Somerset Photographer Wins PA Parks and Forests Foundation Photo Contest

(Camp Hill, PA)- Marcy Beggs of Somerset, PA won Critics Choice in the Nature Up Close category of the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation’s (PPFF) Through the Seasons 2015 Photo Contest. The winning photograph featured an image of fungus on a log in Forbes State Forest.

“You get a whole new perspective looking through the camera lens. I loved how the orange section pulled out the colors from the other sections,” Marcy says. “I value the availability we have to the parks; they are practically in our backyard. For me the parks and state forests provide a quiet and peaceful place for reflection and relaxation.”

The PPFF contest included six categories: Black and White, Capture the Seasons, Friends and Family Fun, Young Photographers (photographers aged 10-21), Historical Gems, and Nature Up Close. All photos had to be taken in a Pennsylvania state park or forest and judging was done by popular vote on Facebook and critics’ choice. The winning photographs may be viewed at the Foundation’s Facebook page, as well as and other electronic communications including Take Five: Fridays with Pam and Explore: Pennsylvania’s Outdoors in your Inbox.

For information, visit  www.paparksandforests.org and check out our Facebook page at facebook.com/PennsylvaniaParksAndForestsFoundation.

About the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation

Founded in 1999, the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation works to ensure that there is a place and an experience for everyone in the outdoors. The mission of the foundation is to promote and support the natural and cultural resources of Pennsylvania’s state parks and forests through leadership in recreation, education, conservation and volunteerism. There are 38 chapters of the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation across the state.