LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Institute is inviting all students attending school or residing in the Adirondack Park to participate in its upcoming annual photography and poetry contests.

“24 Hours: A Photographic Interpretation of Life in the Adirondacks” is open to all high school students. Submissions may be color or black-and-white and must be shot within the Adirondack region. There are no restrictions on subject matter. Each photo must be accompanied by a brief essay, between 50 and 150 words, describing the photographer’s vision and interpretation. The deadline for submissions is Jan. 31, 2022.

This year’s photography contest will be judged by Emily Vallee, an artist and educator based in Saratoga Springs.

Cash prizes of $200, $100 and $50 will be awarded to first, second, and third-place submissions. Photos will also be selected for honorable mention, Juror’s Choice, and LPI Board Choice. All photography submissions and their accompanying essays will be published in a booklet, and all submissions will be matted, framed and exhibited at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts.

“The Great Adirondack Young People’s Poetry Contest” is open to all students in grades 1-12. All entries must be original and must be titled. Poems can be any length and in any verse form, with no restrictions on theme. Entries are limited to two poems per person, and must be emailed or postmarked to the Lake Placid Institute by March 1, 2022.

Selected poems from each grade will be published in an attractive booklet entitled “Words from the Woods.” This year’s contest will be judged by the Poetry Group of Saranac Lake. The Lake Placid Institute hopes to hold an award ceremony in April, at which the young poets will read their work.

For submission guidelines and additional information about the contests, visit the institute’s website at lakeplacidinstitute.org.