Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Audubon Invites You to Enter Annual Photography Awards

Winning Photos Will Be Displayed Within the Nature's Best Photography Exhibition at the Smithsonian in Washington for a Year

WHAT: The National Audubon Society, in association with Nature's Best Photography, announces its annual bird photography contest. Judges include birding legend Kenn Kaufman and famed photographer Joel Sartore. Winning photographs will be published in Audubon magazine and Nature's Best Photography. Prizes include a trip for winner and guest to St. Lucia, Peru, Honduras and more.

ENTRY DEADLINE: February 23, 2015

PRIZE CATEGORIES:

Grand
Professional
Amateur
Fine Art (New category!)
Youth (ages 13-17)
PRIZES: One winner in each category. Prizes include unique excursions, camera equipment and more. Special youth prize: a one-day photo shoot assisting famed nature photographer Joel Sartore on his 20-year project documenting the world's myriad species.

More info at: www.audubonphotoawards.org

TWO WAYS TO ENTER:

Submit your digital photographs and pay a fee OR
Mail prints for free
No Fee for Youth entries
For more information about entering visit: http://audubonphotoawards.org/rules.html

...And while you're at it, check out the rest of our new website (aka feathery wonderland) at www.audubon.org

Thanks to our generous sponsors: Tamron, Official Lens Sponsor; Anse Chastanet Resort, Saint Lucia; Inkaterra Hotel, Peru; The Lodge at Pico Bonito, Honduras; Dunton River Camp, Colorado; and Lowepro,

About Audubon

The National Audubon Society saves birds and their habitats throughout the Americas using science, advocacy, education and on-the-ground conservation. Audubon's state programs, nature centers, chapters and partners have an unparalleled wingspan that reaches millions of people each year to inform, inspire and unite diverse communities in conservation action. Since 1905, Audubon's vision has been a world in which people and wildlife thrive. Audubon is a nonprofit conservation organization. Learn more at www.audubon.org and @audubonsociety.

Press Contact: media@audubon.org, 212-979-3100