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Kids' Contest

FocusOnNatureKidsPhotoContest

Kids' Photo Contest 

It's the photo contest that's just for kids! Send us your photographs of Canadian animals, plants and landscapes. If you love taking photographs, and you're between the ages of five and thirteen, this contest is for you! There are just a few rules:

1. You have to take the photograph yourself.
2. You must be between five and thirteen years old.
3. The photograph must be taken in Canada.
4. Photos must be a digital photograph at least 3 megabytes in size.
5. Photo 'retouching' is not permitted.

What we DO want

Your photographs must be of one of the following:

  • A wild Canadian animal - an insect, bird, fish, mammal, reptile or amphibian
  • A wild Canadian plant
  • A wild Canadian habitat for animals (You don't have to show a den or nest or animal, just a natural landscape where wildlife lives.)

You may enter once in each category.

What we DON'T want

  • NO animals in zoos or on farms
  • NO pets
  • NO people
  • NO plants in gardens
  • NO retouching  

Read the rules & regulations »

How to Enter

Name your photo and get your parents’ permission to enter the contest online. Then go to the entry page and follow the instructions. Only one photograph in each category, please! The deadline is the end of the day on Wednesday, September 17, 2010. 

Prizes!

The winner of each category — animal, plant and habitat — will receive a hooded sweatshirt. The person who took what we judge to be the overall grand prize winning photograph will receive an HP Photosmart Pro B9180 photo printer courtesy of Computer Media Group.

 

2009 Entries

Hannah-Schmidt
2009 Winner
Hannah Schmidt of
North Saanich, BC.
 
2009 Category Winner
Sarah Atkins of
Boyle Alta
 

2009 Category Winner
Sarah Jackson of
Ottawa ON

 
Shaw-Cummings-Boase
2009 Category Winner
Corin-Schneider of
Ottawa ON
 
2009 Category Finalist
Clare Smith of
Georgetown, ON
 
2009 Category Finalist
Marina Yanez-Leyton of
Ottawa, ON
 
2009 Category Finalist
Evan Kopystecki of
St-Laurent, QC
 
2009 Category Finalist
Cassandra-Yanez Leyton of
Ottawa ON
 
2009 Category Finalist
Hannah Shier of
Whitehorse, Yukon
 

2009 Category Finalist
Anna Parker of
Mill Bay, B.C

 
Honourable Mentions
Wyn Crowson of
Waterloo, ON
 
Honourable Mentions
Aidan McPhail of
Gatineau, QC
 
Honourable Mentions
Shaw Cummings Boase of
St. Catharines, ON
 
Honourable Mentions
Colton Johnson of
Fort St. John, B.C.
 

Honourable Mentions
Danielle S. of
Orleans, ON

   
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