Photo Contest
Unpack those cameras and head to the field! You have until October to take candid pictures of your Metchosin neighbours. Your nonhuman neighbours, that is.
MACCA (Metchosin Arts and Cultural Centre Association) and MF (the
Metchosin Foundation) are partnering to bring you Metchosin,
Naturally! Seasons Through the Lens, a photographic contest and
exhibition. The exhibition will be at the Arts Centre and the
Old School Gallery, 4495 Happy Valley Road, from October 28 to
November 10, 2018.
The goal of this new contest and exhibition is to represent the
biodiversity of Metchosin through photographic skills. Over the last
six years, several local photographers have accompanied Metchosin
bioblitz teams while they found and identified over 2400 local
species (you can see some of their work
on the "Photos" tab at the
left). Working with these photographers has made the bioblitz organizers aware
how important artistic depiction can be as a tool to expand
local awareness of the Districts unique environmental setting. |
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The contest and exhibition is open to all residents of Canada of any
age level. Both amateur and professional photographers may
participate. Submissions are limited to three photographs for each
photographer and there is a $5 for each photograph. All received photos will be included in the exhibition.
The images in the submissions must be taken in the District of
Metchosin during 2018. There are four categories for submission and
two age groups within each category. The categories are:
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Landscapes, seascapes, mixtures of subjects
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Plants, lichens, and mushrooms
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Birds and insects
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Other animals
The principal subjects in the photographs
must be non-domesticated species (i.e., not sheep, dogs, caged birds,
garden plants, etc.) growing and living in Metchosin.
Submissions from photographers eighteen years and younger will be
judged as junior submissions. An external panel of judges will select
first, second, and third place awards for each category and for each
of the two age groups. All winners will receive certificates,
their awards will be noted in the exhibition, and they will be
mentioned in exhibition publicity. The junior and non-junior first
place winners in the four categories will received boxed sets of
Metchosin Foundation Nature Cards.
View/print the contest rules and submission form.
Get clicking!
Artwork by Gala Milne
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