DNR photo contest celebrates Indiana's historic resources

The DNR Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology is sponsoring its ninth annual photo contest to recognize Historic Preservation Month in May.

The subject of the photo must be in Indiana and more than 50 years old. Images could include anything from a cemetery to a main street to a grain silo.

The contest does not place limitations on the condition of the historic resource. Past entries have involved subject matter with conditions ranging from pristine to undergoing demolition.

Photos can be color or black and white, must be 8 x 10 inches, and matted with white or ivory mat board so final dimensions are 11 x 14 inches. Participants should not frame their photos.

The contest deadline is April 5. Entry is free, and photographers can submit up to three entries each.

Photos will be judged by a panel of DNR representatives, preservationists and photographers.

For a list of contest guidelines, the mailing address and the required entry form, go to dnr.IN.gov/historic/3994.htm.

To celebrate Historic Preservation Month in May, selected photos from the contest will be on exhibit at a number of locations, including the Putnam County Museum, 1105 N. Jackson St., Greencastle.

Other exhibit locations include the Carmel Clay Public Library, Martin County Historical Society, Greensburg Public Library, Prairie Arts Council and the Wabash County Historical Museum.