Top Agricultural Photo Contest Winners Announced
Waterloo, IOWA - For the first time in its history, there is a tie for Best of Show in the Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area (SSNHA) Capture the Heart of America Photo Contest.
Greg Punelli of Des Moines, Iowa with the photo Show Time and Willard Sharp of Madrid, Iowa with the photo Moon Lit, tied for Best of Show. Silos & Smokestacks is requesting the public's help to break the tie. Online voting for the Best of Show Tie-Breaker will begin Wednesday, Dec. 21 and will close Wednesday, Dec. 28 at midnight. The winner will be announced Friday, Dec. 30. Visit www.silosandsmokestacks.org/
Awards were also given to the top photos in each of five categories, as well as for the overall People's Choice "Most Liked." To see a complete list of winning photos may be visit www.silosandsmokestacks.org. First places winners include:
* America's Agricultural Industry
Joshua Gooddell, "The Forge" taken in Angel Camp, CA
* American Farmscapes
Willard Sharp, "Moon Lit," taken in Boone, IA
* Celebrations of Agriculture
Greg Punelli, "Show Time," taken in Des Moines, IA
* Life on the Farm
Warren Terpstra, "In the Clover", taken in Sully, IA
* Silos & Smokestacks Partner Sites
Deb Shoning, "A Walk Through Time," taken in Urbandale, IA
* People's Choice Award
Austin Brink, "The Old Windmill," taken in Waukon, IA
While the Heritage Area covers a 37-county region in Northeast Iowa, the contest allows Silos & Smokestacks to share America's agricultural story across the entire United States.
"It is amazing to see the variety of images taken each year and the unique story each one tells. With so many states represented, it truly demonstrates America's connection to agriculture," said Cara Miller, SSNHA President.
Judges included Karmen Wilder, photographer and owner of Karmen Wilder Design; Kent Shankle, Director, Waterloo Center for the Arts; and Heather Lilienthal, Iowa Soybean Association Director of Producer Services & District 2 Regional Coordinator. The contest was sponsored in-part by Solon Andreas Foundation and Colorfx.
Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area is one of 49 federally designated heritage areas in the nation and is an Affiliated Area of the National Park Service. Through a network of northeast Iowa partner sites, programs and events, SSNHA interprets farm life, agribusiness, and rural communities - past and present.
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