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The King announces a photography contest for pictures taken at the 2007 Maryland Renaissance Festival. While the Festival is open rules and entry forms are available at the photo contest display outside the front gate or at the Customer Service booth insde. We hope to offer an on line form in the near future. To receive an entry form in the mail please provide a postal address to info@rennfest.com . Contest deadline is December 31 for each seson.

We're pleased to display a variety of photographs from the archives in addition to the photo contest winners from recent seasons. Please enjoy these photos submitted by our customers!

2007 Photo Contest Winners:


1st Place Best Photograph "Lady-in-Waiting" Submitted by Wendy Cooper	2nd Place Best Photograph "The Royal Procession" Submitted by Connie H-Turney	3rd Place Best Photograph "The Fight has Begun" Submitted by Sarah S. Pease


1st Place Best Character Photograph "O Plays the Saw" Submitted by Bob Miller	2nd Place Best Character Photograph "Smells Like Redemption" Submitted by Greg Adamshick	3rd Place Best Character Photograph "Lady On Stilts" Submitted by Bob Miller


1st Place Best Capturing the Spirit of the Festival "Dancing" Submitted by Connie H-Turney	2nd Place Best Capturing the Spirit of the Festival "Meet the King" Submitted by Herman de Grijs	3rd Place Best Capturing the Spirit of the Festival "Friends" Submitted by Bob Miller

2006 Photo Contest Winners:


My Knight (1st Place - Color) Submitted by Richard Chomitz	Music (2nd Place - Color) Submitted by Frank Tirrell	Saint George and the Dragon (3rd Place- Color) Submitted by Greg Adamschick


Trouble in the Realm? (1st Place - Black & White) Submitted by Sarah Pease	Merriment at the Faire (2nd Place - Black & White) Submitted by Leslie Granda -Hill	All For One (3rd Place - Black & White) Submitted by James L. Wright


Shattered Lance (1st Place - Digital/Altered) Submitted by Neil Rothschild	Sherwood Forest at Sunset (2nd Place - Digital/Altered) Submitted by Lorianne Watson	Captivated (3rd Place - Digital/Altered) Submitted by K Rudolph


Flags Over Revel Grove (Honorable Mention) Submitted by Greg Adamshick	Merry Robin Hood (Honorable Mention) Submitted by Nicolas Stephens	Sea Stories (Honorable Mention) Submitted by Dick Chomitz

The Magic of the Fae (Honorable Mention) Submitted by Andreas Gamponia	Glowing Focus (Honorable Mention) Submitted by Doug Fowler	Growing Up Mime (Honorable Mention) Submitted by Janice Zimmer

Dreams Do Come True (Honorable Mention) Submitted by Ray Goldsmith	Battle (Honorable Mention) Submitted by Dick Chomitz	Singalong (Honorable Mention) Submitted by Carol A Taylor

2005 Photo Contest Winners:


Tavern Server (1st Place - Color)	Juggle Boy (2nd Place - Color)	Scot & Baby (3rd Place- Color)


Hanging Scoundrel (1st Place - Black & White)	Queen's Profile (2nd Place - Black & White)	Chess Pinball (3rd Place - Black & White)


Joust Cheer (1st Place - Digital/Altered)	Patient Steed (2nd Place - Digital/Altered)	Sun in Shadow (3rd Place - Digital/Altered)

Photos from the 2001 season:


Strummin', fiddlin', and a-grinnin'	A pass, and a miss	Duel over a point of honor


The Pyrates Royale at Pub Sing	Dirty fun with the Mud Beggars

1998-99 Photo contest winners:


1998-99 First place winner	1998-99 Second place winner	1998-99 Third place winner


1998-99 photo contest honorable mention	Whipflash blowing fire	Mimi the Mime, blowing bubbles

1997 Photo contest winners:


1997 winner - black&white	1997 First place winner - color	1997 Second place winner - color

Photos from previous years:


A great action shot from the Joust, 1997	A fine, healthy, red-headed valkyrie, 1997	Preparing for the Joust, 1997


Lady in a tavern at sunset, 1997	Woodcarver working his craft	Human Chess Game in progress


Perennial MRF favorites, Hack&Slash	Broon, in a moment of quiet repose, 1995	Two of our fine merchants, 1996


Two falcons, hoping for table scraps, 1994	Black and white of a lovely young lady, 1994	Johnny Fox, not swallowing a sword, 1994


A highly unusual horse-riding stunt, 1993	Maggie, a Hammered Dulcimer player, 1987