Entries are now being accepted for the annual Amateur Coastal Photography Competition sponsored by the California Coastal Commission and Fairmont Hotels & Resorts. Up to five color photos may be submitted depicting scenery of the California coast, native coastal wildlife, or people using the coast. There is also a new humor category this year. Entry is free and excellent donated prizes include two-night stays at Fairmont hotels and tickets aboard a Hornblower yacht cruise.

Postmark deadline is July 15, 2009. For an entry form and full contest guidelines, see the photo contest link at www.coastforyou.org or call (800) COAST-4U.