The 2014 Photo Contest Has Now Commenced
The AIS invites you to participate in our annual Photo Contest. Submissions for the 2014 AIS Photo Contest will be received from April 1, 2014 until midnight June 30, 2014. This contest is free and open to everyone, with the exception of contest judges and the contest chairperson who are not eligible to enter or win. The full entry information + entry form for the 2014 AIS Photo Contest is available now on the AIS website. For further information on this item please go to: Enter Photo Contest
Every year The American Iris Society sponsors a photo contest. Concentrating generally on irises, the people who grow and hybridize them, and their use in garden or natural settings, the contest is open to anyone who submits a picture. The specific categories vary from year to year, and are open to adults and youth alike with separate awards for youth submissions.
To see previous photo contest winners from years past please go to:
Please note: "Digital photo submissions to the Photo Contest must be high resolution (300 dpi or higher) and at least 4 X 6 inches in size. (Saved as a "maximum quality" jpeg, that would be a file size of approximately 1.4 MB)
There must be irises in the photos. Entries will be selected and judged in six (6) categories:
1. Irises in a landscaped garden
2. Irises in a field or home garden
3. Events, tours, a person or people (at iris location)
4. Close up of an iris or irises
5. Iris photos- art effects, macro of bloom segments
6. Photos of pets, wildlife or garden art with the irises
2. Irises in a field or home garden
3. Events, tours, a person or people (at iris location)
4. Close up of an iris or irises
5. Iris photos- art effects, macro of bloom segments
6. Photos of pets, wildlife or garden art with the irises
Again, for all the information you need to enter this year's photo contest, please go to:
And, to provide you with some inspiration here are a few of the winners from last year's contest:
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| Runner Up, Close Up: Spuria iris 'Sparkling Cider' at Northern Ogden, UT by Susanne Holland Spicker |
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| Runner Up, Landscape: iris Pseudacorus at Denver Botanical Garden by Lowell Baumunk |
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| 2013 Runner Up, Youth, Field: TB iris "Seems Like Orange Sherbet,' Milltown, WI by Piper Nelson |
We hope many of you will participate!
