"Give Us Your Best Shot" Photo Contest Guidelines

The IAPD/IPRA Joint Editorial Committee invites you to show off your agency and its visual images with "Give Us Your Best Shot," a photo contest sponsored by the Illinois Association of Park Districts (IAPD) and the Illinois Park and Recreation Association (IPRA).

There is a limit of five (5) entries per category. First Place finishers will receive a framed copy of their photo. Winning entries will be published in Illinois Parks & Recreation magazine and displayed as part of a special showcase at the IAPD/IPRA Conference in Chicago in January. Photographs will be judged on the basis of exposure, clarity/focus, subject matter relative to category.

Four categories for entry:
    Recreation/People at Play
    Sports
    Wildlife (deer, birds, butterflies, etc.)
    Nature/Landscapes (flowers, sunsets, lakes, buildings, etc.)

Click here for contest rules as well as a waiver that must be signed and returned with your submission.

ENTRY DEADLINE - DECEMBER 2, 2016

Last Year's Winners:

2015 1st Place - Wildlife Ryca Shih Park District of Highland Park	2015 1st Place - Sports Mike Frankowski St. Charles Park District	2015 1st Place - Recreation Diana Zimmerman Champaign Park District	2015 1st Place - Nature Justin Sienkiewicz Schaumburg Park District