All alpaca lovers are invited to participate in the Photo Contest! Membership in Pennsylvania’s (PAOBA), Maryland’s (MABA) or the Alpaca Owners Association (AOA) is NOT REQUIRED!!
The Photography Contest is another great way to market your farm so here’s your chance to show your photography skills with those special alpaca moments or your world with alpacas even as a visitor. Photos will be judged on creativity, composition, content, and artistic merit. YOU MUST REGISTER ON LINE if you are a member of any alpaca organization. You can click here for a direct link to the registration site.
“Golden Ticket”- TWO tickets will be chosen! A “Golden Ticket” will be awarded for each photo (one photo per category) with a caption that has been registered and emailed to Lena Galing. TWO tickets will be chosen for a Bag of Lottery Tickets worth $100 at the Live Auction thanks to TWO farm sponsorships.
Competition Rules: Format must be an 8” X 10” photo mounted on a black matt frame or tag board found at Walmart, Michaels, Hobby Lobby or AC Moore etc. Only one photo per person per category is permitted. All photos must contain at least one alpaca. Each photo may only be entered in one category. All photos submitted must have been taken within the past 12 months, prior to the entry deadline. There is a $10.00 entry fee per photo. All photos MUST have a “Caption” that captures the essence of the photo! Type the caption on a mailing label and center it below the picture on the front but at the top edge of the black matt. This will assist the judge in making a final decision!
Only the following information should be on a label on the BACK of each photo:
- Category
- Farm Name
- Photographer’s Name, Address and Phone Number
Categories: (Please do not submit photos with special effects in the first three categories.)
- Humorous Alpacas
- Alpaca(s) - interacting with other animals, people or inanimate objects
- Postcard Worthy - alpacas depicted in beautiful surroundings or capturing the alpaca’s nature
- Artistic Freedom - may include Black & White, enhanced photos, photos taken with lens or filters causing special effects
If you are NOT a member of any alpaca organization, send your matted photo package in the mail and digital photos no later than March 29, 2022 to Lena Galing. Send a check for $10 for each photo made out to PAOBA to our Treasurer, DJ Penica, 111 Birch Road, Carlisle, PA 17015. Enclose a return envelope with postage in the same mailing envelope. Your efforts with this request will be appreciated.
If you are NOT attending the show but ARE a member, please register online at www.AlpacaReg.com at $10 for each photo. Send your matted photo package in the mail and digital photos no later than March 29, 2022 to Lena Galing. Enclose a return envelope with postage in same mailing envelope. Lena would appreciate your efforts with this request.
If you ARE a member and attending the show, send digital photo(s) before March 29, 2022 to Lena Galing and bring photos on Thursday or Friday ASAP. If you have already registered for the show but not the Photo Contest, email Scott Young at sayoung@hancock.net and ask him to reopen your registration to pay for your photo(s).
Photos will NOT be displayed or judged without a digital copy and caption sent to Lena Galing by March 29, 2022. Digital submission of photos permits PAOBA and MABA to publish photos on PAOBA’s and MABA's websites, and posting of show results in future show books. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place ribbons will be awarded in each category. A special “Judge’s Choice Award” will be selected from the display of the twelve winning photos. This special ribbon will be awarded Saturday afternoon after the Live Auction! Other benefits will be announced. Ribbons, winning photos, and all other photos may be picked up from photo contest display after 12:00 on Sunday, April 10, 2022. Judge’s decisions are final.
2022 MA & PA- Photo Contest
c/o Lena Galing
265 Meadowbrook Road
Waynesburg, PA 15370
724-255-2013
lenagaling@windstream.net
Photos and winners from 2021
Winner of the Golden Ticket was Maureen Santina from Alpacas at Sky Meadow
Winner of Judges Choice was Charlene Arnold from Breezy Meadows Alpacas
Winner of Judges Choice was Charlene Arnold from Breezy Meadows Alpacas
