Winners announced in inaugural national farm photo contest

(Guelph) Winners have been announced in the Farm & Food Care Foundation’s inaugural Farm Photo Contest. The contest which ran from early May until the end of June gave photographers the chance to enter their farm photography in six categories – All About Animals, Canadian Farm Scenes, Crazy About Crops, Farm Faces, Farm Fun and Farm Innovation.

The contest was a great success, generating 650 entries from across the country. Prizes in the amount of $400 (first), $200 (second), $100 (third) and $50 (honourable mention) will be awarded to the winners of each category. An additional $400 will also go to the overall contest winner – the entry of Sheri Mangin of Manitoba.

Many of the winning photos will be featured in the 2014 edition of The Real Dirt on Farming. This national publication answers common questions asked by the public about food and farming practices in Canada, and will be released in November of 2014. Photos may also be used in other Farm & Food Care initiatives.

Winning entries were chosen through a combination of a two week Facebook contest, where viewers voted on their favourite entries, and by a panel of three Canadian photographers who served as independent judges.

Overall Winner: Sheri Mangin, Manitoba

All About Animals

First Place: Chris Grab, Alberta

Second Place: Dwane Morvik, Saskatchewan

Third Place: Wayne Riley, Prince Edward Island

Honourable Mention: Melanie Curtis, Ontario

Canadian Farm Scenes

First Place: Dwane Morvik, Saskatchewan

Second Place: Curtis Matwishyn, Saskatchewan

Third Place: Colombe Lane, British Columbia

Honourable Mention: Hanna Devos, Manitoba

Crazy About Crops

First Place: Curtis Matwishyn, Saskatchewan

Second Place: Eric Persson, Ontario

Third Place: Kathie MacDonald, Ontario

Honourable Mention: Katelyn Thom, Ontario

Farm Faces

First Place: Becki Irwin, Ontario

Second Place: Krystle VanRoboys, Ontario

Third Place: Kim Jo Bliss, Ontario

Honourable Mention: Jamie Allport, British Columbia

Farm Fun

First Place: Sheri Mangin, Manitoba

Second Place: Krystle VanRoboys, Ontario

Third Place: Curtis Matwishyn, Saskatchewan

Honourable Mention: Johnnie Cluff, Quebec

Farm Innovation

First Place: Carley Matheson, Ontario

Second Place: Sarah Cameron, Nova Scotia

Third Place: Dwane Morvik, Saskatchewan

Honourable Mention: Sharon Grose, Ontario

Source: Farmfoodcare