Take a picture: @IGersBoston

Get those phones out and take some pictures of our neighborhood!  Your photo might be featured in the prestigious @IGersBoston gallery and you could  win you a prize!

On Wednesday, September 27, Fairmont Copley Plaza will host the second annual @IGersBoston gallery event, exclusively exhibiting more than 100 stunning images of Boston and Massachusetts photographed by the @IGersBoston community.

The special event will gather the city’s top photographers in the hotel’s Venetian Room, all for a good cause. Prints of the photographs on display will be silent auctioned during the event with 100 percent of the proceeds benefitting Transition House, a Cambridge nonprofit working to prevent and end domestic violence through education, outreach and intervention.

The special event will gather the city’s top photographers in the hotel’s Venetian Room, all for a good cause. Prints of the photographs on display will be silent auctioned during the event with 100 percent of the proceeds benefitting Transition House, a Cambridge nonprofit working to prevent and end domestic violence through education, outreach and intervention. @IGersBoston and Fairmont Copley Plaza are encouraging Instagrammers to submit their best images now through Friday, September 8 for the chance to be featured in the gallery and attend this one-of-a-kind event. To be considered, photographers must use hashtag #IGersBoston_Gallery17 and #FairmontCopley, and tag both @IGersBoston and @FairmontCopley, on submissions.

The limit is 10 submissions per person, and only photos posted to Instagram within the above timeframe will be eligible. FOX 25 Boston will serve as the event’s exclusive broadcast media partner through its Boston25 Cares public service initiative. Anchor Vanessa Welch will emcee the event, and viewers will soon see the @IGersBoston gallery event promoted on-air leading up to the gallery date.

Additionally, there will be valuable prizes available for attendees to win thanks to generous donations from the event’s sponsors, including:

• A $500 gift card to Hunts Photo & Video. To be awarded to the photographer whose photo receives the highest bid/donation for the event.

• 1 Canon Pixma Pro-10. To be awarded to the person who makes the highest silent auction donation of the night, whether or not it involves a picture.

• 1 Canon Pixma Pro-10. To be raffled among all the photographers whose work is on display at the gallery.

“The @IGersBoston gallery is our biggest event of the year,” said Javi Mejia, Founder and Curator of @IGersBoston. “Partnering with Fairmont Copley Plaza, one of the most historic, luxurious and beautiful hotels in our city to host it, is a dream come true.”  

“We are delighted to host the gallery event and celebrate the beauty of our great city and state with @IGersBoston,” said Lauren Soriano, PR Director at Fairmont Copley Plaza. “Our iconic hotel is one of the most photographed properties in Boston, and we look forward to welcoming this talented and influential group for an elegant evening.”

Please visit here for more information on the gallery event and submission instructions. RSVP is required as space is limited.

Best of luck to everyone!