Photographers are invited to submit their best outdoor-related images in "Outdoor Oklahoma" magazine's Readers' Photography Showcase contest. The official magazine of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is accepting entries through April 15 in its annual contest that celebrates the best photographic efforts of our readers.

Magazine editors and Wildlife Department staff members will select the "best of the best" to be published in the July/August issue, which always proves to be one of the most popular issues each year. "The Readers' Photography Showcase has become a way for us to thank our faithful readers while at the same time sharing the beauty and fascination that can be found outdoors in Oklahoma," said Don P. Brown, managing editor.

The judges will select dozens of the best images from a range of subjects relating to Oklahoma's outdoors. Subjects can be animals, plants, scenics, people enjoying nature - most anything relating to the outdoors. The photos should have been taken in Oklahoma.

Each participant may submit up to five original digital images atwildlifedepartment.com/out_ok/reader.htm. Each submission must include a description of the photo, location taken, photographer's name and hometown, and a brief description of what it took to get the right shot. Photos should be in sharp focus, and image resolution should be at least 300 dpi (dots per inch) for printing in the magazine.

For more information about the Readers' Photography Showcase and "Outdoor Oklahoma" magazine, go towildlifedepartment.com/outdoor_oklahoma.htm.

Entries are being accepting through April 15 for this year's contest. (wildlifedepartment.com)

The mission of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is the management of Oklahoma's wildlife resources and habitat to provide scientific, educational, aesthetic, economic and recreational benefits for present and future generations of hunters, anglers and others who appreciate wildlife.

News Contacts:
Don P. Brown, donald.brown@odwc.ok.gov
Micah Holmes, micah.holmes@odwc.ok.gov

Website: wildlifedepartment.com
Telephone: (405) 521-4632

This program receives federal assistance from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and thus prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, age, and sex (gender), pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. To request an accommodation or informational material in an alternative format, please contact the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation by calling (405) 521-3855. If you believe you have been discriminated against in any program, activity, or service, please contact U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program, Attention: Civil Rights Coordinator for Public Access, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203.