Enter The Monmouth County Park System's 2020 Photography Exhibit

MIDDLETOWN & HOWELL, NJ — The Monmouth County Park System invites professional and amateur photographers of all ages to submit images for consideration into its upcoming photography exhibits. Held from January 1-31, 2020, at Deep Cut Gardens, Middletown, and from February 1-29, 2020, at the Manasquan Reservoir Environmental Center, Howell, each site has its own theme. They are Seasons of Deep Cut and Colors of Nature at the Manasquan Reservoir.

Each show will offer four categories, one for each season, with their own submission timeframe. The schedule is as follows:

Winter Category: January 1 to March 15, 2019

Spring Category: March 16 to May 30, 2019

Summer Category: June 1 to August 30, 2019

Fall Category: September 1 to November 30, 2019

Entrants may submit a maximum of two photographs per season. (Photographers can enter either or both shows but separate submission is required.) Divisions include youth (under age 18), amateur adult, and professional adult. Each division will have a first, second and third place photograph. All winning photographs will be exhibited. Photographs must be taken at Deep Cut Gardens or the Manasquan Reservoir, respectively.

The cost to enter is $5 per photograph. Acceptance into the shows is not guaranteed. Rules and entry form are available on the Deep Cut Gardens' and the Manasquan Reservoir Environmental Center’s webpages at www.MonmouthCountyParks.com.

For more information on the Deep Cut Gardens Exhibit, please email Ruth Carll at ruth.carll@co.monmouth.nj.us. For more information on the Manasquan Reservoir Environmental Center exhibit, please email Paul Mandala at paul.mandala@co.monmouth.nj.us.

For information on the Monmouth County Park System, please visit www.MonmouthCountyParks.com or call 732-842-4000, ext. 4312.