2022 Beauty of the Bee Photo Contest
NOW CLOSED!
Winners will be announced in the next few days...return to this page or visit our Facebook page!
Photo by Jake Jackson
The 10th Annual Beauty of the Bee Photo Contest is closed...
Thanks to all the photographers who submitted their wonderful photos!
To accept top 2 prizes, photographer's must verify they are over 21 years old.
Please visit our Beauty of the Bee Photo Contest Facebook Group to see all the entries we received.
We ahave GREAT prizes for this year's top winners including Mahonia wine, membership to the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art and our terrific Bee Jazzy t-shirts! (see photos below)
READ THE RULES | ENTER THE CONTEST | See the 2021 Beauty of the Bee Photo Contest Winners
If you’ve been following our work on behalf of pollinator health, you know that concern for the survival of all pollinators (including bees) is a critical part of the fight for the integrity of environmental biodiversity and food justice.
Images inspire others to get involved and care! YOU can help save bees by capturing their special beauty. Send us your favorite original photo of bees in any setting, whether in the wild or in your own back yard. We will accept one photo entry per person. Bee creative!
We will display the photo entries on our Facebook group page so you can follow the contest entries and VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITES!
A limited edition t-shirt of your size choice may be substituted for winners who are too young to accept wine for 1st and second prizes.
PRIZES
1st Place Winner: Display of your photo on BOTH the Beyond Toxics Facebook page and the home page of this web site AND a bottle of 2016 Pinot Noir wine from Mahonia Vinyard AND a one-year family membership to the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.
2nd Place Winner: Display of your photo on BOTH the Beyond Toxics Facebook page and on our website AND a bottle of 2017 Chardonnay from Mahonia Vinyard (see photo below) and 4 bee-themed potholders from Mustang Sally Studio.
3rd Place Winner: your photo displayed on the Beyond Toxics Facebook page and on our website AND a beautiful, limited edition BEE JAZZY t-shirt (limited to size availability) AND a $10 gift certficate for Oakshire Brewing Beer.
Honorable Mentions: Your photo displayed on the Beyond Toxics Facebook page and on our website.
Highest interest on Facebook (posts with the most positive reactions): Display of your photo on the Beyond Toxics Facebook page. Follow the submissions on our Facebook photo contest group!
FIRST PLACE PRIZES
Bottle of 2016 Pinot Noir wine from Mahonia Vinyard
and a one-year family membership to the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
SECOND PLACE PRIZE
Bottle of 2017 Chardonnay wine from Mahonia Winery
SECOND PLACE PRIZE
also:
4 bee-themed potholders from Mustang Sally Studio.
Your photos can make a difference!
Prior photo entries have helped Beyond Toxics make the case for changing laws and policies, such as the ban on neonics in Eugene, Portland and Milwaukie, Oregon.
Another reason to submit your bee photos
We are very successful in promoting top winning photographs far and wide, providing great exposure to winning photographers. Examples from past years include: a traveling photo exhibit displayed at several businesses in Portland and Eugene, the state Capitol, the Corvallis Public Library and local restaurants. Several of the winning photos also appeared on TV, in statewide media including Oregon Public Broadcasting, Eugene Weekly, the Eugene Register-Guard, in blogs and magazines, and more.
CONTEST RULES
We will accept one contest entry per person of a bee photo showing how you interpret, "Summer of Bee Love." | DEADLINE: Thursday, August 18th at Noon. | Winners will be announced on World Honey Bee Day, August 20th.
To accept top 2 prizes, photographers must verify they are over 21 years old.
Winners* will be chosen by a panel of judges that may include professional photographers, video producers and Beyond Toxics staff.
Tallies by judges will be based on 7 aesthetic criteria, including quality of the image and originality.
Vote tallies on our Beauty of the Bee Photo Contest Facebook Group may be used to help break ties ONLY. An additional category of winner has been created for photo entries based on total number of Facebook votes.
Please do not submit photos that have been submitted to our contest in prior years or that have been manipulated by special filters in photo manipulation software (contrast and color adjustments are fine).
Staff and board members of Beyond Toxics and judges are not eligible to enter the contest.
ALL JUDGING DECISIONS ARE FINAL.
BEYOND TOXICS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY ENTRIES FOR INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT.
*We will make every effort to give credit to the photographers when we promote and display their photos, allowing for type of media and space restrictions.
A limited edition t-shirt of your size choice may be substituted for winners who are too young to accept wine for 1st and second prizes.
SUBMIT YOUR BEST PHOTO below...
Please visit our Facebook group so you can vote for your favorite photos as they are posted. NOTE: Facebook votes will not be the primary determining factor in choosing winners, but we will provide special recognition for the photo that gets the most votes on Facebook.
