WANTED: MEADOWLANDS PHOTOGRAPHERS
LYNDHURST – The New Jersey Meadowlands is calling on local amateur photographers to strut their stuff and “Show Us Your Meadowlands” in a 2008 photo contest.After a hiatus of several years, the NJMC photography competition returns with three subjects for artists to choose from: Meadowlands economy, Meadowlands community and Meadowlands environment. Photographers can enter up to three black and white or color photographs for each category, as long as the prints are received by 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 3. Submission requirements are listed in the official rules below.
“There is something for everyone to enjoy in the Meadowlands District, and this contest celebrates that diversity,” Robert Ceberio, NJMC Executive Director, said. “This is a great chance for artists to show off their work and an opportunity for all of us to enjoy the result.”
Winners will be chosen by the NJMC judges committee and announced at the November 2008 commission meeting. They will also receive cash prizes of up to $200 and have their winning prints displayed at the NJMC’s Flyway Gallery for the entire month of December.
Subjects must be clearly identifiable as part of the Meadowlands District. The contest is open only to residents of the 14 Meadowlands Municipalities: Carlstadt, East Rutherford, Little Ferry, Lyndhurst, Moonachie, North Arlington, Ridgefield, Rutherford, South Hackensack, Teterboro, Jersey City, Kearny, North Bergen and Secaucus.
For more information, interested photographers should contact Mimi Sabatino at 201-460-2003, or at mimi.sabatino@njmeadowlands.gov. Official entry forms are also available at the bottom of the home page on the NJMC Web site: njmeadowlands.gov.
