Annual Picture a Park Photo Contest Award Winners Announced

Annual Picture a Park Photo Contest Award Winners Announced

Front row, left to right: Erica Hacker, Tam Graff, Dan Huseby, Morgan Harris, Jasmine Tatah and Lawrence Syverud
Back row, left to right: Commissioner Annie Young, Commissioner Scott Vreeland, Vice-President Liz Wielinski, President John Erwin, Superintendent Jayne Miller, Commissioner Bob Fine and Commissioner Brad Bourn

Thirteen images that best represent the unique sights and scenes in Minneapolis parks were announced as winners of the fourth annual Picture a Park Photo Contest during the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board’s (MPRB) Board of Commissioners meeting on October 2, 2013. Sponsored by the MPRB, People for Parks and National Camera Exchange, the contest aims to highlight the beauty, events and fun throughout Minneapolis parks.

Winning images are currently on display at www.minneapolisparks.org and will soon be featured on a poster, which will be displayed in MPRB recreation centers throughout Minneapolis.

This year more than 300 photo entries were submitted from residents all across the state who visited Minneapolis parks in 2012-13. Winning first place in the Youth category and taking home the Gold Best of Show Award for the 2013 photo contest was “Just a Splash,” taken by Morgan Harris of Minneapolis.

You can view all the 2013 Picture a Park Photo Contest winning photos here.

The People’s Choice category is open October 2 – 27 for your voting. Go to Picture a Park Photo Contest People’s Choice photo album on National Camera Exchange’s Facebook page, and cast your vote by “liking” your favorite photo!

The annual contest, open to amateurs of all ages, encourages photographers to take photos for submission to the categories of beauty, fun and events in Minneapolis parks. Contest prizes include photo enlargements, calendars featuring winning images, MPRB Annual Parking Permits and passes to the Wirth Winter Recreation Area or Jim Lupient Water Park.

Photographers are urged to keep taking photos for submission to the 2014 photo contest, with entries accepted beginning May 1, 2014. More information about the contest will be available at www.minneapolisparks.org after Jan. 1.

ADULT DIVISION

Beauty in the Parks
1st Place**:  Trapped Under the Ice – Dan Huseby, Minneapolis, Minn.
2nd Place: Monochromatic Meet Up – Lawrence Syverud, Mounds View, Minn.
3rd Place: Night Time Under the Falls – Dan Huseby, Minneapolis, Minn.

Fun in the Parks
1st Place***: Blowing Bubbles – Tam Graff, Brooklyn Park, Minn.
2nd Place: Find a Balanced Life… – Larry Risser, Minneapolis, Minn. 
3rd Place: Canoes Waiting – Kim Dayton, Minneapolis, Minn.
Honorable Mention: Jackson’s Castle – Erica Hacker, Edina, Minn.

Events in the Parks
1st Place: Enchanting Dances – Dan Huseby, Minneapolis, Minn.
2nd Place: Happily Ever After – Ramon Malinis Jr., Minneapolis, Minn.
3rd Place: July 4th – Mike Wright, Minneapolis, Minn.

YOUTH DIVISION

Beauty, Fun and Events in the Parks
1st Place*: Just a Splash – Morgan Harris, Minneapolis, Minn.
2nd Place: Solitary Reflection – Jasmine Tatah, Eden Prairie, Minn.
3rd Place: Turn to Stone – Jasmine Tatah, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Honorable Mention: Toes in the Sand – Morgan Harris, Minneapolis, Minn.

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD

Go here to vote for your favorite 2013 photo!

* Gold Best of Show
** Silver Best of Show
*** Bronze Best of Show