Best of Nature Photography Show CALL FOR ENTRIES

Best of Nature Photography Show CALL FOR ENTRIES
International Photography Competition at San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego; January 2009—The Ordover Gallery at the San Diego Natural
History Museum announced a CALL FOR ENTRIES for the Best of Nature
Photography Show. Entrees may be submitted between January 15 and March
15, 2009.

The international juried show of outstanding nature photography
will be on view between June 27 and September 13, 2009, in The Ordover
Gallery at the San Diego Natural History Museum.

Amateur as well as professional photographers are invited to submit nature
photography for the jurying process. Landscape, wildlife, and nature-based
abstract/impressionistic images will be considered. Traditional, digital,
and alternative-process photographic works will be reviewed. If the image
has been altered, a statement of how the image was altered must be
included. Altered work will be considered. The entry fee is $25 for the
first three photos submitted. Each entry after that is $10, with a limit
of 10 entries total. Submission and payment are due by March 15, 2009.
Complete entry instructions are on line at www.ordovergallery.com.

The first round of judging will be carried out by the staff of the San
Diego Natural History Museum. Abe Ordover, owner of The Ordover Galleries,
will complete the final round of judging. Prizes will be awarded for
top-placing images: Grand Prize: $1,000; First Place: $500; Second Place:
$250; Third Place: $150; Six Honorable Mentions: $100 each; People’s
Choice Award: $100.

All artwork in The Ordover Gallery at the San Diego Natural History Museum
is for sale; the photographer will set the price for his/her work. 50% of
each sale goes to the photographer and a portion of proceeds will benefit
the Museum.

The opening reception will be on Saturday, June 27 from 11 AM – 1 PM.
For further details and a show prospectus, please contact The Ordover
Gallery at 858.720.1121 or visit www.ordovergallery.com.

Abe Ordover established The Ordover Gallery in 2003 in Solana Beach, CA.
Ordover, a Yale-educated law professor, attorney, and mediator, had
changed careers and become a fine art photographer. The gallery was
established with the mission of elevating the photographic art form to
greater prominence among collectors and nature enthusiasts by showcasing
the nation’s best nature and wildlife photographers. To date, The
Ordover Gallery has featured the contemporary masters of the medium,
including Art Wolfe, Frans Lanting, Christopher Burkett, Galen Rowell, and
Charles Cramer, among others. In 2006 the Ordover Gallery formed a
partnership with the San Diego Natural History Museum. This led to the
opening of a second Ordover Gallery location, on the 4th floor of the
Museum. The Ordover Gallery’s imagery and artists’ biographies can be
viewed at www.ordovergallery.com.

The San Diego Natural History Museum is celebrating its 135th anniversary
this year. Founded by citizen naturalists, it is the second-oldest
scientific institution in California and the third oldest west of the
Mississippi. The Museum specializes in the study of biodiversity; the
results of active research are passed on to the community through its
education programs and exhibitions. The Museum is open daily from 10
AM–5 PM with the exception of Thanksgiving and Christmas.

MEDIA CONTACTS:       
Delle Willett
619.255.0244, dwillett@sdnhm.org
or
Hallie Shere
619.255.0189, hshere@sdnhm.org