Calling All Amateur and Professional Photographers- Enter the Equine Ideal Photo Contest

All professional and amateur photographers who seek to capture the ideal image of the horse are invited to enter the Equine Ideal Online Photography Contest.

Now in its 11th year, the contest will be judged by an exceptional panel of five professional equine photographers. The 2015 judges, Christina Handley, Gail Bates, Mary Cornelius, Tina Thuell and Rachael Waller, are widely accomplished and recognized for their fine art and commercial photography of the horse.

Christina Handley will serve on the judging panel and be contest manager this year. A veteran photographer, Christina has worked with equine photography from horse shows, to commercial advertising and fine art. “I am honored to be working alongside four of the best photographers in the industry to judge the contest” says Christina.

The deadline for entries is June 7, 2015. Winners will be announced on July 7. Winners will be recognized on the contest’s website, http://www.equinephotographycontest.com

Images are to be submitted in a digital format as per guidelines found on the contest’s website.

Images will be judged by professional equine photographers based on: impact, equipment expertise, technical/artistic expertise, light and color, subject matter, creativity and suitability.

Placings will be awarded to first through sixth places and four honorable mentions, with prizes going to the top three placing photos in each of the nine categories as well as a Best of Show award in both the Professional and Amateur divisions.

This contest will also feature two People’s Choice Awards, a very popular feature from previous contests where the public is invited to cast their vote for their favorite photo from the professional and amateur divisions. New this year, all accepted entries will be included in the Peoples’ Choice voting.

Winning images through fifth place will also be published in The Equine Ideal 2015 a limited edition printed book. All winners will be featured on www.equinephotographycontest.com with photo credit.

View results from previous contests here: http://www.equinephotographycontest.com/winners.asp

The official rules and entry form are available online at http://www.equinephotographycontest.com