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Take Your Best Shot!

9/8/2011

The Chicago Park District invites everyone to take their best shot in the “Nature in Chicago” Digital Photography Contest & Exhibitionthis fall. The Chicago Park District’s nature areas program is hosting a photography contest of nature in Chicagoto illustrate the natural beauty and biological diversity that exists within our own city.

The contest is open to all skill levels and judging will be based on nature photos taken within the City of Chicagoin the following categories:

People in Nature
Native Flora (plants)
Native Fauna (animals)
Chicago Waterfront

Winners of the photography contest will have the opportunity to exhibit their work at several Chicago Park District cultural centers.

The contest will run from October 1 through October 31. All photos must be taken within the City of Chicago. Photographers are asked to upload and submit photos by joining the "Chicago Park District Nature Photo Contest" group on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/groups/cpdnaturephotocontest2011/. When adding photos to the group, photographers are asked to tag their photo with the category they are submitting the photo under. As an example, the photo should be tagged with "CPD Nature_Native Flora". Remember to please read the contest rules before participating by clicking here.