2010 North Carolina Photography Competition

Back in July, I posted an image of a cute, photogenic little toad I found in my yard.  Well, a few days after I took the picture, I was taking my lunch at work, I decided to "Google" photography contests because I thought he was contest worthy.  Well, my search was successful and I located a Photography Competition called the 2010 North Carolina Wildlife Photography Competition held by NC Wildlife Magazine and submitted the photo.  You can see the photo here:  First Place Winner - Amphibian/Reptiles

I must say, because I submitted the photo in July, by the time October came around I completely forgot about my submission.  Well...good news, I was notified at the end of October that my photo was a finalist in the competition in the Reptile/Amphibian category.  I was completely shocked and extremely exited.  Approximately a week later, I was informed that my toad portrait was the first place winner in the Reptile/Amphibian category.  I was elated at this news!  It was a great accomplishment.  This was the first photography competition I entered and I won first place!

So, with the win comes a gift card, a check, copies of the magazine the toad will be published in, a display of the toad at the Museum of Natural Science in Raleigh, NC and a large print of the photograph.  Along with the exposure from the publishing came a phone call from my local newspaper.  The local newspaper ran a little article about my win in the competition.

That was an incredible achievement and I am a very proud photographer!

You can look at all of the winning photographs here: 2010 North Carolina Photography Competition Winners