New Brunswick: My City

The New Brunswick Free Public Library will present its Sixth Annual Spring Photography Contest accompanied by free photography programs featuring local professional photographers. The theme is “New Brunswick: my city”. The photographs must capture an aspect of New Brunswick (i.e. daily life, businesses, buildings, pets, parks, etc.). Submitted photos must be taken between April 8 and June 14, 2013.

Submission forms and full details are available at the New Brunswick Free Public Library, 60 Livingston Ave.; George Street Camera, 344 George St.; Alfa Art Gallery, 108 Church St., and Crossroads Theatre, 7 Livingston Ave.

Details are also available on the library’s website, http://www.nbfpl.org.

Professional photographers and library staff will judge submissions. Photographs entered in the contest will be displayed in an exhibition at the Heldrich Hotel and at the New Brunswick Free Public Library.

On Friday July 12 at 6 p.m. there will be an opening reception at the library’s Carl T. Valenti Community Room where the winners will be announced.

Three programs accompany the contest.

“How to Take Better Portraits of Your Friends and Relatives” led by well-known photographer and author Linda Bock-Hinger will be on Thursday May 9 at 6:30 p.m.

On Thursday, May 16 at 6:30 p.m. a second photo workshop “Planning for Personal and Professional Photo Projects: making personal photo books, video projects, sideshows, trade books etc...” will be led by professional photographer and author Jack Howard.

On Thursday May 23 at 6:30 p.m. the third photo workshop “Photo Tips for Better Pictures” will be led by Walter Choroszewski, photographer and award winning author.

Please register for these free programs at the library or call (732) 745-5108 ext. 20.

The New Brunswick Free Public Library is located at 60 Livingston Ave.. For more information about the photography contest and accompanying programs, call Kavita Pandey at (732) 745-5108 ext. 20 or email kavita@lmxac.org.

This program or service is funded in part by Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission with assistance thru a grant provided by New Jersey State Council on the Arts/ Dept of State.

-New Brunswick Free Public Library