Your Football Photo May Be A Super Bowl Ticket

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Corner— Your Football Photo May Be A Super Bowl Ticket TY) contest that seeks the best youth football photos may be your ticket to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and beyond. Aboveis last year’s adult grand-prize winner. (NAPSA)—Capturing a digital imageof a child’s first youth football game or the winning touchdown in the local high school game can be a snap with the right equipment. It might also help you earn a trip to attend Super Bowl XLIV in South Florida and the 2010 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Celebration and have a chance to have your photo on dis- play in the Pro Football Hall of Famefor one year. The Pro Football Hall of Fame and Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, are inviting football fans to express their love for football through photography and submit their best youth football photos in the “Why Do You Love Football?” Photo Challenge. In honor ofall photos submitted into the contest, Canon U.S.A., Inc. will donate $150,000 worth of products to NFL Youth Education Towns (NFL YETs) across the country. Built in Super Bowlhostcities as lasting legacies of the game, the NFL YETsare education and recreation centers committed to making a positive, lasting difference in the lives of children. In addition to the product donation, the companywill educate NFL YETstaff and students in the art of photography and digital imaging. A judging panel consisting of Archie Manning, former NFL quarterback and father of two Super Bowl MVP quarterbacks; Peter Read Miller, Sports Illustrated photographer; and other photo editors will determine the group of 14 finalists in each division. The voting will then be turned over to the fans, who can vote for their favorite photo from December 21, 2009, until January 8, 2010, via the contest Website, with the grand-prize winner being crowned in early January. Said former NFL quarterback Archie Manning, “This is my fourth year as a judge, and I continueto be amazed by the quality of photographs wereceive year after year.” To enter, submit as many as 10 images from September 3, 2009, to December 2, 2009, by visiting www.usa.canon.com/nfl and following the online instructions.