AMERICAN EXPRESS EVERGLADES FOREVER PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST As part of the American Express Everglades Forever project, the Museum of Discovery and Science is looking for amateur photographers to participate in the American Express Everglades Forever Photography Contest taking place November 2, 2013, through January 1, 2014. All you have to do is visit the Greater Everglades and take photographs of the beautiful landscapes or nature scene, post your photos to Instagram and tag the Museum of Discovery and Science @m0ds with the hash tag #evergladesphoto. Some of the parks and preserves in the Greater Everglades include: Everglades National Park Big Cypress National Preserve Collier-Seminole State Park Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Ten Thousand Island National Wildlife Refuge Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge Rookery Bay Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve Contest Rules: Contest submissions start November 2, 2013 through January 1, 2014 Photographs must be taken within the Greater Everglades ecosystem. Photos must be in original format with no retouching. A maximum of three photographs per contestant may be submitted Contest is open to all ages. Submission deadline is January 1, 2014. Winners will be notified by January 31, 2014. The First Place Winner will receive an Everglades Adventure Family Package in addition to a Museum of Discovery and Science Annual Membership and a Family Four Pack (4 IMAX and 4 exhibits passes.) Also, the winning photograph will be published in the April 2014 issue of TravelHost Elite Magazine. The Second Place runner up will receive a Museum of Discovery and Science Annual Membership and a Family Four Pack (4 IMAX and 4 exhibit passes.) The Third Place runner up will receive a Museum of Discovery and Science Family Four Pack (4 IMAX and 4 exhibit passes.) For more information visit: http://www.mods.org/everglades/