Shoot. Submit. Win.

SNAP! 2012 is now accepting entries for the Elevator Digital Photo Competition. Submit your photograph and you could win great prizes. SNAP! artists also get incredible exposure at the SNAP! Gala. Each year, The Silent Auction helps to foster emerging artists, and raises important funds for the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Whether you've been a part of our amazing submissions in previous years or are a new talent looking to make a mark, this is your chance to show your stuff. The competition is open to returning contestants and fresh new faces. There is no limit to the number of shots you can enter. Winners will be awarded in 5 categories as well as 1 overall winner for best submission. Take your best shot!

- Competition Prizes -

Jim P. Shea Memorial award for Best Overall Submission

• VIA Rail trip - Two (2) return tickets to travel from Toronto to Montreal
• One weekend stay at the...
• $500 cash award

Category winners will each receive:

• $250 cash award
• One ticket to the SNAP! 2012 Gala (value $90)
• Posting on the SNAP! website
  Special onsite recognition at Gala event

Photo Categories: 1. Best Landscape 2. Best Portrait/Figurative 3. Best Photo-based/Abstract/Other 4. Best Photojournalism/Documentary/ Streetscape 5. Best Still Life

To submit a photo, go to www.snap-toronto.com
Entry fee: $25 per submission. Entry deadline: January 30, 2012.

SNAP! 2012 will be held at the prestigious National Ballet School of Canada on Sunday, March 25, 2012. Public Preview will be held at the Edward Day Gallery from March 16 to 18, 2012.

Tickets for SNAP! 2012 will be on sale starting Tuesday, December 6, 2011 through our website: www.snap-toronto.com/tickets

A GREAT GIFT IDEA

As we count the days down to the end of the year, you will definitely want to stock up on
BEACH 2012 CALENDARS as gifts for family and friends, not to mention, one for your own wall at home or in your office. At only $20, this beautiful professional quality calendar contains 49 gorgeous photos of the Beach community in east end Toronto, all taken by local photographers.

To your right, is December's spread, featuring photographer, Natalia Shields' image of Leuty Life Guard Station and a section of the boardwalk, decked out in twinkle lights for the holiday season. Yes...Beachers proudly decorate their piece of the waterfront for the enjoyment of all throughout the darkest months of winter.

Now let's see...

who on my gift list will be getting a Beach 2012 calendar this year?

.....my mom and dad, my 2 brothers, my in-laws (former Beachers who are scattered over Canada from South River and London, Ontario to Fredericton, NB and St. John's, NFLD), my cousins in Australia, a friend who now lives in Edmonton, Alberta and my dear aunt in Toronto....that's 10 calendars!!

Who's on your list?

Look for the Beach 2012 Calendar at the following locations:

• Seagull Classics on Queen East


• Incurable Collectors on Queen East


• Book City Beaches


• Book City Danforth

• St Michael's Hospital Gift Shop

• Toronto East General Hospital Gift Shop


• Cobalt Gallery on Kingston Road


• Picture Perfect on Queen East

• Pippins Tea Emporium on Queen East


• Fitness Works for Women at Queen & Lee, above Bell

• Grinder Café, Main Street in the Beaches

• Community Centre 55, Main Street

• Beach Metro News Office

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE!!