Each year the Library holds a contest to enhance our local history collections through a community-wide photography competition. Local photographers, both professional and amateur, are welcome to contribute to the building of Plainfield's visual archives for future historians.
2021 Photography Contest
Pets of Plainfield
No Contest Was Held in 2020
2019 Photography Contest
I Am Plainfield
2018 Photography Contest
Holidays in Plainfield
2017 Photography Contest
Plainfield: Art, History, and Culture
2016 Photography Contest
The Best of Plainfield: People, Places, and Things
2015 Photography Contest
Plainfield: Taking Care of Business
2014 Photography Contest
Roofs, Chimneys & Architectural Details of Plainfield
2013 Photography Contest
Plainfield Celebrates!
2012 Photography Contest
Plainfield: Eating Out / Eating In
2011 Photography Contest Exhibit
Plainfield...On the Go!
2010 Photography Contest Exhibit
East Side, West Side, All Around the Town
2009 Photography Contest Exhibit
Four Seasons in Plainfield
2008 Photography Contest Exhibit
Storefronts and Shopping Scenes
2007 Photography Contest Exhibit
Plainfield - A Multicultural Community
2006 Photography Contest Exhibit
Plainfield in Focus: Photo-Documentation of a Changing Community
For more information about past and present photography contests,
please contact the History Department at 908-757-1111 Ext. 136.