Canon’s Photography In The Parks

Canon U.S.A called for entries for the third Canon Photography In The Parks Photo Contest. Enter the contest by submitting images from parks or monuments in America.

The theme of the Photography In The Parks Photo Contest for 2008 is "Inspirational Nature Images," and is open to all (legal) United States resident non-professional photo enthusiasts over 13 year of age. This rules out all those residing north of the 49th parallel.

Starting on April 22 and closing on September 30, photographic enthusiasts are encouraged to submit their favorite photographs from a United States park to the Canon Digital Learning Center. The winning photographer will receive a trip to a park of their choice, and a full suite of Canon photographic equipment.

While the image may be any park, national state or even a local city park in the United States trip is to a participating national or state park, so Central park in New York is probably out.

"A picture captures a moment in time, but the right picture triggers an emotional reaction within people. Through our Photography in the Parks Photo Contest, we want people to seek out those inspirational images and enjoy the beauty of the outdoors while doing it," stated Yuichi Ishizuka, senior vice president and general manager, Canon U.S.A. "As an environmentally-conscious organization, we encourage everyone to enjoy the beauty of nature, and also to work to protect it."

Logging onto the contest website, photographers will not only have the opportunity to enter their favorite photos, but also forward an e-postcard of their submitted images to friends and family as a fun way to share their photographs.

To help create a prize winning image, explore the Canon Digital Learning Center where there are various educational resources that Canon offers for novices and advanced photographers alike.

Of course, suite 101 offers expert advice in a rapidly increasing number of landscape photography articles from a variety of experienced photographers.