Call for Entries for Equine Ideal: Winter 2011 Online Photography Contest. All professional and amateur photographers who seek to capture the ideal image of the horse are invited to enter the Online Photography Contest sponsored by the Equine Photographers’ Network.

The deadline for entries is February 1. Winners will be announced on April 1st. Images are to be submitted in a digital format as per guidelines found on the contest’s website.

Images will be judged by professional equine photographers based on: impact, equipment expertise, technical/artistic expertise, light and color, subject matter, creativity and suitability.

As the contest sponsor, the Equine Photographers’ Network will be awarding ribbons to first to sixth places and four honorable mentions and prizes to the top three placing photos in each of the nine categories and a Best of Show award in both the Professional and Amateur divisions.

The contest will also feature two People’s Choice Awards, a very popular feature from previous contests where the public is invited to cast their vote for their favorite photo from the professional and amateur divisions.