Plein Air Photography Festival Returns To Northbrook

Press release from the Village of Northbrook:

July 5, 2022

Get your cameras ready! The 3rd annual Plein Air Photography Festival, hosted by the Northbrook Arts Commission, is back this year from July 11 to August 1.

In "plein air" style, participants will be asked to photograph around Northbrook with fresh eyes and a new perspective. Approximately five photo challenges will be released each week on Mondays at 9am. Contestants will have one week to submit one entry for each challenge. Contestants can enter a photo for as many or as few of the challenges as they like, but only one photo per challenge will be allowed.

This event is open to all ages and abilities. Participants do not need to be Northbrook residents, but all photos must be taken in Northbrook. Photos can be taken with any type of digital camera, including cell phones.

Winning photos will be selected from each challenge, and winners will receive gift cards to Northbrook restaurants. New this year: there will be an overall award for "best in show" out of all photo submissions. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will receive a cash prize.

Note: By submitting photographs for the Plein Air Photography Festival, you are granting the Village of Northbrook and Northbrook Arts Commission permission to use your images in Village publications and other communications pieces.

Remember: All photos must be taken in Northbrook during the time period of the photo challenge.

All of your photos must be taken during the week of the challenge. You may not use work photographed prior to the issuance of the photo challenge. Do not look through your archive of photos for previous work that might fit the challenge. This is designed in the fashion of a “plein air” competition with all work executed live during the timeframe of the event.

All photos must be taken in Northbrook, though the contest is open to non-Northbrook residents as well as residents.

All entries must be submitted digitally via email to pr@northbrook.il.us. The images must be no larger than 3 megabytes in size. Images must be in JPG format. Each entry must be submitted by separate email with the following information:

1. Subject line of email must read: Plein Air Photo, [Photo Challenge Category Name]

2. In the body of the email, include your name, mailing address, phone number, and the title of your entry.

3. If you are a high school student or younger, include your age.

Please include only one entry per email.

Questions? Email pr@northbrook.il.us.

This press release was produced by the Village of Northbrook. The views expressed here are the author’s own.