Win $1,000 In 'Lens On Litter' Photo Contest

NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA – The Pennsylvania Resource Council in Newtown Square is hosting it's annual photography contest for kids and adults, and the winner can take home some serious cash.

The annual "Lens on Litter" contest tasks Pennsylvanians with photographing scenes of little to highlight the little problem in their areas.

The first-place winning shot will win cash prizes of $1,000, with second earning $500 and$250 for third place.

Photos will be judged on criteria such as originality, anti-litter message, quality and more.

Winning photos will be displayed at the Environmental Living Center in Ridley Creek State Park in Media.

Check out the rules below:

• Photos must be taken in Pennsylvania.
• Each photo must have a 3×5 card, attached to the back of the photo listing:
  • Contest category (adult or student), students must also include age, grade, and school name.
  • Photographer’s name, address, and phone number
  • Title of composition and location
• Photo must be no smaller than 4×6 inches and no larger than 8×10 inches and may be in black and white or in color. Digital entries must be submitted in high resolution. (This will improve the quality of the printed photos.)
• Each participant may submit up to 5 photos.
• Each photo will be judged on 6 criteria:
  • Anti-litter message
  • Originality of photo
  • Photographic technique
  • Quality of photo
  • Originality of title
  • Severity of the Litterbug’s crime

Photos should help to heighten litter consciousness by showing how litter threatens public health and safety, scenic beauty, property values, the environment, pets or wildlife.

Entrants are asked not to submit photos of illegal dumping.

"We know there are plenty of instances out there of bags of trash, furniture, tires, or appliances dumped in the woods and along highways and waterways rather than being disposed of properly," the Pennsylvania Resource Council said. "However, the goal of the Lens on Litter Photo Contest is to highlight the careless and illegal act of littering in order to change individual behavior."

Entrants are also encouraged to coordinate a clean-up of the subject area and provide a photo of the results of your efforts.

You can enter by sending submissions to PRC/Lens on Litter, 3606 Providence Road Newtown Square, PA 19073 or submit high resolution photos via email to lensonlitter@prc.org, and should include all required information listed above.

Entries must be submitted by Oct. 31, 2017.

Since 1984 PRC has invited all Pennsylvanians to call attention to the litter problem in communities across the Commonwealth through the Lens on Litter Photo Contest.

Since the inception of the Contest, over 4,000 photos have been submitted over the years and comprise a "Rogue’s Galley" of the Litterbug at work.

These photos show us how much work there is to be done to combating the litter problem.

From our parks and playgrounds, to our neighborhoods streets and farms, litter is an issue that we all face.

For more information the Lens on Litter team at lensonlitter@prc.org.

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