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10 Friends oF red rock canyon

By Pat Williams

f you want to know
he 18th Annual Red Rock “Iwhat someone fears to explore the trails, climb the
T Canyon Photo Contest is losing, watch what they sandstone hills or wait for a big
coming soon. Entries will be ac- horn or desert tortoise to appear.
cepted on May 5 through May 7, photograph.” Having the contest entries on
2017 at the Visitor Center. Talent- ― Anonymous display in the Gallery gives thou-
ed photojournalists will be enter- sands the opportunity to appreci-
ing their best images of the wonders of our piece ate the other side of Las Vegas.
of the Mojave Desert.
Listening to feedback and photographer’s
These pictures will enable our guests to see the comments, several changes were made to the
“off the Drive” scenes judging categories and photo size requirements.
Photo by Roger Hembree from behind the steer- and riding will be showcased in our new “Rec-
that can’t be seen
Hiking, cycling, rock climbing, volunteering
ing wheel. A winter’s
reation” judging category. Another modifica-
tion was made for the image size requirements:
storm. Sunrises and
sunsets. Flowers that
The change allows for oblong, square or round
bloom too briefly in
the desert. Big horn
and framing guidelines. The complete rules and
sheep perched on a photos to be entered using the 11” by 14” mat
entry packets are available at www.friendso-
sandstone cliff. Glorious images frozen in time fredrockcanyon.org/docs/2017PhotoContest.pdf
for everyone to savor. Photographs that have the
Volunteers dedicated to the preservation of Red Rock Canyon
remarkable ability to tell why Red Rock Canyon All contest entries are
is such an amazing place. eligible for inclusion in
the Friends of Red Rock
The annual contest Canyon annual calendar,
highlights the importance Visions of Red Rock,
of having public and ac- which both offsets the
cessible lands for everyone contest costs as well as
to enjoy. The vast major- provides program and
ity of Red Rock Canyon’s Photo by Cheryl Zentz project funds support-
2,000,000 annual visitors ing Red Rock Canyon 2018 Visions of Red Rock Calendar
don’t have the opportunity National Conservation Area.

hotographers deal in things which are continually vanishing

“P and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth
which can make them come back again.”

― Henri Cartier-Bresson

“Canyon Glow” by Robert Szabo

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