"Life's a Beach!" Photo Contest

The dog days of summer are not yet over! Show us your pictures, highlighting how you’re living it up all summer long on Canada’s stunning beaches. While the sight of a gorgeous sunset can make our hearts melt, it's how you enjoy the beach that we really want to see. Send us your best shots of you, your friends, and your family getting messy in the sand and splashing in the water on your favourite beach.

AIM – Aim to take photos with people having a good time in the sand and sun. Swimming. Building castles. Picnicking. Be creative!

FOCUS – Focus on your favourite beach. Is it a Blue Flag beach (www.blueflag.ca)? Is it a beach that you’d like to see earn Blue Flag status? Either way, let us know where you dip your toes!

SHOOT – Capture the perfect image and upload it to our Flickr pool

Deadline: September 6, 2011

Prize: Digital SLR Camera (est. value $500)

JUDGING: Entries will be judged by staff at Environmental Defence.

RULES:  Submit your photo by joining the flickr contest photo group, including the name of the beach in the photo’s title and geo-tagging the location. Bonus points will be rewarded for captions.

Your entry must comply with the following:
·the photo is original with you, is not copied from any other work, and does not infringe upon the rights of any third party;
·the photo does not depict any third party copyrighted material, products, trademarks or logos;
·the photo does not defame or otherwise violate the rights of any third party;
·the photo is not offensive, sexually suggestive, violent, racial, profane, or slanderous
·photos cannot contain the depiction of any identifiable person(s) without having received their written permission

As a member of our group and contributor, you acknowledge that images may be used on the Environmental Defence website (www.environmentaldefence.ca) and in Environmental Defence online and print publications. Environmental Defence reserves the non-exclusive right to publish any entry and/or use any entry in promotional material.