the leadership of Ms. Stephanie Necessary, Writing and Yearbook Advisor, devised their own student photography contest and selected 5 student photographs to be entered into our contest. We are thankful for their support and for engaging their students in photographing the natural wonders of our area. We hope that other schools will join in next year’s photo contest and grow the Youth category even more.
Winning entries were kept secret until the “reveal” at our Awards Ceremony on Friday, May 11th at the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum in Myrtle Beach. Our sponsor, 803 Labs, Inc. of Myrtle Beach, processed, enlarged and mounted the winning photographs for display that evening and throughout the month of May.
Special thanks to our sponsors for the 2012 Winyah Rivers Foundation Photo Contest:
Our Major Sponsor:
Our Media Sponsors:
In addition, we would like to thank the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum for hosting our awards ceremony.
Last, but not least, thank you to all of the photographers who submitted entries this year! We appreciate your photography and your support!
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