2008 Great Lakes Photo Contest

	2007 Great Lakes Forever Budweiser coaster, featuring amateur photographer Dave Poortvliet's Sunset and Dune Grass.

The Biodiversity Project and Anheuser-Busch are proud to be holding the 2nd annual Great Lakes Photo Contest!

More than 85 amateur and professional photographers entered over 220 photos in our Great Lakes Photo Contest last month.

Vote for Your Favorite Photo: Vote for your favorite finalist here at greatlakesforever.org August 18-29. Finalists will be selected based on originality, technical excellence, composition, overall impact and artistic merit. Winners will be announced September 1st.

About the Contest: In efforts to celebrate the Great Lakes' importance and beauty, as well as promote their protection and conservation, the Great Lakes Photo Contest invites you to submit your best Great Lakes photographs. Two of the six finalists will see their photograph on this year's Great Lakes Forever/Budweiser educational beer coasters, to be dispersed to bars and restaurants all over the Great Lakes region.

Professional and amateur photographers in all Great Lakes states and provinces are encouraged to submit up to three of their favorite original Great Lakes photographs. A grand prize, first place, and second place winner will be selected from the professional and amateur categories through an online voting process on Great Lakes Forever.

For four years, Anheuser-Busch, one of the world's largest brewers and a top recycler of aluminum cans, has joined with the Biodiversity Project to help sponsor initiatives and projects of Great Lakes Forever. In addition to supporting the coaster photo contest, Budweiser has made a $15,000 donation to Great Lakes Forever for education and awareness programs that focus on protecting water quality.

Prizes: The following prizes will awarded in both divisions:

Grand Prize: Trek Bike ($410 retail value), and your photograph featured on Budweiser Great Lakes awareness coasters and poster.

First Place: Coleman Cooler ($116 retail value), and your photograph featured on Budweiser Great Lakes awareness poster.

Second Place: Portable Fire Pit ($99 retail value), and your photograph featured on Budweiser Great Lakes awareness poster.