About the Contest
From day-to-day life on the family farm to the ever-changing industry, agriculture has proven to be one of America’s most compelling stories. Through the contest, photographers from across the country can share their own piece of this important story as they see it through their camera lens.
Entries for the 2022 photo contest will be accepted June 1, 2022 – Oct. 31, 2022. Online voting for Best of Show and People’s Choice will take place in early December 2022. Click HERE for a complete list of rules.
2021 Winners
We are pleased to share the category winners of the 2021 Capture the Heart of America Photo Contest below! Click here to view our Flickr albums to see all of the 2021 entries.
AMERICAN AGRICULTURE
FIRST PLACE: Harlen Persinger, Time and Tailwinds
SECOND PLACE: Cher Davis, Frozen Cherry Blooms in Hail Storm
THIRD PLACE: Catherine Kerr, Sunrise on Byecroft Road
HONORABLE MENTION: Audrey Rex, She Blows From that Direction
CELEBRATIONS OF IOWA AGRICULTURE
FIRST PLACE: Greg Punelli, Live Laugh Ride
SECOND PLACE: Greg Punelli, Mutton Bustin
THIRD PLACE: Paul Grillo, A Cut Above!
IOWA FARMSCAPES
BEST OF SHOW + FIRST PLACE: Dave Austin, A Season Begins
SECOND PLACE: Dean Traver , Highway 64 Sunset
THIRD PLACE: Aaron Miller, Sunset on the Farm
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Aaron Miller, Peaceful Fenceline
LIFE ON THE IOWA FARM
FIRST PLACE: Wilford Yoder, Team Work Loading Oat Bundles
SECOND PLACE: Kara Grupp, Rooster at Sunrise
THIRD PLACE: Roger Weyhrich, Down in Front Please
HONORABLE MENTION: John Lee, It’s Iowa
HONORABLE MENTION: Ann Clinton, Snow Day Fun
MODERN AGRICULTURE IN IOWA
FIRST PLACE: Ann Clinton, Sunset Yields
SECOND PLACE: Sandy McCurdy, Planter Mirrored
THIRD PLACE: Harlen Persinger, Prosperity
SILOS & SMOKESTACKS PARTNER SITES
FIRST PLACE: Greg Punelli, Stare Down
SECOND PLACE: Paul Houston, The Smithy
THIRD PLACE: Dave Austin, 1900 Hay Harvest
VISITOR GUIDE PHOTO FEATURE
Dean Traver, Hoover Village Blacksmith
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Dave Austin, Hanging Around the Barn
PREVIOUS YEAR’S PHOTOS
2020 – 2019 –2018– 2017– 2016 –2015 – 2014 – 2013 – 2012 – 2011 – 2010 – 2009 – 2008 – 2007
