Our friends at the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) are holding a photo contest. Here are the basics:
CMAP is asking residents of Cook, DuPage, Will, Kane, McHenry, Lake, and Kendall counties to pull out their cameras and capture what they value about the region. CMAP’s “2009 Images of Northeastern Illinois Photo Contest” runs through the end of November.
Two winners (a first prize and runner-up) will be selected in each of the following categories, along with one overall contest winner and runner-up:
- Diversity (people, places, art, culture, food)
- Community Vitality (walkable, vibrant places; retail; neighborhood pride)
- Natural Environment (lakes, rivers, preserves, parks, sky, wildlife)
- Architecture/Urban Design (plazas, buildings, neighborhoods, boulevards)
- Transportation (pedestrians, bikes, cars, boats, trains, planes, etc.)
Awards will include prizes donated by local businesses and a showcase of the winners’ photos at a location to be announced. Submissions to the contest may also be featured on CMAP’s web site and in print publications (with prior consent only).
More details and full contest rules are posted online. You can also contact Lindsay Banks with questions: (312) 386-8826 or email photo@cmap.illinois.gov.
Need inspiration? Take a peek at some pix shot by previous winners, like Tom Rand’s stark depiction of Calumet Beach in winter:
