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Delaware Farm Bureau Photo Contest winners announced

January 16, 2021

Delaware Farm Bureau announced the winners for its photo contest which ran May 1 to Oct. 31, and was open to all amateur photographers in the First State. 

First-place winner Brittany Dempsey-Newman of Dover knew she had a special photograph on her hands when she saw her father driving a combine in a field one day while her two children watched from a distance.

“Lia is 3; Luke is 6. They both were excited to see Pop-Pop out in the field next to us in the combine. They said we had to go over to him. So we did. Right before we got there, I saw the beautiful skyline with the field and I thought, ‘What a beautiful photo to take,’” said Dempsey-Newman. 

“I have always enjoyed nature and photography and the beauty of it all. My dad is part owner of Dempsey Farms. He had seen some of the pictures I had taken of the farm and around the farm. He knew about the contest, so he and my mother encouraged me to enter some of my photography.” 

“On behalf of the promotion and education committee, we would like to thank and congratulate all of our winners. We’ve had a record-breaking year. We are excited to see the numbers rise from previous years, and we look forward to developing and expanding the contest for next year. Thank you to all of those who have participated and helped promote Delaware agriculture,” said Katie Foster, who coordinated the event with Casey Collier.

Top awardees earned a monetary award and a framed certificate. Their winning images will be displayed in the Delaware Farm Bureau state office in Camden for one year and in the Delaware Agriculture Museum in Dover. Winners include: first place, Brittany Dempsey-Newman of Dover, $200 prize; second place, Jessica Miles of Felton, $150 prize; third place: Brett Coverdale of Harrington, $100 prize; fourth place, Byron Mutchler of Lewes, $50 prize.

Honorable mentions earned certificates, including Katelyn Ellingsworth of Milford, Madison Pete of Laurel, Katharine Parry of Hartly, Adam Collier of Harrington, Holly Dattilo of Millsboro and Laura Brittingham of Millsboro.

“I have two boys, [ages] 1 and 3. I take pictures of the kids with their animals all the time. My 3-year-old loves his chicken, so it was definitely good to show his love for animals in the picture,” Miles said of her son Beau, 3, who was featured in her winning image. The Miles family purchased Beau a tractor of his own with their prize money.

“That’s what he really wanted. We were glad we won and could do that,” Miles added.

Visit the Delaware Farm Bureau online at defb.org for more information.

 

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