The Chesapeake Bay Foundation Monday announced it is now accepting submissions for its annual Save The Bay Photo Contest from both amateurs and professionals.  The deadline is April 11.

CBF is seeking photographs that illustrate the positive aspects of the Bay and its rivers and streams. They want to see your vision of the Bay region—from Pennsylvania to Virginia, from the Shenandoah Mountains to the Eastern Shore.

Images depicting people, wildlife, recreation, and farms within the watershed will all be considered. All photos must include water from the Chesapeake Bay or a river, stream, creek, or other body of water inside the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Official judging will be conducted by a panel of CBF employees who will judge entries on subject matter, composition, focus, lighting, uniqueness, and impact. The public will also be able to vote online for their favorite photo in the Viewers' Choice Gallery.

All winners will receive a cash award: First Prize: $500: Second Prize: $250; Third Prize: $150; and Viewers' Choice: $100.

In addition, the first-prize photograph will appear in CBF's 2015 calendar. And that's not all: All winners will also receive a one-year membership to CBF and will have their photos displayed on CBF's website, in a CBF e-newsletter, and in CBF's Save the Bay magazine.

For more information, visit CBF’s Save The Bay Photo Contest webpage.

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