New competition launched to photograph ‘Beautiful Northfield’

• Mar. 2 by Emma Dando (1)

The Northfield Ecocentre has launched a new photography competition to raise awareness of conservation in the surrounding area.

The Ecocentre is looking for photographs that portray ‘whats beautiful’ in the local area. This could be anything from a blossoming flower to a stunning piece of architecture with entrants encouraged to choose a subject that means something to them.

The competition was launched on Saturday (27th Feb) with the closing date for submissions at 12 noon on Saturday 29th May. Photographs can fall under three categories: Nature, Cityscape and Community.

A team of local photographers will be judging the competition and choosing the winning photographs. These will be displayed in the Ecocentre as well as around Birmingham city centre, for all members of the public to enjoy. Selected photographs will feature on the Ecocentre website, and also will be transformed into a calendar for 2011.

Professional photographer Jane Baker, of Greensnapper Photography, offered a photographic tour of Northfield to competition participates who turned up on the opening day. She said:

“This is an opportunity for local people to use photography to celebrate what Northfield means to them.

Images have the power to intrigue, catch our attention, stir emotion and excite.

As a competition judge I look forward to discovering Birmingham’s hidden creative talent and meeting those who could become the inspiring new photographers of tomorrow.”

The competition is partly funded by Be Birmingham’s Working Neighbourhoods Fund. Director, Jackie Mould said:

“The Working Neighbourhoods Fund is being used to benefit those people living in Birmingham’s most deprived neighbourhoods.

This competition is an excellent example of how local people can feel proud and get involved in their local area.”

To enter the Beautiful Northfield Photography Competition you need to submit a digital photograph to enquiries@northfieldecocentre.org.