The 2023 Georgia's Rural Center Photo Contest has officially come to a close. With 347 photos entered into five categories, photographers across the state shed light on rural Georgia in a new and exciting way. 7,296 total votes were cast among this year's entries.
The contest opened May 1, 2023, encouraging participants to enter their photos into five categories, including:
Water Tanks
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Communities, Organizations, Leadership in rural Georgia
Downtown in rural Georgia
People of rural Georgia
The judges used the following criteria to determine the top ten in each category:
Artistic merit/creativity
Composition/photographic quality
Overall impact
Now that the 2023 Georgia's Rural Center Photo Contest has come to an end, we are excited to officially announce the winners.
