Hello everyone! Let me first start off with a thank you to everyone who participated, upvoted, resteemed, and commented. In total, we had 47 qualified entries and you all made me job very difficult. I have enjoyed getting a glimpse into your lives and you have made this contest a major success. I loved hearing about the stories of your dogs, cats, cattle, goats, chickens, etc. I have enjoyed this so much that I am going to keep this going on a weekly bases. I want to continue getting to know the all the great homesteaders here on steemit. So please stay tuned, because after I announce the winners, I will let you know what the next theme is with a few minor changes at the end of the post. ![Homesteading Photography Contest - Winners.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdNRbBk1UVWzadkuL5n4T6nkBwzSYQ1eqMx4GC1LvaB4n/Homesteading%20Photography%20Contest%20-%20Winners.png) I would also like to thank @papa-pepper again, for donating 5 sbd to raise the prize pool and bringing awareness to the contest. In total, all prizes given total about 8 sbd or around $64 usd! Now to get to the part you have all been waiting on! The first place winner of the First Homestead Photography Contest is @aibell. She has won 5.25 sbd. ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmeThg3c4xfjP32VsFP8ZVg1QXGZsS7PtfPD5Kvr4RjUdS/image.png) https://steemit.com/homesteading/@aibell/first-homestead-photography-contest-a-dog-and-her-boy The second place winner is @karenfoster. She has won 1.75 sbd. ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTZ6dMrJqy8mQjk2WPzf4aRQ3MXd3oxv7ELp2GXGQRgjt/image.png) https://steemit.com/homesteading/@karenfoster/my-first-homestead-photography-contest-entry Since there were so many entries, I thought I would also do a couple of honorable mentions. First up is @bluerthangreen he will receive .25 sbd. ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmRrNsbPqoCii8iw2i4bFHg9cwneLSMUjwtqHQrS6ND9Cr/image.png) https://steemit.com/photography/@bluerthangreen/home-in-steading-photo-of-the-day-first-homestead-photo-contest-entry-from-bluerthangreen Next up is @piratefoodco he will also receive .25 sbd ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmfXvbcej4qLQzDshxywBpWYgvgbVatj1eTCmqqPwgwBfC/image.png) https://steemit.com/homesteading/@piratefoodco/homestead-photography-contest-week-1-animals-pfc-s-entry Finally, @flemingfarm will receive .25 sbd. ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmXqtLbiQcxgUB1qsMvBx6SuTzcVyFDY5bk3Rprb9hDmiq/image.png) https://steemit.com/homesteading/@flemingfarm/my-entry-for-first-homestead-photography-contest Again, I would like to thank all of you for your participation in this contest. Congratulations to the winners and I will transfer your winnings within the next day. Now let’s get to the theme for next week. The theme is **Homestead’s Bringing In The New Year**. So, I want to see how everyone’s homestead is beginning the New Year and finishing off the old one. Are you having a party? Are you finishing up any projects? Or are your animals celebrating? Similar to the last one, 50% of the liquid sbd will be given to the winner and 25% will be given to second place after the post payout. The rules are going to be very similar. 1. One entry per person 2. Upvote this post to increase the rewards for winners (not required, but a resteem would be appreciated) 3. Please use #homesteadphotography as one of your tags and leave a link in the comments below (Thank you @beatitudes8 and @minismallholding for the ideas) 4. You will have until this post pays out to get in your entries I am looking forward to what you all come up with, Good Luck!