PRSF Photo Contest 2024
Winning Photos
Thank you to everyone who submitted their stunning images from across the Port Royal Sound for the 1st Port Royal Sound Foundation photo contest. We had 170 submissions across the six categories. Winners from the juried review and public voting round are displayed below. Congratulations to the winners! Be sure to come by the Port Royal Sound Foundation Maritime Center through mid-October to see winning images displayed!
Crip Legree, the Last Castnet Maker, photo by Marci Tressel
JURIED WINNER – BEST IN SHOW
PUBLIC VOTE WINNER – CULTURE
Final Nights, photo by Miles Sanders
JURIED WINNER – LANDSCAPE
PUBLIC VOTE WINNER – LANDSCAPE
Chomp, photo by Jack Carter Worrell
JURIED WINNER – BEST CATCH
Magnolia Blossom, photo by Joan Eckhardt
JURIED WINNER – FLORA
Black Eyed Susan, photo by Daniel F.ย
JURIED WINNER – YOUTH
Picky Picky, photo by Paul Halphin
JURIED WINNER – FAUNA
Can I Join You For Lunch?, photo by Anya I.
PUBLIC VOTE WINNER – YOUTH
Finding a Place in this World, photo by April Elliot
PUBLIC VOTE WINNER – LANDSCAPE
Let’s Dance, photo by Heidi Lane
PUBLIC VOTE WINNER – FLORA
Fresh Catch for the Nest, photo by Jenn Clementoni
PUBLIC VOTE WINNER – FAUNA
Black Drum in Port Royal, photo by Matthew Dale
PUBLIC VOTE WINNER – BEST CATCH
Categories
With its sweeping salt marshes, endless blue skies, rich cultures, and incredible biodiversity, the Port Royal Sound is a photographer’s dream come true. If you love exploring and capturing the majesty of this estuary from behind the camera (or phone) lens, this is an opportunity you won’t want to miss. The Port Royal Sound Foundation is sponsoring its inaugural photo contest to celebrate photographs that help tell the story of this amazing ecosystem. It’s free to enter, and winners in each category will win cash prizes and have their images displayed in the PRSF Maritime Center.ย
CATEGORIES:ย
LANDSCAPE | CULTURE | FLORA | FAUNA | BEST CATCH | YOUTH
PRIZES:ย
Public Vote Category Winners (6): $100 each
Juried Review Category Winners (6): $300 each
Best in Show (one overall winner selected from juried category winners): +$200ย
This project is funded in part by the South Carolina Arts Commission which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
How to Vote for a Photo
Thank you for participating as a voter in the Port Royal Sound Foundation Inaugural Photography Contest. Please review the information and instructions below carefully before voting.
- One public vote winner will be chosen PER CATEGORY based on the most votes within that category.ย
- An individual can only vote once per photo submission.
- The website distinguishes individuals by IP address (network identifier). So you will NOT be able to have multiple devices connected to the same network vote for the same photo. For multiple people in the same household (on the same network) to vote for the same image, please disable the wifi connection on your device and use cellular data.ย
- Please vote for your favorite in each category.
- To vote, follow the following steps:
- Scroll down to the Gallery below where you should see images displayed.
- Photos are not organized by category. Use the middle drop-down menu labeled โAll Categoriesโ under the blue menu bar to pick a category you want to view first. The six categories are Best Catch, Culture, Fauna, Flora, Landscape, and Youth.
- Once you are in a category, you can scroll over the thumbnail of photos to view their title. Click on the imageโs thumbnail if you want to view it fully.ย Hit the โXโ on the bottom right to return to the gallery.
- To vote for the photo, scroll your mouse over the thumbnail of the photo you want to vote for and click the โVoteโ button
- Repeat steps for each category.
How To Submit a Photo
- Read the rules in the RULES & PRIZES tab carefully before submitting
- Submit photos through the UPLOAD PHOTO tab. You can only submit one photo at a time, limit three.
- Fill out the personal and image details provided in the form.
- Image Description & Location are listed as “optional” but are actually required information. Not including this information will prevent your image from being approved.
- Don’t forget to select your image CATEGORY
- Click SUBMIT PHOTO to submit your image.
- If you see the THANK YOU! message appear at the top of the page, your photo was submitted correctly. Images must be reviewed and approved by contest administrators before they appear in the gallery. Please allow at least 24 hours for images to be approved before submitting again or reaching out.
- Once your image has been submitted, you can still edit the Title, Category, Description, and Location by clicking on YOUR IMAGES and selecting the image youโd like to edit. You cannot delete images once they have been submitted. If you would like to have an image deleted, please contact PRSF.
- If you would like to submit multiple images, follow the same steps as above (personal information only needs to be entered once). You may submit up to three (3) images.