Photo Contest

Submit up to photo five photos of your favorite sacred site (church, mosque, synagogue, temple, cemetery, etc.) by July 27th for a chance to win an Amazon Gift Card (1st prize: $100, 2nd prize: $50, and 3rd prize: $25)

Our theme this year is Open Doors and we hope your submissions will help us celebrate the artistic, cultural, and religious diversity found in New York’s historic sacred places: houses of worship and cemeteries.

How to Enter

·    All entries must be submitted via email to photos@nylandmarks.org with the subject line “2022 SSOH Photo Contest”.

·    All entries must be submitted and received by 5pm ET on July 27, 2022. – THE TIME FOR ENTRIES IS NOW CLOSED

·    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.

·    Maximum file size limit for emailed submissions is 2 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 2022 photo album on the Conservancy’s Facebook page on by July 31, 2022.

·    Public voting will occur on Facebook between July 27 and July 31, 2022. The contest will close at 5 pm ET on July 31.

·    The winning photo, based on the most “likes” received, will be announced on the Conservancy’s Facebook page on August 3, 2022.

·    An individual can only win one prize i.e. a person cannot win 1st and 2nd place. An alternate winner will be selected by Conservancy staff from the qualifying entries.

·    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.

Good Luck!!!