FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug. 30, 2007
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 $200. The winning photo will appear on the 30,000 copies of DHEC’s 2008 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 CDs with image sheets are accepted with a limit of five pictures per contestant. Entry is free. Submissions will not be returned without a self-addressed stamp envelope provided by the contestant. Entries must be postmarked by September 29, 2007. The winner will be announced in October.
Entries may 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.
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For more information:
Dan Burger (843) 953-0251
burgerdj@dhec.sc.gov
Thom Berry (803) 898-3885
berrytw@dhec.sc.gov
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