City of Peekskill and FUJIFILM Announce Take a Peek: Peekskill Printlife Photo Exhibition
The City of Peekskill and FUJIFILM North America Corporation have announced an open call for photos as part of their Take a Peek: Peekskill Printlife Photo Exhibition. Those who live and/or work in Peekskill are invited to submit their favorite photo highlighting the City for a chance to win a FUJIFILM INSTAX Mini 9 instant camera and be featured in the fall photo exhibit at the Peekskill Central Firehouse Community Room.
PEEKSKILL, N.Y., Oct. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The City of Peekskill and FUJIFILM North America Corporation have announced an open call for photos as part of their Take a Peek: Peekskill Printlife Photo Exhibition. Those who live and/or work in Peekskill are invited to submit their favorite photo highlighting the City for a chance to win a FUJIFILM INSTAX Mini 9 instant camera and be featured in the fall photo exhibit at the Peekskill Central Firehouse Community Room.
Submissions for the Take a Peek: Peekskill Printlife Photo Exhibition are being accepted through Thursday, November 14 via an online form at: https://bit.ly/2mWao0T. Up to one hundred photos will be selected for display from the eligible entries. Twenty prize winners will also be randomly chosen from all eligible entries to win one of the instant cameras valued at $69.95.
"The Take a Peek: Peekskill Printlife Photo Exhibition will showcase what drives our beautiful, diverse city — its people and businesses," said Mayor Andre Rainey. "We are thrilled to partner with Fujifilm in this exciting venture and look forward to a beautiful display this November depicting the many facets of Peekskill."
The photo exhibition is the first partnership between the City of Peekskill and the Westchester County-headquartered FUJIFILM North America Corporation. In addition to providing the instant camera prizes, FUJIFILM will also bring the 100 winning images to life as 8x10 premium mounted prints.
"When viewing an image-maker's creation, we learn what is important to them," said Tetsuya Iwasaki, President & CEO of FUJIFILM North America Corporation and President of FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation. "In this instance, as part of the Peekskill Printlife Photo Exhibition, all of the images share a common importance; celebrating the City of Peekskill. As a proud Westchester-based organization, we are excited to help celebrate what makes Westchester exceptional, and Peekskill is an important part of that."
All photo submissions must be the original work of the entrant and showcase an aspect of Peekskill. Images should be high resolution (300 DPI) and in JPG, PNG or GIF format with a preferred aspect ratio of 8x10. Only one photo may accompany each Sweepstakes Registration and Entry Form with a maximum of two entries per person.
An unveiling event, open to the public, will take place on Thursday, December 12 at 10:00am in the Peekskill Central Firehouse Community Room (1141 Main Street in Peekskill). Sweepstakes rules and photo submission requirements are available at https://bit.ly/2MuFgzK. For more information and the latest updates, follow the City of Peekskill on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PeekskillGov.
The City of Peekskill is located at 840 Main Street in Peekskill, N.Y., and can be reached at 914-737-3400 or by visiting http://www.cityofpeekskill.com.
About the City of Peekskill
The City of Peekskill is a thriving, historic community located on the banks of the Hudson River. Just under one hour north of New York City, Peekskill is culturally and economically vibrant with abundant natural resources due to its location on the river and at the gateway to the Hudson Highlands. The City's pedestrian-friendly downtown is buzzing with an array of dining and entertainment establishments. Offering artist lofts, studios, galleries and museums, Peekskill is home to a growing arts community and has no shortage of arts activities. The waterfront, with over three miles of continuous parkland, is a regional destination with a variety of active and passive recreation, as well as breathtaking views of the Hudson River. For more information, visit http://www.cityofpeekskill.com.
About FUJIFILM North America Corporation
FUJIFILM North America Corporation, a marketing subsidiary of FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation consists of five operating divisions and one subsidiary company. The Imaging Division provides consumer and commercial photographic products and services, including: instant cameras and film, photographic paper; digital printing equipment, along with service and support; personalized photo products; film; and one-time-use cameras; and also markets motion picture archival film and on-set color management solutions to the motion picture, broadcast and production industries. The Electronic Imaging Division markets consumer digital cameras, and the Graphic Systems Division supplies products and services to the graphic printing industry, including offset plates and supplies, digital printing equipment and large format printers and ink. The Optical Devices Division provides optical lenses for the broadcast, cinematography, closed circuit television, videography and industrial markets, and also markets binoculars. The Industrial Division and Corporate New Business Development Division deliver products derived from Fujifilm's core technologies. FUJIFILM Canada Inc. sells and markets a range of FUJIFILM products and services. For more information, please visit http://www.fujifilmusa.com/northamerica, go to http://www.twitter.com/fujifilmus to follow Fujifilm on Twitter, or go to http://www.facebook.com/FujifilmNorthAmerica to Like Fujifilm on Facebook. To receive news and information direct from Fujifilm via RSS, subscribe at http://www.fujifilmusa.com/rss.
FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, brings cutting edge solutions to a broad range of global industries by leveraging its depth of knowledge and fundamental technologies developed in its relentless pursuit of innovation. Its proprietary core technologies contribute to the various fields including healthcare, graphic systems, highly functional materials, optical devices, digital imaging and document products. These products and services are based on its extensive portfolio of chemical, mechanical, optical, electronic and imaging technologies. For the year ended March 31, 2019, the company had global revenues of $22 billion, at an exchange rate of 111 yen to the dollar. Fujifilm is committed to responsible environmental stewardship and good corporate citizenship. For more information, please visit: http://www.fujifilmholdings.com.
SOURCE City of Peekskill
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