Photographer Ron Mattson of Marquette shot these dramatic waves blasting into Marquette’s Upper Harbor breakwall on Dec. 5. The Mining Journal is accepting original local photo submissions from area residents who would like to share their notabe interesting or humorous pictures with our readers. Readers who want to submit photos for publication in the The Mining Journal should send them as large format .jpgs to newsroom@miningjournal.net. Readers should include who took the photo, their hometown and where and when the photo was taken. Photos should be at least 1MB. Submission does not guarantee publication.