One of the many values of our National Park Service (NPS) sites around the country is the opportunity each offers for reflection, contemplation and inspiration. Many people express these values in their works of art, and there are a number of venues for sharing your work.

At Fire Island National Seashore, you may get out in the park to create images to share in a variety of NPS park partners' photo and art contests, or you can enjoy the work created by other artists inspired by park resources.

• "Share the Experience" Official Federal Recreation Lands Photo Contest - National Park Foundation
  Entries for the 2011 contest will be accepted June 1 through December 31, 2011
• • 2010 Winners announced
    

While you're on the South Shore of Long Island, you can also visit nearby Long Island Maritime Museum to get a photo of the Priscilla or the Modesty, two historic ships that qualify your entry into the National Historic Landmarks photo contest. 

•  "Imaging Our National Heritage" National Historic Landmarks Program Photo Contest
  National Park Service
  2011 National Historic Landmark Photo Contest entries accepted from April 22 through July 31, 2011
• • 2010 Winners announced
    

There are two National Natural Landmarks in Suffolk County, New York. An image taken from one of those sites qualifies your entry into the following contest:

• Photo Contest National Natural Landmarks Program
  National Park Service
  NNL 8th Annual Photo Contest open through June 30, 2011
• • 2011 Winners announced

"The Essence of Fire Island"
Friends of Fire Island National Seashore's
Annual Art Exhibit & Fundraiser

Nature Photography Exhibition
May 15 - June 25, 2011
Weekends, Noon - 5:00 pm
Patchogue-Watch Hill Ferry Terminal
150 West Avenue
Patchogue, NY 11772

This year's "Essence of Fire Island" exhibition features the work of the Nature and Wildlife Photographers of Long Island and runs from May 15 to June 25. Opening reception is May 15. The exhibition will be open for viewing on weekends, and is free to the public.

For more information:

Friends of Fire Island National Seashore

Friends of Fire Island National Seashore (FFINS) conducted its 1st Annual Calendar Contest & Exhibition, "The Essence of Fire Island," in Spring 2010, and the 18 winning entrants and a selection of semi-finalists exhibited their artwork at the new Patchogue Ferry Terminal, at Fire Island National Seashore's Watch Hill Terminal Site in Patchogue, New York.

Call for Artists!

10th Annual Fire Island Lighthouse Art Show
Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society (FILPS)

Entries accepted through May 18, 2011
(application fee: $15 FILPS members/$20 non-members)

Opening Reception
June 23, 2011
 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Exhibition
June 24 - July 17, 2011
at the Fire Island Lighthouse
 
For more information: filpsartshow@gmail.com

White-tailed deer on dune looks out over the ocean.

Enter the 2011 White-tailed Deer Photo Contest!

Why deer? It's not easy to be a wild animal on Fire Island! In addition to enduring the harsh conditions of a dynamic barrier island, Fire Island wildlife share habitat with people. This is especially true for white-tailed deer living among the Fire Island communities. We hope this photo contest celebrates white-tailed deer as wild animals, and raises awareness of the delicate balance between humans and wildlife. We are looking for photos that represent the uniqueness of white-tailed deer on Fire Island.

Official Rules

Photographs Must Be:

• Color
• Digital photographs at minimum 3 megapixels and maximum 3.2MB
• Taken on Fire Island during 2011
• Relevant to white-tailed deer on Fire Island
• Appropriate for posting on a government website

Photographs that include the following will be disqualified:

• Borders or frames
• Watermarks or signatures (All images will be displayed with "© Person's Name.")
• Staged, contrived or digitally manipulated elements
• Elements that depict harm to wildlife or private property 

Entrant Eligibility

• Photographers of all ages and levels are welcome to enter the 2011 contest. In the event of an overwhelming response, age and skill categories will be implemented.
• An individual may submit only one photograph.
• Entrants must be the sole owner of the copyright of any image submitted.

Entry

Photographs must be submitted electronically (at maximum 3.2MB) along with completed entry form by August 15, 2011 to Elizabeth_Rogers@nps.gov

Judging

A judging ceremony will be held at the Fire Island Lighthouse. The judging panel may include professional and amateur photographers, Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS) and Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society staff, and community members. An initial round of elimination will occur via e-mail to reduce the cost of printing. Photographs will be judged on photographic quality, composition, creativity and its representation of the uniqueness of deer on Fire Island.

Awards

All entrants will receive a certificate and sticker. All finalist photographs will be exhibited at the Patchogue Ferry Terminal until the summer of 2012. The finalist photographs will also be reproduced by FIIS specifically for Natural Resource Management newsletters, brochures and website. The winning photograph will be included in an official FIIS press release on the contest. 

The Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society will award prizes to the first, second, and third prize winners. If winning entrants so choose, their photographs will be included in the Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society's Annual Art Show the following year (June-July 2012). The entrants may choose to make their print available for sale at this show.

Entry Form