BRMP National Juried Nature and Fine Art Photography ExhibitSeptember 8th - October 14th, 2012
Entry Deadline: July 2, 2012
Early Bird Deadline: June 1, 2012
Click here for the 2012 BRMP National Show Prospectus
You are cordially invited to enter the 2012 National Juried Nature and Fine Art Photography Exhibit sponsored by the Blue Ridge Mountain Photographers (BRMP) and the Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association (The Art Center). The Prospectus for the 2012 show can be found at the link above. The juried show is open to all photographers, both amateur and professional, and all original photographic media, including film and digital images. Monetary prizes totaling $2,000 will be awarded including Best of Show. The exhibit will be on display in the Richard Low Evans Gallery in The Art Center, located in the picturesque mountain town of Blue Ridge, Georgia, during the Fall Arts in the Park Festival, October 13 & 14, 2012.
2012 Judge: 
Paul Dunlap
Paul Dunlap teaches Photography, Color Theory and Senior Thesis at North Georgia College & State University.
Paul earned his BA in Studio Art from North Georgia College & State University in 2001. Dunlap then earned his MFA in Photography from the University of Georgia in 2004 and has been working at North Georgia College & State University as Assistant Professor of Art in the Department of Visual Arts since completing his graduate degree.
His personal creative interests are focused on alternative photographic processes and 19th century photographic processes where he blends the use of traditional film with contemporary digital approaches.
"Fingers of Smoke" by Rebecca Hiatt captured Best in Show in the 2011 Exhibit.
Check out the fun at the Opening Reception 2011!
Complete List of Award-Winning Photographs:
First in Nature: Marina Scarr "Beak to Beak"
First in Fine: Art Lynn Hemrick "Teton Sunset"
Second in Nature: Don Saunders "Nesting Red-Bellied Woodpeckers"
Second in Fine Art: Debra Vanderlaan "Hanging Garden"
Honorable Mention:
Tim Dennis "Bugling Elk"
Jon Holliday "Beauty and the Door"
Jeannette Jenkins "Wild Wire"
Jack Martin "Two of a Kind"
Jim Shirey "Verbascum Blattaria"
Clay Thurston "Low Tide"
Award Winners: BRMP 2011 National Juried Nature & Fine Art Photography Exhibit