Fourth Annual Photography Contest
January 24th, 2010Fourth Annual Photography Contest:
Vitality and Resiliency: People of North Missouri, is the theme of the 2010 Photo Contest. With the challenging economy many people are experiencing hard times, yet the people of North Missouri remain resilient in the face of adversity. People survive and thrive and maintain hopeful attitudes. Again this year there will be a category just for youth entries as well as a category for adults. One purpose of this year’s photography contest is to help promote tourism in this part of our wonderful state of Missouri. Winning photographs will hang in the representative’s Capitol office for one year and many of the photos will be selected for use in tourism materials. Submissions for this year’s contest are due February 26, and the reception and awards ceremony will be held March 4 at the Kirksville Arts Center.
Visitors to the Capitol make very positive comments on the beautiful images representing North Missouri. I hope that this year’s contest will help reveal people’s hopeful attitudes in this economically challenging time. We will update the information in each week’s issue of the newsletter. I welcome diverse entries from our wonderfully gifted photographers, both amateur and professional and hope this event will serve as an opportunity to raise awareness of North Missouri as a wonderful tourism destination and a place with wonderful people.
This years contest features both Adult and Youth divisions. The winning photographs from 2009 are currently hanging in the representative’s Capitol office, while the 2008 winners hang our district office. The picture shown here, submitted by Brooke Goans, is the first prize winner from last year. It is still hangs in my Capitol office.
