Nine finalists in the 2014 Cover Contest announced

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The nine finalists in this year's Media Directory Cover Photo Contest are listed below alphabetically by the name of the photographer. They were chosen by a group of judges from nearly 50 photos submitted from across the state. This is an APA Forums exclusive announcement.

From the nine finalists appearing here, three will appear on the cover of the 2014 Arkansas Media Directory and will fetch cash prizes: the first place photo, the second place photo and the third place photo unless there is a tie, in which case additional photos might appear on the cover. The top winners will be announced just prior to the distribution of the Directory in early January.

• The first finalist is:

"Little Missouri River" by Emily Alexander of the Nashville Leader

• The second finalist is:

"Capitol and Fountain" by Bobby Burton of The Daily Record in Little Rock

• The third finalist is:

"Lake Nimrod" by Bobby Burton of The Daily Record in Little Rock

• The fourth finalist is:

"Ferris Wheel Blur" by Kris Caraway of The Batesville Daily Guard

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• The fifth finalist is:

"Spotted Calf" by Kris Caraway of The Batesville Daily Guard


• The sixth finalist is:

"Fair One" by Stephanie Dunn of the Camden News

• The seventh finalist is:

"Pollen Bearer" by Eric Francis, freelance journalist and APA associate member

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• The eighth finalist is:

"Honeybee Three" by William Harvey of the Pine Bluff Commercial

• And the ninth finalist is:

"Rain Light" by James Lemon of the El Dorado News-Times

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Congratulations to all of the finalists!

[Eric Francis]

Glad I'm not a judge! Great photos, everybody.

Eric Francis

[administrator]

The winners of the 2014 Arkansas Media Directory Cover Photo Contest are:

In first place...

"Lake Nimrod" by Bobby Burton of The Daily Record in Little Rock

In second place...

"Capitol With Fountain" by Bobby Burton of The Daily Record in Little Rock

And, in third place...

"Spotted Calf" by Kris Caraway of The Batesville Daily Guard.

Congratulations to our winners!

[administrator]

Here is the cover they helped create for this year's edition of the Arkansas Media Directory, which is currently being distributed to members and subscribers.