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SCDES Coastal Photography Contest

Photographers of all degrees of expertise are invited to get out their cameras and tripods to enter their best photographs of coastal South Carolina scenes in the annual photography contest sponsored by the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES). The winning photo will appear on SCDES's 2025 annual tide table poster.

What are the rules?
  • Pictures must be the original work of the photographer
  • Horizontal/landscape orientation is required
  • Digital photos are accepted with a limit of three (3) pictures per contestant
  • Individual photos should not exceed a file size of 65 megabytes
  • All entries must be submitted between August 1 and September 15, 2024