Get some fresh air, get snapping and get a share of £1,000 while enjoying a local park or open space.
Belfast City Council is launching its third annual Parks Photographic Competition and with a theme entitled ‘Belfast Parks’ the field is wide open for you to choose a scene that best represents parks to you.
The competition is open to all amateur photographers and prize money will be awarded for the best photo by a club photographer, best photo by a member of the public and best under-16 photo. Bloomingdale Nurseries are the sponsors again.
Organiser, Alice Blennerhassett, said: “Parks and open spaces play an important part in the lives of the people who live and work in Belfast and we are very keen that everyone makes use of the green space on their doorstep.
“We are always interested to hear what people think about their parks and by holding a photographic competition it enables us to see the parks through the eyes of the people who use them.
“To see what is important to them or impresses them about the park, the time of year they use it.
“The standard of photos is so high we have to have professional help judging the best ones. We have had photos of events, buildings, landscape, flora – and all of them have been beautifully chosen.”
The closing date for entries is 4pm on Friday 21st May and winning entrants will be invited to an awards ceremony in June or July. A selection of photos entered into the competition will be displayed in Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park during Rose Week (13th - 18th July).
More information on the competition rules and how to enter are available on our website www.belfastcity.gov.uk/parks or by contacting the parks department on (028) 9027 0467.
