2020 Sacred Sites Open House Photo Contest

Thank you to everyone that participated in the 2020 Sacred Sites Open House photo contest on Facebook. This year, all of the winning images are of Sacred Heart Chapel in Brentwood, New York.

Congratulations to photographers Irene Manning and Virginia Dowd.

1st Place: Irene Manning, Sacred Heart Chapel in summer, Brentwood NY

 

2nd Place: Virginia Dowd, Sacred Heart Chapel apse mural, Brentwood NY
3rd Place: Virginia Dowd, Sacred Heart Chapel Under the baldachin, Brentwood NY

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United Palace, Washington Heights (Manhattan) 1st Place Winner 2019 Katie Lentz

2020 Sacred Sites Open House Photo Contest 

Submit photo(s) of your favorite sacred site (church, mosque, synagogue, temple, etc.) by August 17, 2020.

Our theme this year is Interfaith and we hope your submissions will help us celebrate the artistic, cultural, and religious diversity found in New York’s houses of worship.

THE DETAILS

How to Enter
• All entries must be submitted via email to photos@nylandmarks.org with the subject line “2020 SSOH Photo Contest”.
• All entries must be submitted and received by 5pm EDT on August 17, 2020.
• All image files must be labeled and include your name, name of site, and location (i.e. Jane Doe_St. Patrick’s Cathedral_Manhattan).
• By submitting photos, participants certify that the image(s) provided are theirs and grant the Landmarks Conservancy the right to use the photos for purposes of promoting the contest.
• The Conservancy reserves the right to edit submissions.
• You may enter as many photos as you wish.
• Maximum file size limit for emailed submissions is 5 MB. Photographs can be submitted in jpeg, gif, and/or png formats.

The Contest
• All entries will be posted in the Sacred Sites Open House Photo Contest 2020 photo album on the Conservancy’s Facebook page on August 19, 2020.
• Public voting will occur on Facebook between August 19 and August 23, 2020. The contest will close at 4 pm EDT on August 23, 2020.
• The winning photo, based on the most “likes” received, will be announced on the Conservancy’s Facebook page on August 24, 2020.
• The Sacred Sites Open House Photo Contest is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook or any other social media used throughout the contest.

Enjoy the Facebook Sacred Sites Open House photo contest photo albums from prior years below.

2019 Photo Album   2018 Photo Album   2017 Photo Album   2016 Photo Album   2015 Photo Album  

2014 Photo Album   2013 Photo Album   2012 Photo Album   2011 Photo Album