Still time to enter Frontiersman photo contest

The Frontiersman staff is busy working on its annual Summer Visitors' Guide for the Matanuska-Susitna area, and is once again sponsoring a readers' photo contest so we can put the best pictures available of the Valley's magnificent scenery, animals and activities into the guide. The top winner of the contest will earn $100.

Any Valley or visiting shutterbug is eligible to enter the contest. Photographs must be taken in Mat-Su and meet the following criteria:

Depict a summer scene or activity;

Fall into one of four categories: scenic, outdoor recreation, portrait or wildlife;

Be the original work of the photographer, free of other copyrights; and

Be work not previously published in the Frontiersman or any other publication.

The photos must be delivered to the Frontiersman by 5 p.m., March 12.

Winners in each of the four categories will receive a $50 award and an overall winner will be chosen to receive the $100 grand prize. Winners will be featured in the visitors' guide.

The Frontiersman reserves the right to use any entry within the visitors' guide, or in future publications.

Send photos to Frontiersman SVG Contest, 5751 E. Mayflower Ct., Wasilla, AK 99654; or drop at our offices located off the Palmer-Wasilla Highway.

Please do not send negatives or slides -- photos will not be returned. Unaltered digital photos will be accepted; please send large format to editor@frontiersman.com. Call 352-2267 for more information or e-mail editor@frontiersman.com.

Entrants must include their name, phone number and mailing address attached to each photograph (do not write in ball-point ink on the back of the photo; address labels work well).

Frontiersman employees and their immediate families are not eligible to enter the contest, but may contribute photos for possible publication.