City holding 'A Life Above' photo contest

The city of Vestavia Hills is holding a photo contest leading up to the grand opening of its new city hall this fall. The contest invites the public to capture the beauty of Vestavia Hills in any way they wish to interpret it. In addition to cash and other prizes, winning submissions may be displayed as available for purchase within the new City Hall. 

This juried competition is open to the public and will have grand prizes of $300 for the professional division, $150 adult amateur division and $50 for the student division in addition to gift certificates from local merchants for runners-up. The judges panel will include photographer George Ritchey, other professional photographers, Mayor Butch Zaragoza, City Manager Jeff Downes and representation from the Vestavia Hills Beautification Board.

The deadline for submissions is 2 p.m. on Sept. 1. For details, please visit http://vhal.org/photo-contest/.