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Minneapolis Picture in a Park Photo Contest Winners Announced

Morgan Harris of Minneapolis won first place in the Youth category and took home the Gold Best of Show Award for the with the image, "Just a Splash." The People's Choice category is open for voting though Oct. 27.

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board last week announced the winners of the fourth annual Picture in a Park Photo Contest.

Thirteen images that best represent the unique sights and scenes in Minneapolis parks were chosen from more than 300 submissions in this year’s contest.

View all the winning images at www.minneapolisparks.org.

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The images will soon be featured on a poster that will be displayed in recreation centers throughout Minneapolis.

Morgan Harris of Minneapolis won first place in the Youth category and took home the Gold Best of Show Award for the with the image, “Just a Splash.”

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View all the 2013 Picture a Park Photo Contest winning photos here.

  • The People’s Choice category is open for voting though Oct. 27.

To vote, go to the Picture a Park Photo Contest People’s Choice photo album on National Camera Exchange’s Facebook page, and cast your vote by “liking” your favorite photo.

The photo contest is sponsored by the MPRB, People for Parks and National Camera Exchange. The contest is open to amateurs of all ages to encourage photographers to take photos for submission to the categories of beauty, fun and events in Minneapolis parks.

Contest prizes include photo enlargements, calendars featuring winning images, MPRB Annual Parking Permits and passes to the Wirth Winter Recreation Area or Jim Lupient Water Park.

Submission for the 2014 photo contest will begin to be accepted on May 1, 2014. More information about the contest will be available at www.minneapolisparks.org after Jan. 1.

Below is a list of winners of the 2013 Contest:

ADULT DIVISION

Beauty in the Parks
1st Place:  Trapped Under the Ice – Dan Huseby, Minneapolis (Silver Best of Show)
2nd Place: Monochromatic Meet Up – Lawrence Syverud, Mounds View
3rd Place: Night Time Under the Falls – Dan Huseby, Minneapolis

Fun in the Parks
1st Place: Blowing Bubbles – Tam Graff, Brooklyn Park (Bronze Best of Show)
2nd Place: Find a Balanced Life… – Larry Risser, Minneapolis 
3rd Place: Canoes Waiting – Kim Dayton, Minneapolis
Honorable Mention: Jackson’s Castle – Erica Hacker, Edina

Events in the Parks
1st Place: Enchanting Dances – Dan Huseby, Minneapolis
2nd Place: Happily Ever After – Ramon Malinis Jr., Minneapolis
3rd Place: July 4th – Mike Wright, Minneapolis

YOUTH DIVISION

Beauty, Fun and Events in the Parks
1st Place*: Just a Splash – Morgan Harris, Minneapolis (Best in Show)
2nd Place: Solitary Reflection – Jasmine Tatah, Eden Prairie
3rd Place: Turn to Stone – Jasmine Tatah, Eden Prairie
Honorable Mention: Toes in the Sand – Morgan Harris, Minneapolis

 


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