Wildlife in North Carolina Announces Photo Competition

RALEIGH, N.C. (May 27, 2005) — Got a great wildlife photograph you think should be published? Now is your opportunity. Wildlife in North Carolina, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s flagship publication, invites one and all to participate in its 2005 wildlife photo competition.

The competition, which runs until Sept. 30, will hand out awards in 10 categories: Birds; Mammals; Reptiles and Amphibians; Invertebrates; Wildflowers and Fruits; Outdoor Recreation; Peaks, Valleys and Plains; Habitats of Concern; Youth Photographer, 13–17; and Youth Photographer, 12 and under. Rules and more detailed category descriptions are printed in the June issue of the magazine and are available on the Wildlife Commission’s Web site, www.ncwildlife.org (see Photo Competition here).

The grand prize winner will have his or her photo published on the cover of the January 2006 issue of Wildlife in North Carolina and will receive a check for $200. All winning photographs will be published in the magazine and exhibited at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. First place in all categories pays $100; second place, $75; and third place, $50.

Winners also will receive an 8-by-10-inch print of their winning entry from J.W. Photo Labs of Raleigh and products from the Eastman Kodak Company.

Only photographs taken in North Carolina in the last five years are eligible for the competition. The following rules apply:

• No pets or farm animals, with the exception of animals participating with people in outdoor recreation (for example, hunting dogs or riders on horseback)
• No photos of animals that are both captive and non-native to North Carolina (for example, polar bears or lions at the N.C. Zoo)
• No photos manipulated digitally beyond conventional darkroom techniques

All photos must be entered electronically at www.ncwildlife.org. No slides, negatives or prints will be accepted by mail. Go to the Web site and click on the Photo Competition link to enter your photographs. Photographers may enter up to three photos in each category.

For more information, e-mail competition@ncwildlife.org.