Summertime brings new opportunities for participation in 40th Anniversary Litter Photo Contest
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HARRISBURG -- Now that summer is upon us with more relaxed schedules, grab your cameras and mobile devices and photograph the worst or most unusual examples of litter in your Pennsylvania community.
To focus attention on the litter problem across the state, the Pennsylvania Resources Council (PRC) is accepting entries in its annual Gene Capaldi Lens on Litter Photo Contest through Oct. 31.
In the student category (through 12th Grade), three prizes are awarded with the first-place winner receiving $500, second-place $250 and third-place $100.
The same prizes are awarded in a separate adult category.
Entries should help bring awareness to how litter threatens public health and safety, scenic beauty, property values, the environment, pets or wildlife.
Entries will be judged on the following criteria:
-- Anti-litter message
-- Originality
-- Photographic technique
-- Quality of photo
-- Originality of title
-- Severity of the litter
Contestants are also encouraged to safely initiate a clean-up of the subject area and provide a photo of the results of their efforts for additional judging points.
Clean-ups can be registered with Keep PA Beautiful's Pick-Up PA Program, and additional information is available by visiting www.keeppabeautiful.org/programs/pick-up-pa/
Entries -- limit five per person, no smaller than 4×6 and no larger than 8×10 -- should be sent to PRC Gene Capaldi Lens on Litter Contest, 1521 N. Providence Road, Media, PA 19063.
High resolution digital submissions may be sent to lensonlitter@prc.org.
All entries, including digital, must include the entrant's name, address, telephone number, email address, title given to photo, location of litter site and how they learned about the contest. Students should also include age, grade and name of school. Photos submitted without all required information will be disqualified.
All photos may be used by PRC at their discretion.
Questions may be directed to lensonlitter@prc.org and additional information, as well as previous winners, sponsors and an online entry form can be found at prc.org/what-we-do/lens-on-litter-contest/
Individuals, organizations or businesses interested in helping to sponsor this anti-litter program, please contact lensonlitter@prc.org.
Program sponsors currently include Carolyn Capaldi, Robert and Mary Capaldi and Sheetz Inc.