Think you could be the next Ansel Adams? Prove it! Submit your top three Great Lakes photos to the 2009 Great Lakes Forever Photo Contest. Biodiversity Project’s Great Lakes Forever program has again partnered with Budweiser to sponsor the fifth annual photography contest that celebrates the beauty of the Great Lakes through the incredible talent of local photographers. The grand prize winner in both the professional and amateur categories will be featured on the front of the 2009 Great Lakes Forever/Budweiser beer coasters that will be distributed to bars and restaurants throughout the region. In addition, the top three finalists in each category will receive cool Budweiser prizes like a tandem kayak or a GPS system.

So grab your camera and go to the Lakes! Your photo could become part of the campaign to protect this vulnerable and valuable natural resource. Check out the Great Lakes Forever website for more details. Submissions deadline is August 14, 2009.