Historic preservation photo contest kicks off with digital format

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

The DNR Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology will ring in the new year and decade with a revamped historic preservation photo contest.

The annual contest has been conducted since 2005 using a traditional print format to promote Indiana’s historic resources. While the purpose remains the same, this year the contest is moving to accepting only digital submissions. Printed photos will not be accepted.

As in previous years, all subjects of photos must be at least 50 years old and in Indiana. Photos can be black and white or color and must have been taken within the last two years.

Each photographer may enter up to three images, and an entry form is required for each photo.

Images should be emailed to aborland@dnr.IN.gov and must be JPEG files that are 10mb or smaller. Participates will only be able to send one photo and one entry form per email.

Participants will need to select one of five contest categories on the entry form in which to enter their photo: Color, Black and White, Kids (younger than age 18), Artistic and Altered Image.

Persons may visit dnr.IN.gov/historic/3994.htm for parameters of the Altered Image category, contest guidelines and the entry form.

The entry deadline is April 3.

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Perhaps it would be good to capture images of structures that are at the greatest risk for being removed. I am thinking of the New Maysville store, which is on the county’s unsafe building agenda and will likely be demolished. Or the old grocery in Bainbridge, most recently known as the video and tanning location. There’s also the O’hair house north of Brick Chapel which burned in 2019. The list of endangered structures is long.

-- Posted by LJScott on Wed, Jan 8, 2020, at 10:14 AM
O'Hair house is being restored.

-- Posted by Ben Dover on Wed, Jan 8, 2020, at 11:55 AM

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