Are you a professional or talented amateur photographer who loves to photograph airplanes? The Southern Wisconsin AirFEST wants you to enter our 2012 AirFEST Photo Contest!

Two winners - one professional photographer and one amateur photographer - will each receive a free ride in the Aero L-39 Albatros jet aircraft!

Submit entries by Monday, May 14, 2012 for consideration. All images entered must have been taken at a previous year's Southern Wisconsin AirFEST.  We will divide the photos into a professional and an amateur category. Rules and regulations can be viewed on our website at: http://www.swairfest.org/photo-contest/.

The five best photos in each category (professional and amateur) will be posted on the Southern Wisconsin AirFEST Facebook page (www.facebook.com/SouthernWisconsinAirFEST).

The winning photo will be the one with the most "Likes" by Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012, so make sure your friends find it and "Like" it!

The winner of the "Professional" category will receive a ride on the Aero L-39 Albatros jet aircraft on Friday, May 25th, 2012.

The winner of the "Amateur" category will receive a ride on the Aero L-39 Albatros jet aircraft on Saturday, May 26th, 2012.

For detailed information on the contest, please visit our website at http://www.swairfest.org/photo-contest/ or contact the AirFEST Office at (815) 420-7923.

Southern Wisconsin AirFEST is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit. Each year proceeds generated through AirFEST benefit a variety of local non-profit and charitable organizations throughout the Rock County and Stateline area.

About the Aero L-39 Albatros:  The Aero L-39 Albatros is a high-performance jet aircraft developed in Czechoslovakia having served over 30 air forces around the world. The Albatros - the most widely used jet trainer in the world - is versatile, seeing duty in light-attack missions as well as in basic and advanced pilot training.