Calling Alaska Photographers: Enter the Audubon Photography Awards

DGHEYEY KAQ’/ANCHORAGE, Alaska (January 29, 2025)—The National Audubon Society invites photographers and videographers to enter the 2025 Audubon Photography Awards, now open to submissions until March 5, 2025, at noon Eastern Time, 8 a.m. Alaska time. Judges will award eight prizes to residents of the U.S. and Canada, including the new Birds Without Borders Prize and Conservation Prize, along with the Grand Prize, Birds in Landscapes Prize, Youth Prize, Plants for Birds Prize, Female Bird Prize, and Video Prize.

Now in its 16th year, the Audubon Photography Awards is expanding to welcome photography and video submissions from Chile and Colombia. Many vulnerable birds migrate between Canada and the U.S. and these vibrant countries. Audubon works to protect these birds from the dual crises of climate change and biodiversity loss by coordinating efforts across multiple regions to ensure their survival year-round. With the expanded scope and new prizes, the Audubon Photography Awards will highlight how birds bring people together across geographies and ecosystems, all while continuing to showcase the stunning imagery that bird lovers have come to expect.

The 2025 contest prizes are:

• Grand Prize: $5,000 USD
• Video Prize: $2,500 USD
• Female Bird Prize: $1,500 USD
• Plants for Birds Prize: $1,500 USD
• Birds Without Borders Prize: $1,500 USD
• Birds in Landscapes Prize: $1,500 USD
• Conservation Prize: $1,500 USD
• Youth Prize: Six days at Hog Island Audubon Camp for Teens during the 2026 season

Winners will be featured in the Fall 2025 issue of Audubon magazine. Select photos and videos will also be featured in digital galleries promoted on Audubon's website and social channels throughout the year. For inspiration, check out the 2024 Audubon Photography Awards winners.

The contest is open to all legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 13 years of age or older as of the date of the submission. Audubon encourages ethical bird photography and videography. Photos and videos that do not adhere to Audubon’s Guide to Ethical Bird Photography and Videography will be disqualified.

Entry is $15 per image or video for individuals in the U.S. and Canada. No payment is required for submissions to the Youth division for entrants who are 13 to 17 years of age. Visit the U.S. and Canada contest page for official rules, details on prizes and judges, and frequently asked questions.

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About Audubon
The National Audubon Society is a nonprofit conservation organization that protects birds and the places they need today and tomorrow. We work throughout the Americas towards a future where birds thrive because Audubon is a powerful, diverse, and ever-growing force for conservation. Audubon has more than 700 staff working across the hemisphere and more than 1.5 million active supporters. North America has lost three billion birds since 1970, and more than 500 bird species are at risk of extinction across Latin America and the Caribbean. Birds act as early warning systems about the health of our environment, and they tell us that birds – and our planet – are in crisis. Together as one Audubon, we are working to alter the course of climate change and habitat loss, leading to healthier bird populations and reversing current trends in biodiversity loss. We do this by implementing on-the-ground conservation, partnering with local communities, influencing public and corporate policy, and building community. Learn more at audubon.org and on Facebook, X, and Instagram @audubonsociety.

About Audubon Alaska
Since 1977, Audubon Alaska has been conserving the spectacular natural ecosystems of Alaska for people, birds, and other wildlife. Audubon Alaska uses science to identify conservation priorities and support conservation actions and policies, with an emphasis on public lands and waters. Audubon Alaska is a program of the National Audubon Society. Learn more at ak.audubon.org.