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​2022 Friends of Black Bayou Photo Contest Rules

2022 Friends of Black Bayou Photo Contest
We welcome you as a participant in the Friends of Black Bayou annual Photo Contest! This year’s contest objectives are the same as always: to encourage protection of wildlife and conservation of natural resources through photographic skills and an appreciation of natural settings on the Refuge.  


Ardea Alba Angling by Kimmie Paxton
2021 Winning Photo "Ardea Alba Angling" by Kimmie Paxton
Please email up to, but no more than, three (3) photographs in each category,  taken at Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge or one of its sister refuges (D’Arbonne, Upper Ouachita, Handy Brake, and Tensas River NWRs) to friendsofblackbayou@gmail.com by October 1, 2022. No printed photos will be accepted this year. Images should be at least 3000 X 2400 at a resolution of 300 DPI (or 4+ megabytes). 

Each photo should be attached to a separate email, with the following information in the email text: 
  • name of photo
  • name of photographer 
  • division (adult-amateur, adult-professional, or youth-under 17 years) and 
  • category (micro/macro, landscape, animals, birds, people on refuge, or plants)  

No identifying marks may be on the photos. Photos that have won ribbons in previous FoBB photo contests may not be resubmitted, but non-winners may be resubmitted. Panoramic photos are not allowed.  

Photos including people, especially children, should be accompanied by an attached, signed permission slip, allowing the publication of their likeness.                

Ribbons will be awarded for the Charles Heck Memorial Grand Prize (best in show) as well as 1st, 2nd, 3rd place, and Honorable Mention in each category. Ties may occur in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places while any number of Honorable Mention ribbons may be awarded. Each person may submit up to three (3) photos in each category, but each person may win only one “place” ribbon per category (except Honorable Mentions, which are unlimited, and Grand Prize, which may be awarded in addition to a “place” ribbon). 

​Photos will be judged anonymously. Photos with identifying marks will be disqualified. Three anonymous, well-qualified judges chosen by the FoBB photo committee will make the final decisions on winning pictures. 

Judging criteria:
  • Technical excellence (sharpness, lighting, composition, exposure)
  • Originality/creativity
  • Interest/Refuge appreciation
  • Only minor manipulation should be used to create natural-looking photographs. Cropping is allowed, but adding any elements not existing in the original photo is not allowed. Judges may, at their discretion, disqualify any photos that appear to be manipulated. 
All submitted photo files become the property of FoBB, with proper photo credit given to the photographers if their photos are used or published, which may be done without notice. However, the photographers retain the right to use their own photos in any way they wish. 

The Charles Heck Memorial Grand Prize photo and all first-place photos will be printed and displayed in the Refuge Visitor Center at the October 15, 2022, FoBB Fall Celebration, while all ribboned photos will be displayed online at www.friendsofblackbayou.org and on the FoBB Facebook group page. A press release listing all the winning photos (including at least the Grand Prize image) will be sent to various news outlets. 

Here is a Printable PDF form of this information>>


THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING and GOOD LUCK!! 

Friends of Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge Officers 2021-2022
President: Vernon Wells
President-Elect:  Joydeep Bhattacharjee
Treasurer: Anna Hill
Membership Secretary: Mark Elliott
Archivist: Kimberly Paxton
Recording Secretary:
Kimberly Paxton
Education Director: Clair Calhoun Roane
Nature Shop Director: Ann Smith

At-Large Board Members: Leslie Calhoun, Anirudh Girey, Becky Hamm, Ron Hiltz,  
Suzanne Laird-Dartez, Sheila McCormick, Charles Paxton, Christian True

Erin Cox - USFWS Liasion
Contact the Visitor Center at 318-387-1114 for more information.
Physical Location of the Visitor Center is located at 480 Richland Place, Monroe, Louisiana (no mail)
Mailing Address: Friends of Black Bayou Lake NWR, Post Office Box 9241, Monroe LA 71211-9241
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