2020 Manalapan Township Photo Contest

MANALAPAN, NJ – The Manalapan Arts Council and Mayor Jack McNaboe are pleased to announce the holding of the 12th annual Manalapan Township photo contest. The 2020 theme is "Making Memories". The Contest will be looking for pictures of any event, happening, trip, reunion, gathering or just a moment in time that means something special to the photographer. Each year’s contest has been very successful as over 425 photos have been submitted in the past 11 years.

Linda Steele, Contest Co-Chair, explains the contest and theme. “This year the Photo Contest Committee deliberately chose a very broad theme. This year’s theme allows for a lot of imagination – the subject can be a person, place, pet, food, activity, etc. – the proverbial ‘sky is the limit’. We encourage all Manalapan residents to consider submitting a photo.” Teresa Erlitz, fellow Contest Co-Chair, went on to explain what they are looking for, “As usual, we want to make it as difficult as possible on our Judges! The judges will be looking for photographic quality and will be incorporating titles and artistic flair in their evaluations. The Judges will be open to all the details in the photograph. We encourage all Manalapan residents to consider submitting a photo and a short caption that describes their photo."

"First of all I want to thank the Manalapan Arts Council for again organizing and selecting the theme for our Annual Photo Contest. I especially want to recognize the stewardship of our co-chairs - Linda Steele and Teresa Erlitz” said Mayor Jack McNaboe. Mayor McNaboe added, “I have looked at the photos from previous contests when they have been on display in the courtroom and I am always so impressed with the artistic talents of the residents of our town, and how they have captured the essence of each theme in their photos. I am really looking forward to a new set of wonderful photos that showcase our beautiful town!"

The contest is open to all Manalapan residents. Township residents can only enter one photo. Photographs must include a brief description (25 words or less) of the photo. Awards will be given as follows:

Prizes of $100 for 1st Place & $50 for Honorable Mention will be awarded in the following categories:

• 18 years & over (senior)
• 17 years & younger (junior)

People's Choice – the photo that receives most votes from the Manalapan Day (June 20th) display will also win a prize of $100.

As mentioned, all photos will be on display at the Manalapan Day community event on June 20, 2020 where the special “Peoples Choice” award will be given to the photo that garners the most votes that day from the visiting and judging public.

Photographs must be received by 4:30 p.m. on May 22, 2020. Photographs can be submitted by email to photocontest@mtnj.org (file must be less than 5mb) or dropped off at the Manalapan Township Health Department (photographic prints must not be larger than 5” x 7”). The full set of rules and the submission form are available online at the Township website – www.mtnj.org – or at the Manalapan Township Health Department.

Please remember a submission form must accompany the photograph. Forms are also available on the Township web site or at the Manalapan Township Health Department.

For more information please contact the Health Department at 732-446-8345.