How to Win a Ribbon at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Photography Contest 

With Jim Guzel of Aphrodite Photography

Every photographer wants to be recognized for the quality of their images.  Few achievements offer better recognition than winning a ribbon at a photography contest open to the general public.  Every summer on the third Saturday of July, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, the nation’s only national park dedicated to flowering water plants, sponsors just such a contest.  With the proper guidance, you can greatly increase your chances of putting one of those ribbons in your display case.

Primer for 2010 – Wednesday, June 30^th    7:00 – 9:15 PM

 Advance Purchase Price- $20.00,   Day of/At the door - $35.00

     - Understanding submission rules, categories and content requirement

    -  Exploring the possibilities for subject matter

     - Creating thematically appropriate images with impact

     - Explaining clearly and consisely how images are judged

About Jim Guzel

Although best know for his distinctive, award-winning portraits, Jim’s first blue ribbon photograph was a winning image of a lotus blossom at Kenilworth in 1998.  In the years since, his images have been published in national magazines and his photography has garnered national and international awards.  Jim also began his career as a photographic educator at the park and has been involved in facilitating the photography contest from 2000 to the present.