At our Annual Meetings, attendees are invited to enter into a Photo Contest to support COPARC. See rules below. These are our winners and entries from previous contests!
We are so proud of our talented COPARC members!
2024 Photo Contest Winners
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1st Place
Stephen Schilling |
2nd Place
Hunter Johnson |
3rd Place
Remi Pattyn |
Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer
Coluber constrictor flaviventris |
Greater Short-horned Lizard
Phrynosoma hernandesi |
Long-nosed Leopard Lizard
Gambelia wislizenii |
2023 Photo Contest Winners
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1st Place
Caden Myers |
2nd Place
Hunter Johnson and Ryan Borgmann |
3rd Place
Hunter Johnson |
Western Coachwhip
Masticophis flagellum testaceus |
New Mexico Threadsnake
Rena dissecta 
Eastern Collared Lizard
Crotaphytus collaris |
Round-tailed Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma modestum |
2020 Photo Contest Winners
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1st place
Sean McMullen 
Plains Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata ornata |
2nd place
Ryan Borgmann No Coast Photography 
Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer
Coluber constrictor flaviventris |
3rd place
Sean McMullen 
Prairie Rattlesnake
Crotalus viridis |
Additional Photo Entries
Photo Contest Rules
COPARC has many talented photographers in its membership and the organization will be sponsoring a photography contest at the annual meeting.
Photo Submission Criteria:
Entry fee: $5 per photo print entered into the contest, up to a maximum of 3 submissions per meeting attendee. Participants should pay their entry fee through Eventbrite. Photo submissions without entry fees will not be considered.
Submitting Photos: To submit photo entries, attach each digital file to an e-mail to [email protected], specifying the desired print size for each submission. Maximum photo size is 11 x 17 inches. Photos will be printed by CO PARC and displayed at the meeting.
Evaluation: Photos will be judged by meeting attendants, who will cast anonymous paper votes.
Prizes: $50 will be awarded to the 1st prize, $30 to the 2nd prize, $20 to the 3rd prize. A name and photo of each participant will be displayed beside their submitted works on COPARC’s website. If desired, we will include your e-mail address and a link to a website or social media account where your photography is hosted. You may opt out of the website feature at your request.
Optional - Donate photo to CO PARC auction: If desired, photographers may choose to donate their photo prints to the CO PARC auction, with all proceeds from sales of the photos going on to support CO PARC. Photo prints that are not entered into the CO PARC auction will be available for pickup by the contributing photographers.
Photo Submission Criteria:
- All photos entered into the contest must depict a wild amphibian, reptile, or turtle in Colorado. Photos taken outside of Colorado will not be considered.
Entry fee: $5 per photo print entered into the contest, up to a maximum of 3 submissions per meeting attendee. Participants should pay their entry fee through Eventbrite. Photo submissions without entry fees will not be considered.
Submitting Photos: To submit photo entries, attach each digital file to an e-mail to [email protected], specifying the desired print size for each submission. Maximum photo size is 11 x 17 inches. Photos will be printed by CO PARC and displayed at the meeting.
Evaluation: Photos will be judged by meeting attendants, who will cast anonymous paper votes.
Prizes: $50 will be awarded to the 1st prize, $30 to the 2nd prize, $20 to the 3rd prize. A name and photo of each participant will be displayed beside their submitted works on COPARC’s website. If desired, we will include your e-mail address and a link to a website or social media account where your photography is hosted. You may opt out of the website feature at your request.
Optional - Donate photo to CO PARC auction: If desired, photographers may choose to donate their photo prints to the CO PARC auction, with all proceeds from sales of the photos going on to support CO PARC. Photo prints that are not entered into the CO PARC auction will be available for pickup by the contributing photographers.
