Magnolia Gardens Photo Contest Opens March 1
February 23, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – The 5th Annual Magnolia Plantation and Gardens Photography Contest begins Sunday, March 1.
The competition is open to professional and amateur photographers. All photos submitted to the contest must be taken at Magnolia and the Audubon Swamp Garden between March 1 and May 31.
Magnolia has organized the competition along with the Lowcountry Photographic Club. Doug DeLong, the club’s president, said, “The word has spread about the contest. It has become very popular, and the images are getting better each year.”
A $25 entry fee is required. To enter the contest and to obtain contest rules, go to www.lowcountryphotoclub.org. Please do not call the Magnolia ticket booth or office for contest details.
Each photographer will only be allowed to enter two color photographs. Prizes will be awarded to the first-, second- and third-place finishers and 10 percent of the images that receive high scores will get honorable mentions. Entries must be emailed before midnight June 6 to [email protected].
Participating photographers will be assigned an entry number issued by the club. To enter the gardens, the participating photographer must show their entry number along with photo identification. Non photographers must pay the $15 general garden admission to enter the gardens with a participating photographer.
