Essex Heritage Photo Contest

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Essex Heritage is pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 Essex National Heritage Area Photo Contest!

Rocky coasts & harbors, farms & forests, historic towns and trails . . . photographers searched out the best and most beautiful locations for their award-winning submissions to the 2011 Essex Heritage Photo Contest! Their photographs capture our distinctive regional heritage by land and by sea and showcase the living landscape of natural, cultural and historic treasures that define the Essex National Heritage Area. All of the winning photographs were taken in the Essex National Heritage Area and represent one of four contest categories: "People & Places", "Urban Landscapes", "Experiencing the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway" or "Green Spaces".

The 13 winning images will be exhibited at the National Park Service Visitor Center in Salem (2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA 01970) and at the office of the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission (160 Main Street, Haverhill, MA 01830) for one year.

Prizes for the 2011 Essex National Heritage Area Photo Contest were generously contributed by Hunt's Photo & Video and the National Park Service.

People & Places

People make places special, and special places matter to people for different reasons. Photographs submitted to this category are of people engaging with our Heritage Area.

First Prize

“Village Blacksmith”
By George Courage
Location: Pioneer Village, Salem, MA

Second Prize

"Lookout Below!"
By Bill O’Connor
Location: Hospital Point Lighthouse, Beverly, MA

Third Prize

“Ipswich River Kayaking”
by June Rhodes
Location: Topsfield, MA

Urban Landscapes

Images representing the rhythm of life in the Urban Landscapes of the Heritage Area. Photographs submitted to this category focused on built environments in major population centers, streetscapes, and/or diverse architectural details found in our downtowns.

First Prize

“Newburyport Superior Courthouse”
By Lee Yeomans
Location: Newburyport, MA

Second Prize

“Car Free Byway”
By Peter Zoltai
Location: Newburyport Train Station, Newburyport, MA

Third Prize

"Common in Winter"
By Rod Parker
Location: Salem, MA

Experiencing the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway

Photographs that represent the best of what travelers experience along the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway: dramatic coastlines, historic seaports, colonial era farms, small village centers, and a wealth of architecture.

First Prize

“Sunrise at Winter Island”
By Stanley Slysz
Location: Salem, MA

Second Prize

“Side Launch of the Pinky Ardell”
By Susan Plutsky
Location: Essex, MA

Third Prize

"Laughing Horse"
By Sydney Jolivet
Location: Spencer-Pierce-Little Farm, Newbury, MA

Green Spaces

Images that represent the varied green spaces and natural resources in the Heritage Area - from picturesque parks and the woodland trails of the Area’s stately forests, to the rolling pasturelands and open fields of rural farms that help to define the character of our region and provide sanctuary to residents, visitors, and wildlife.

First Prize

"Peace in the Paddock"
By Trish McGregor
Location: Spencer-Pierce-Little Farm, Newbury, MA

Second Prize

"Babies"
By Rod Parker
Location: Ipswich Wildlife Sanctuary, Ipswich, MA

Third Prize

"Old Farm Plow"
By Susan Zappala
Location: Bradford Street, North Andover, MA

Essex Heritage relies on your participation and active engagement to fulfill our mission, support our partners and encourage stewardship of our treasured resources. Essex Heritage’s Photo Safari program and Photo Contest costs are generously underwritten by Hunt's Photo & Video.

Stay tuned for information about the 2012 Photo Contest!
The Essex National Heritage Area 2012 Photo Contest Categories, Prizes and Rules & Regulations will be posted on this page ~January 2012.