Faces of Massachusetts Agriculture - Guidelines

Launched to honor the 150th anniversary of the Department, the Faces of Massachusetts Agriculture pays tribute to the rich diversity of the Massachusetts agricultural community and recognizing the individuals, organizations, and schools that have made and are making a significant contribution to the long-term sustainability of agriculture in the Commonwealth.

Each person or organization is featured on our website with a photograph and a brief biographical sketch. These photographs may also be used in printed materials published by the Department, in Department presentations or exhibits, in newspapers or magazines, or through media.

Criteria

Anyone who is affected by the services of the Department of Agricultural Resources or one of its divisions is appropriate to be featured as a face of Massachusetts Agriculture. This includes farmers, consumers, or people employed by businesses or organizations served by the Department. All submissions are welcome and will be considered.

Requirements

Photographs

Photos may be conventional color prints or high-resolution digital images supplied on disk or by e-mail. No slides, please.
When shooting digital images, please shoot in the highest resolution possible, and save images in RAW format or other non-compressed format such as TIFF. JPEG format images will be accepted if that is the only format available.
The person to be featured should be the main subject of the photograph. That is, preferably the featured "face" will be the only person in the photo; however, if other people are in the photo, they should be in the background or otherwise not prominent. It must be clear who is being featured.
Close-up photographs are preferred.
Appropriate contextual settings are preferred. For example, a dairy farmer could be pictured with a cow, a farmers' market customer would be pictured at a farmers' market, etc.
Each person who is the subject of the photograph, or whose property is the subject of the photograph, must sign a release giving the Department permission to use his or her image. A release form will be provided.
Each person submitting photographs must sign a Statement of Ownership and Responsibility for the photograph(s) he or she is submitting.

Biographical Information

Please download, print and complete the information and release form [PDF].

Where to Send Photos and Form

Send photos and signed information and release form to:

Anna Waclawiczek
Massachusetts Dept. of Agricultural Resources
251 Causeway St., Suite 500, Boston, MA 02114

or e-mail photos to Anna Waclawiczek@state.ma.us. For more information, call 617-626-1703.