The National Park Service is once again running its "Share the Experience" photo contest.
The winning photo is used for the Federal Recreational Lands Pass, and the winning photographer receives a nice prize that includes a trip to a national park, a GPS and a gift card to REI.
All entries for the 2011 contest must be submitted by December 31. For rules and more information, visit the link above.
In response to about ten years' worth of stories of photographers being harassed by law enforcement when taking photos in public places, the ACLU has authored a guide to the First-Amendment and property rights of photographers.
"Know Your Rights: Photographers" intends to bolster the understanding of both parties in these disputes: the photographers and the police.
Issues covered include what photographers may legally make images of, what law enforcement may legally prohibit photographic access to, how both should go about their business, and how a camera is not a license to trespass.
Being that just about everyone owns a camera, this is recommended reading for all America citizens.
