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The PIE Center’s 6th Annual Photo Contest recently ended and we are so excited to share with you the winners! These photos will be featured on PIE Center social media or in the PIE Center’s annual report.  Category winners will be gifted a $50 Visa gift card. A panel of photography experts have also chosen an overall winner and a best in Florida winner, who will each be gifted $150 Visa gift cards. There were three categories this year, including food and agriculture, water and natural resources, and communities and organizations.

There were a total of 116 photo entries this years, and 1728 votes!

And the winners are…

Community and Organizations: Little Cowgirl by Heidi

Little Lacy, age 2, getting a head start with her alpine doeling, Crazy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food and Agriculture: Florida Cowboys by Matthew Hall

“Cattle ranching remains a prominent industry in Florida, where the ‘Cow Hunters’ must use horses and dogs to find the cattle, gather them out of the woods and swamps, and bring them to the pens to be worked.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water and Natural Resources: Seas the Day by McKenzie Wynn

Various shells at St. George Island

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best in Florida: Reddish Egret Showing Its Moves by Mac Carraway

Longboat Key, Sarasota, Florida

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Overall: Best Buds by Renata 

“This picture was taken of my 4 year old son, Luke. His brother was showing a pig in the North Florida Livestock show and Luke wanted to play with pigs too!”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to all of our winners! Be on the lookout for an email to claim your prize!