The National Park Foundation and Casio Launch “Share The Experience” Photo Contest

Washington, DC – Millions of Americans will visit America’s parks, forests, fishing holes and monuments this summer—most of them with camera in hand to capture their adventures on film. The National Park Foundation and Casio invite all of these summer travelers to share their experience through a nationwide photo contest.

The annual contest benefits America's federal recreational lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Forest Service. Prizes include Casio Exilim Zoom Cameras, a Ford Escape Hybrid and vacations to federal recreation areas. The Grand Prize winning image will grace the front of the 2008 Federal Recreation Lands Pass.

Amateur photographers can enter up to three photos taken at any of America’s federal recreation lands. There are two photo categories that will be judged. The first is for the front of the Federal Recreation Lands Pass and will be judged on creativity, visual appeal and ability to show the diversity and richness of America’s federal lands, among other things. The second category, Family Fun, will award photos that show families enjoying the federal recreation sites, have visual appeal and include an unexpected perspective. Winners will be selected by a panel of judges from the benefiting agencies, the National Park Foundation and Casio.

A complete list of contest rules and official entry forms are available in all participating federal recreation lands and online at www.sharetheexperience.org. A gallery of entries will be made available online beginning August 15th.