The Twin Cities Area Council of
Camera Clubs (TCACCC) is pleased to announce its youth photography contest
which begins on February 1, 2013 and runs through April 30, 2013.
The photo competition is a collaboration between the Camera Council and Capture
Minnesota (hosted by Twin Cities Public Television). Minnesota
students between the age of 13 and 18 are eligible to participate.
The contest will run for three
months. During each month there will be two challenges, one which focuses
upon nature and the other a more general topic.
A list of the
monthly general topics is provided here:
- February 1st – 28th Show Us Your World – family, friends, school, neighborhood, community
- March 1st – 31st Tell a Story – through the use of a single image
- April 1st – 30th “Wow, that’s cool!” – images that make you want to say “Wow, that’s cool!”
There will be
two winners selected each month from each challenge (one selected by popular
vote and the other by the Camera Council judges) for a total of four winners
each month. Each of the monthly winners will receive a $20 gift card from West
Photo.
At the end of the competition,
overall winners of the two categories will be selected (General Photography and
Nature). Certificates will be awarded for Honorable Mention; and, Bronze,
Silver and Gold Medals, for third, second and first place – respectively.
A Grand Prize Winner will also be selected and will be presented a Canon EOS
60D 18 MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera and a 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS UD Standard Zoom
Lens (donated by West Photo).
Beginning February 1st,
youth photographers can set up a login and begin uploading their images to
Capture Minnesota at the following website: http://www.captureminnesota.com/help/how-it-works
Submit your images under the “By
Youth Photographers” category. You must also select the challenge
in which you are entering your image, either Nature or the Monthly General
Challenge. Additional instructions have been provided on the Camera
Council’s website at: http://www.cameracouncil.org/507453/youth-photography-contest/
Acknowledgements
This project was made possible
through the collaborative and supportive involvement of various organizations,
including:
- Twin Cities Public
Television (tpt), which is hosting the Youth Photography Contest as
part of Capture Minnesota – an online photo competition aimed at
spotlighting the richness of all the things that make up our state, including
our people, places, events and nature;
- Digital Photography Bridge
to Nature, an initiative of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources,
which promotes an appreciation of nature through photography. Digital
Bridge has provided educational support to over a 1000 teachers statewide, and
has put cameras in the hands of their students. Digital
Bridge was instrumental in helping to promote the TCACCC’s Youth Photography
Contest; and
- West Photo, who
provided the prizes for the contest, including a digital SLR camera and zoom
lens as a grand prize.
