MEDIA — Now that summer is upon us with more relaxed schedules, grab your cameras and mobile devices and photograph the worst or most unusual examples of litter in your Pennsylvania community.

To focus attention on the litter problem across the state, the Pennsylvania Resources Council (PRC) is accepting entries in its annual Gene Capaldi Lens on Litter Photo Contest through Oct. 31.

In the student (through 12th grade) and adult categories, three prizes each are awarded with the firstplace winner receiving $500, second place $250 and third place $100. New for 2025 and sponsored by Keep PA Beautiful, an additional prize of $500 in each of the adult and student categories will be awarded in the Before & After category. To qualify for this category, clean-up efforts must be registered with Keep PA Beautiful’s Pick-Up PA Program, keeppabeautiful.org/programs/ pick-up-pa. Entries should help bring awareness to how litter threatens public health and safety, scenic beauty, property values, the environment, pets or wildlife. Entries will be judged on the following criteria: anti-litter message, originality, photographic technique, quality of photo, originality of title and severity of the litter.

Entries (limit five per person, no smaller than 4-inch by 6-inch and no larger than 8-inch by 10-inch) should be sent to PRC Gene Capaldi Lens on Litter Contest, 1521 N. Providence Road, Media, PA 19063. High resolution digital submissions may be sent to lensonlitter@prc.org.

All entries (including digital) must include the entrant’s name, address, telephone number, email address, title given to photo, location of litter site and how they learned about the contest. Students should also include age, grade and name of school. Photos submitted without all required information will be disqualified. All photos may be used by PRC and Keep PA Beautiful at their discretion.

Questions may be directed to lensonlitter@prc.org and additional information, as well as previous winners, sponsors and an online entry form can be found at prc. org/what-we-do/lens-on-litter contest.