To mark the occasion of HM the Queen’s 80th birthday, the Botanical Garden Organization (www.qsbg.org) is running a photo competition with a total prize money of B250,000. Contestants must visit and register their name at any of the six botanical gardens around Thailand (Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden in Mae Rim, Chiang Mai, for instance) between now and Sep 30. Then submit three to ten photos (JPEG or TIFF, 6MB and above) taken at the garden, along with printed pictures (8x10 or 8x12 inches) and an entry form (download from the website) to the organization’s Public Relations Department (100 Moo 9, Mae Ram, Mae Rim, Chiang Mai) or Goon Studio (4/F, BACC. BTS National Stadium) by Oct 14. Visit the website for more information.