The Pennsylvania Resources Council is taking submissions for its annual Lens on Litter Photo Contest, with a deadline of Oct. 31.

Pennsylvanians can use their camera or mobile device to snap examples of litter in their communities. The contest is only open to amateur photographers.

Contestants are separated into two categories — students through 12th grade and adults. Six prizes, three for each group, will be awarded to first, second and third place submissions. New for 2025 and sponsored by Keep PA Beautiful, an additional prize of $500 in each of the adult and student categories will be awarded in the “Before & After” category. To qualify for this category, cleanup efforts must be registered with Keep PA Beautiful’s Pick-Up PA Program keeppabeautiful.org/programs/pick-up-pa.

High resolution digital submissions may be emailed to lensonlitter@prc.org. All entries must include the entrant’s name, address, phone number, email address, title of photo, location of litter site and how they learned about the contest. Students should also include age, grade and name of school.