Butterfly Pavilion's Annual Photo Contest

This year's photo contest celebrated the diversity of Colorado's tiniest residents. Over 325 photos of insects and arachnids where submitted. The winners were announced at the Photo Contest reception on Thursday, August 4, 2011. Over 150 photographers, family members and Butterfly Pavilion friends attended the reception. Congratulations to all the winners. Make sure to enter next year's photo contest and you could be a winner too! Thank you to this year's sponsors for donating the prizes. Thank you to Mix 100,  Timbuk Toys, and Hacienda Colorado Restaurant.

2011 Winners



1st Place Winner – Caterpillar with black background
Photographer: Cat Hersh

2nd Place Winner – Spider eating bee in flower
Photographer: Pam Scheichenost

3rd Place Winner – Fly on Leaf
Photographer: Jan Facinelli
 

Staff Favorite – Bug on White Flower
Photographer: Michael Therd 



Judge’s Favorite - Spider with Babies
Photographer: Fred Brown 

Best Photo with Person and Insect – Praying Mantis Telling a Secret
Photographer: Jack Clark

Honorable Mention Photos: 

FIRST PLACE: A gift card to Wolf Camera, a $50 gift card to Timbuk Toys, and a gift card to Hacienda Colorado Restaurant.

SECOND PLACE: A gift card to Wolf Camera, a $25 gift card to Timbuk Toys, and a gift card to Hacienda Colorado Restaurant.

THIRD PLACE: A $25 gift card to the Butterfly Pavilion gift shop, a $25 gift card to Timbuk Toys, and a gift card to Hacienda Colorado Restaurant. 

Rules

Professional photographers are not eligible to enter. Professionals are defined, for the purposes of this contest, as individuals who sell or distribute photos for commercial purposes. Photographers registered with the Secretary of State in Colorado or any state for the purpose of business cannot participate in the contest with the intent to use the photos for commercial purposes.

Photographs must be 4”x 6”. Photographs must be 300 dpi resolution or higher. Please, no significant digital editing of entries.

All photos become the property of the Butterfly Pavilion and will not be returned. Participants agree to allow use of their name and photographic entries for publicity purposes. Contest is open to all non-commercial photographers of all ages. No purchase necessary to enter to win. Official entry forms are available at the Butterfly Pavilion, downloadable from www.butterflies.org. Entries will be displayed at the Butterfly Pavilion from August 1 through October 31, 2011.