Martin Kelley

New Jersey Pinelands Photo Contest

A Flickr user name Oceanpeg just left a comment on one of my recent pictures to let me know that the Pinelands Preservation Alliance is holding a photo contest! I’m a big fan of the PPA and try to get to a few of their events every year but didn’t see this in part because the announcement is only a PDF on their site. Here’s the relevant information about the contest, download the PDF for full rules. The three pictures here are the ones I just submitted.

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Pinelands Preservation Alliance 20th Anniversary Pinelands Photo Contest

Pinelands Preservations Alliance (PPA) is the only non-profit organization whose sole mission is to preserve and protect the natural resources of the New Jersey Pinelands. PPA is 20 years old this year and you can help us celebrate!

Have you ever paddled your way through cedar-colored water, hunted or fished, hiked on sugar sand, helped clean up the woods, waters or roadways, in the Pine Barrens? If so you probably have captured these moments in a photograph. We want you to enter them in our 20th Anniversary Pinelands Photo Contest.

Who can enter?

• Anyone 18 years or older (no contest judges or PPA staff or their families)
• Under the age of 18 all submissions must be made by a parent or guardian

What to enter:
One photograph, taken within the last two years, in any or all, of the categories below:

• Enjoying the New Jersey Pinelands (hiking, picnicking, watching the world go by, etc)
• Protecting the New Jersey Pinelands (clean-ups, trail projects, etc)
• Nature & Wildlife of the New Jersey Pinelands (deer, birds, orchids, frogs, etc)

How to enter:
You can submit photos from May 15th to June 15th.

1. All images must be submitted electronically in JPG format and no larger than 1024x1024 pixel and 2MB in JPG format.
2. Please only submit one image per email.
3. Email your submission to photocontest@pinelandsalliance.org
4. Include the category you are entering in the subject line.
5. Include your name, address, phone number and email address with each submission.
6. Tell us when and where the picture was taken and feel free to include up to 3 sentences about the photograph.
7. You can enter scans of negatives, transparencies, or photographic prints; the picture need not be taken with a digital camera.
8. We can’t accept CDs or prints.

Get the full rules in this two-page contest PDF flyer and find out more about the good work of the Pinelands Preservation Alliance through their website.