2/25 22 days left to shape the Winter challenge
"Motion" of a mountain train... by William Wohleb

"Motion" of a mountain train... by William Wohleb

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  • Capture Kern County is all about the best of Kern County. Photographers submit photos, regular folks vote and editors highlight the best. Top-rated photos and editors' picks get published in digital publications and win prizes. Submit your photos, enter challenges and vote to shape the best of Kern County!

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    Get out there and capture Kern County, your way. Submit your photos, win prizes, get published in digital publications and promote your photography. Show the thousands of folks visiting Capture Kern County daily your blog, portfolio, services and style! Plus, you retain all rights, so your photos remain completely yours.

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    Unlike traditional contests, we're putting the power in your hands. Regular folks vote; top-rated photos are reviewed by our editors and published in digital publication and win prizes. The result? Published works of art that are popular with local people and hand-picked by our editors. It's the perfect mix! See how it works.

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