The fourth annual Show-Me Snapshots Photo Contest, sponsored by Missouri Farm Bureau (MFB) partnered with the MFB Foundation for Agriculture, is picking up steam as weather warms and seasonal crops begin to emerge for prime photo ops for photographers.
The contest, launched in January and ending Oct. 16, 2015, is open to Missouri Farm Bureau members and their dependents in both adult and youth categories. Photo submissions will be used to portray and promote today's agriculture in the state of Missouri in future publications, promotions and social media by Missouri Farm Bureau. All photos must represent and exemplify safe farming practices.
"At the mid-point in the contest, we encourage members to take advantage of the opportunities available on the farm and in rural Missouri to start taking photographs that best represent Missouri agriculture," said Estil Fretwell, MFB Public Affairs Director. "In years past, we have had some stunning photography entered into the competition and are looking forward to what this year's crop will bring."
Photos can be submitted in four categories, including landscapes, people, rural workday and animals in the adult division. Top prize in each category will receive $150. Second place will receive $100 and third, $50. In the youth division, all entries will be combined into one category, and first and second place winners will be selected to win $150 and $100, respectively. A grand prize of $100 will also be awarded to one photograph chosen from all entries.
Photographers who have entered and won in the Show-Me Snapshots contest in the past have gone on to win in the American Farm Bureau Federation photo contest.
Winners will be announced on Dec. 1, 2015, in social media and on MOFB.org. Winning photographs will be on display at the 101st Missouri Farm Bureau Annual Meeting in December at Tan-Tar-A in Osage Beach, Mo.
For more information on contest guidelines and how to enter, visit the 2015 Show-Me Snapshots Photo Contest webpage at MoFB.org/Home/MFBPhotoContest.aspx or call MFB Public Affairs at 573-893-1468.
Community on 05/28/2015