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Everyone's a Photographer, But Only Two Will be Winners

Rep. Huffman to hold district-wide landscape photography competition

With the plethora of digital phones, pads and even point-and-shoots everywhere, it’s almost a neglected pastime to honor photographers.

So Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) announced that he will hold a district-wide landscape photography competition starting Thursday, June 27.

Why? Because Rep. Huffman, newly elected to the big 2nd District stretching from the Golden Gate to the Oregon border, thinks his is “without a doubt the most beautiful Congressional District in the nation.”

“I look forward to seeing what Northern Californians submit,” the congressman continued, “from the Golden Gate Bridge standing sentinel at the San Francisco Bay, to the remote beauty of the Lost Coast, to the ancient Redwood forests.”

Time for the competition is limited. Constituents can email him their original landscape photograph, and include their name, hometown, and the location of the photo in the body of the email. Submissions will be accepted until July 5, 2013.

On Friday, July 5, submissions will be posted to Facebook.com/RepHuffman, where constituents will vote on photos by “liking” them. The two winning photographs, as determined by most likes, will be announced on Thursday, July 18.

 Each photograph will be published as Congressman Huffman’s official Twitter header photo and Facebook cover photo for three months apiece.

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