FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug. 25, 2008
Coastal photography contest announced
CHARLESTON – Photographers of all ages and degrees of expertise are invited to get out their cameras and tripods to enter their best photographs of coastal South Carolina scenes in the annual photography contest sponsored by the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management.
The winning photographer will receive a $200 prize. The winning photo will also appear on the 30,000 copies of DHEC’s 2009 annual tide table poster.
Entries must be of a coastal South Carolina scene including marshes, beaches or wildlife and be appropriate as an illustration for the tide table. Horizontal orientation is required. Color photos and digital photographs on CDs with image sheets are accepted with a limit of five pictures per contestant. Digital photographs should not exceed 300 dpi at a maximum printed size of 8" x12". E-mail submissions will not be accepted. Entry is free. Submissions will not be returned without a self-addressed stamped envelope provided by the contestant.
Entries must be postmarked between September 1 and September 30, 2008. The winner will be announced in October.
Entries should be mailed to:
Coastal Photo Contest
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
1362 McMillan Avenue, Suite 400
Charleston, SC 29405
For questions about the contest, contact Dan Burger at (843) 953-0251 or e-mail burgerdj@dhec.sc.gov.
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For more information:
Dan Burger – (843) 953-0251
E-mail – burgerdj@dhec.sc.gov
or
Clair Boatwright – (803) 898-4461
E-mail – boatwrc@dhec.sc.gov
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