ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) 15th annual watershed photo contest is now underway.

Photo submissions are being accepted between now and March 31. Photographers of all skill levels can participate to win cash prizes of from $100 to $500, and to have their photos featured in CBF’s award-winning publications.

CBF is seeking photographs that illustrate the positive aspects of the Bay and its rivers and streams. The contest wants to display your vision of the Bay region — from Pennsylvania to Virginia, from the Shenandoah Mountains to the Eastern Shore. Images depicting people, wildlife, recreation and farms within the watershed will all be considered. All photos must include water from the Chesapeake Bay or a river, stream, creek or other body of water in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, to include Pennsylvania’s portion of the Bay watershed.

All winners will receive a one-year membership to CBF and winning photos may be displayed on CBF’s website, in a CBF e-newsletter, in CBF’s 2021 calendar and in CBF’s award-winning magazine, “Save the Bay.”

Judging will be conducted by a panel of CBF employees on the basis of subject matter, composition, focus, lighting, uniqueness and impact. The public will also be able to vote online for their favorite photo in the Viewers’ Choice Gallery starting April 6.

Contest rules and details are available online at cbf.org/photocontest.