photo credit: JR Carson

benefiting:

Portland Fruit Tree Project

theme:

Fruits of Our Labor

deadline:

September 21, 2010 11:59 PDT
Results by November 16, 2009!

Portland Fruit Tree Project is a community-powered effort harvesting and caring for urban, natural food resources. They organize people to gather fruit before it falls, and make it available to those who need it most. They register fruit and nut trees throughout the city, bring people together to harvest and distribute thousands of pounds of fresh fruit each year, and teach tree care and food preservation in hands-on workshops. Visit www.portlandfruit.org and see what trees they’re shaking this season.

Winners from the last contest:

First place:
Cheyenne Glasgow
U-pick
Second place:
Christopher LaMarca
Wild Blueberries
Third place:
susan bein
old orchard, apple
Honorable
Bill Eckerson
Tom and Pear
Honorable
Shawn Linehan
Backyard Pear Harvest

See all of the entries

prizes

1st Place

Nikon D90 or $750

2nd Place

$250

3rd Place

$100

Honorable Mentions (x2)

$75

from the field...

Depth of Field (DoF) collaborates with local and national non-profits to create photography contests that generate images, cash donations and prizes for the sponsored organization and contestants. Through these contests, DoF addresses the expressed need from both photographers and non-profit organizations to increase visibility and scope of work. ...read more

Working closely with sponsored organizations, DoF comes up with a contest theme that will generate useful media and raise awareness of the organization's mission. Winning and non-winning images may be used by the organization, providing an incredible opportunity for photographers to gain professional contacts and exposure.

The organization is given rights to use all images submitted to their contest for one calendar year, while photographers maintain ownership. You can visit official rules for more detailed information.