Harvard Forest Artist Receives Grand Prize

Photographs of the Harvard Forest by artist John Hirsch have won the Grand Prize for Photo Portfolio in the Maine Media Workshop’s “Spirit of Place” contest. More than 3,800 images were submitted to the competition from artists around the world.  Hirsch’s contest prizes include a special exhibition at the Maine Media Gallery in Rockport.

• See Hirsch’s winning portfolio.

Two of Hirsch’s HFR photographs will also be on display through June 2013 in the NSF “Ecological Reflections” exhibit. The images are part of a forthcoming photo book on Harvard Forest research.

• Read the PNAS First Look article on Hirsch's work.
• Learn more about arts and humanities at the Harvard Forest.