Northwest Exposure WTA's Photo Contest

Blog post from Washington Trails Association

Washington's backcountry offers an array of beautiful hiking trails and amazing photo opportunities. Here's your chance to show off your fantastic photos of hiking locations in Washington-and help Washington Trails Association protect them.

Northwest Exposure, WTA's annual photo contest, brings into focus the beauty found on Washington's trails. Prizes will be awarded for first and second place in six different categories, and a grand prize winner will appear on the cover of the January/February 2010 issue of Washington Trails.

What are you waiting for grab your camera and hit the trail! Then go online to www.wta.org and submit your favorite photos in the Northwest Exposure Photo Contest.

• Prizes will be awarded for first and second place in six different categories and a grand prize winner will appear on the cover of the January/February 2010 issue of Washington Trails magazine.
• Photographers may submit only one photo in each of five categories: Wilderness Landscapes, Hikers in Action, Flora and Fauna, Trail Maintenance and Offbeat Outdoors. Photographers 17 years of age or younger may also submit one photo in the Young Photographers category.
• The contest is open to all photographers, except for Washington Trails Association employees, contest judges and their families. Photographs must be taken in Washington.
• Category descriptions, prizes, contest rules and online submission form can be found online at www.wta.org. All entries are due no later than Friday, October 16, 2009. Prizes provided by LowePro.