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6th Annual
Naturescapes
Photography Contest and Exhibition
Sponsored by
San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance and
Hill Country Photography Club
The unique beauty of the natural areas within San Marcos inspired the Naturescapes Photography Contest. The contest now includes photographs taken in greenspaces throughout Hays County, with a special award for the best photograph taken in San Marcos parks and other natural areas within 5 miles of San Marcos city limits.
Suggested subjects include scenery, wildlife, plants, people and pets. Goals of the contest include increasing public awareness of the importance of protecting our natural world and giving photographers at all levels of experience a chance to capture, share, and receive recognition for beautiful and inspiring images.
The contest is open to resident and visiting photographers of all ages. A $200 prize will be awarded for Best in Show and $150 for the best San Marcos area photo. Up to four $100 Awards of Excellence will be presented for the next most outstanding photographs. Additional Awards of Merit will be presented at the discretion of the contest juror.
Visit smgreenbelt.org/SMNaturalAreas for maps and directions to the sometimes difficult-to-find San Marcos natural areas.
Naturescapes Exhibition
San Marcos Activity Center Walkers Gallery
September 11 - November 5, 2010
Awards Reception
San Marcos Activity Center
Saturday, September 11, 2010
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Sponsoring Organizations
The San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance is a non-profit, all-volunteer group that works to protect our quality of life through the creation of interconnected parks and natural areas. Today in the midst of unprecedented growth throughout Central Texas, SMGA is dedicated to ensuring that, along with development, we protect natural areas for ourselves, our children, and our future. Learn more at smgreenbelt.org or email alliance@smgreenbelt.org or visit .
The Hill Country Photography Club is an informal group of photographers of all ages and experience who are interested in exploring photography as an art medium. HCPC strives to help members improve their individual photographic styles, as well as to learn more about the art and science of photography. The Club holds monthly meetings and periodic workshops, and field trips. To be added to our email list, visit hcphotoclub.org and complete the online form on the Membership page..
Juror
Adolfo Isassi has been looking through the lens since he got his Agfa-Matic for his 7th birthday, and using photography as an art medium since he graduated from the Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico in 1985 with a major in architecture and a minor in graphic design. He has exhibited his work with the Austin Association of Visual Arts, Texas Documentary Photographers shows, the City of Austin Cultural Arts Division, PX3 De La Photographie Paris, and fine art galleries around Central Texas.
Rules and Conditions
- Entries must be taken within parks, and public and private natural areas in San Marcos and Hays County.
- Photographs must have been taken within the past two years, and not have been accepted for a previous Naturescapes exhibition.
- Entries will be judged on creativity, photographic quality, and effectiveness in conveying the beauty and unique character of our natural areas. Entries that fail to comply with the rules or are unsuitable for family viewing will be disqualified.
- The juror will select the photographs to be displayed in the exhibition without knowing the identity of the photographers. At his discretion, a $200 prize will be awarded for Best in Show, $150 for the best San Marcos area photo, and up to four $100 Awards for the next most outstanding photographs. Awards of Merit will be presented for additional images deserving recognition.
- Winners and photographers whose entries are selected for the exhibition will be allowed to sell their photographs.
- Images may be submitted only by the photographer who created them. While the photographer retains the copyright for his or her images, the San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance, the City of San Marcos Parks and Recreation Department, and the San Marcos Area Arts Council reserve the right to unlimited use of the photos for the organizations' websites, displays, brochures, news releases, and other print and electronic media.
- The competition is open to resident and visiting photographers, amateur or professional. The contest juror is ineligible to enter photographs.
- To help defray contest expenses, a $10.00 contest entry fee is required for the first four photographs from each photographer. Up to 4 additional photographs may be entered for an additional $5.00, up to a maximum of 8 entries for $15.00.
If your work is selected for exhibition:
- You must provide us with high-resolution files of digital images following the instructions in your acceptance notification.
- Framed exhibition quality prints of your accepted work must be received at City of San Marcos Parks and Recreation Department, 401 E. Hopkins, San Marcos, TX 78666 no later than 5:00 pm, Friday, September 3, 2010.
- Your prints should be matted and framed; ready to hang; and labeled on the back with your name and the title of the image. We recommend at least a 2-inch mat border and a simple frame.
- The frame must be at least 8"x10" and no more than 30" in any dimension.
- To help defray exhibition costs, photographers will pay a 30% sales commission for prints sold during the exhibition.
- Prints may be picked up at the San Marcos Activity Center on Saturday, November 6, 2010. If you prefer to have your entry mailed or shipped to you, please provide a prepaid, pre-addressed shipping case. Warning: any work without a prepaid, pre-addressed shipping case that is not picked up on time will be sold, with the proceeds going to benefit the San Marcos Area Arts Council.
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