CALL for ENTRIES: Photo Contest FREE!

MY STOMACH
is bigger than
MY WALLET

I am frugal, or cheap, depending on your viewpoint. I spend more on food each month than I do on rent, electricity and water combined. Ouch. One of the ways I combat the food bill is the local farmers’ market. We have lots of apple orchards in Tennessee, and one of them, Carver’s (pictured left), also features a farmer’s market. It is my first stop before going to the grocery store. This next call invites you to share a single image or your agricultural influence. Make me proud…

Check out this Call for Entries for Your American Farmer Photo Contest, a FREE online photo competition from Photographer Paul Mobley, the Darkroom Gallery (Essex Junction, VT), and Hoodman. There is no entry fee and LOTS of great prizes. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
American Farmer
Photo Contest

Photographer Paul Mobley traveled the country documenting America’s unsung heroes of industry and agriculture in his book: “American Farmer: Portraits of the Heartland”. What began as a break from his commercial photography soon became a journey which led Mobley down a path of self-discovery with a renewal in his passion for making images.

Mobley’s work for American Farmer was recently optioned for presentation as a feature-length documentary. The film goes deep into our nation’s agricultural heartland to tell the personal stories of the indomitable men and women who literally sustain us all. Dubbed “American Farmer” by its producers, the documentary will launch followed by a national PBS broadcast.

Mobley would like you to share your experiences with the country’s beautiful agriculture, farm, farmer’s market and garden world. Capturing your favorite fall harvest scene, summer fruit stand, farmer’s market or road-side stand, share your view this country’s beautiful landscape, agriculture and harvest. Contest is open to both amateur and professional photographers from across the country.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists.

MEDIA: Photography

DEADLINE: November 11, 2011

NOTIFICATION: November 21, 2011

ENTRY FEE: None

JURORS: Paul Mobley will be joined by Reid Callanan of Sante Fe Workshops, Gregory Wakabayashi from Welcome Books, Andrew Barbusca of the National Farmer’s Market Nutrition Association (NFMNA) and Joe Murphy of the Iowa State Farm Bureau.

Jurors will choose first, second and third prize selections based on originality, beauty and capturing the heart of America’s agriculture society and strength. People, places, farms, landscape-these photos should embody America’s rich harvest. Capture the human spirit in each subject.

JURORS’ AWARDS: 1st Place: Gift Certificate to attend Paul’s Summer 2012 Sante Fe Workshop July 29-August 3, 2012. ($1200 value. Travel, meals and accommodations not included); Signed 16×20 Limited Edition American Farmer Print from Paul Mobley; Hoodman Loupe & Memory Card; and a Signed Copy of “American Farmer” Book. 2nd Place: Signed 11×14 Limited Edition American Farmer Print from Paul Mobley, Hoodman Loupe & Memory Card, and a Signed copy of “American Farmer” Book. 3rd Place: Signed copy of “American Farmer” Book and a Hoodman Loupe & Memory Card.

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS: 1st Place: Signed 16×20 Limited Edition American Farmer Print from Paul Mobley, Hoodman Loupe & Memory Card, and a Signed copy of “American Farmer” Book. 2nd Place: Signed 11×14 Limited Edition American Farmer Print from Paul Mobley, Hoodman Loupe & Memory Card, and a Signed copy of “American Farmer” Book. 3rd Place: Signed copy of Paul Mobley’s “American Farmer” Book and a Hoodman Lupe & Memory Card.