(California) -- From October 1 to October 31, the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area will accept submissions of digital and print photographs for its annual Spirit of the Mountains photo contest. Amateur photographers can submit photographs in a number of categories. This contest has inspired many regional amateur photographers from the Southern California area to explore and discover new special places within the Santa Monica Mountains. One past winner reflected, “Even though the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is very close to a well-populated, urban environment, there are many places—especially on foggy days like this—where you feel like you are thousands of miles away from the hustle and bustle of the city, where you’re more likely to see a deer or coyote than another person.” For information on past winners and for directions on how to get involved in the contest, please see
http://www.researchlearningcenter.com/samo/photo/. For more information, please contact Lauren Newman at 805 370-2343.
