The Beacon\u2019s annual Amateur Photo Contest is back! Enter your best photo portraying the Peninsula area taken in the past year. Photos will be displayed at The Peninsula Beacon booth during the June 27 Ocean Beach Street Fair. The public will vote for their favorite pictures. And it may just be yours! Prizes will be awarded for the top three photos, which will be published in The Peninsula Beacon. First place will earn a $100 gift certificate to Nick\u2019s at the Pier and second- and third-place winners will receive free tickets to their choice of the San Diego Zoo or San Diego Wild Animal Park. Only photos taken between June \u201908 and June \u201909 may be entered. Contest Rules \u2022 Photos must be taken by an amateur photographer and must be shot in the 92106 or 92107 ZIP codes between June 2008 and today. Possible locations include Ocean Beach, Point Loma, Shelter Island, Loma Portal or Sports Arena\/Midway. The subjects of eligible photos may include anything in the area suitable for public viewing. \u2022 Please do not e-mail photos, but mail them to the Beacon office at 4645 Cass St., Box 9550, San Diego, CA 92109. \u2022 Retouched or computer-enhanced photos will NOT be accepted. \u2022 Color or black and white prints are eligible. Slides are not allowed. Entries should be no larger than 8 by 10 inches and not smaller than 3 by 5 inches. Please don\u2019t send a photo in a frame. \u2022 Only ONE entry per photographer is allowed. \u2022 Amateur photographers only, please. \u2022 Please include photographer\u2019s name, address, phone number, date the photo was taken and a brief description of the subject. \u2022 The safe return of entries is not guaranteed. Remember, these photos will be mounted for public display \u2014 expect some wear and tear. Photos may be picked up at The Beacon office after Thursday, July 2. Deadline for entries is Tuesday, June 23.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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