Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Penguin photo contest!














Just got this from the Aquarium of Niagara...thought some of you might be interested...

Aquarium contest seeks amateur photos of penguins

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y., Feb. 25, 2009 – The Aquarium of Niagara is sponsoring its inaugural Amateur Photo Contest as part of the upcoming Penguin Days weekend. Area residents are invited to submit their original photographs of penguins, whether from the Aquarium of Niagara or other places.

The first place winner will have a chance to meet a penguin at the Aquarium. The second and third place winners will receive art created by the Aquarium’s penguins. The winning entries will be displayed during Penguin Days, the Aquarium’s annual celebration of penguins, which will be held March 28-29.

Each entrant may submit between one and five photographs, either in color or black and white, before March 20. Slides will not be accepted. All entries will be returned after April 30.

To receive the official rules and entry form, contact the events department at 285-3575, ext. 206, send an email to aquariumnf@aol.com, or stop in to the Aquarium at 701 Whirlpool St.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Cool! I have a bunch of pics from the NF Aquarium from a few years ago, and from the one in Boston last year. Thanks for the tip!!