Here are this year’s winners, some wonderful near misses, and the contest’s Top 100. Thanks to our sponsors, and to all who entered.
Details
Participants: More than 2,300
Images entered: Nearly 9,000
Categories: Amateur, Professional, Fine Art, Youth
Entrants from: 50 states, 7 provinces, District of Columbia
Judging Criteria: Technical quality, originality, artistic merit
Judges
Kenn Kaufman: Bird-guide author, Audubon field editor
Joel Sartore: National Geographic and Audubon Photographer
Steve Freligh: Co-publisher of Nature's Best Photography
Kevin Fisher: Audubon creative director
Sabine Meyer: Audubon photography director
And, of course, congratulations to the winners. View the winning photos!
Update, November 17, 2015 — The winners of the 2015 Audubon Photography Awards are currently featured in the Nature’s Best Photography exhibition at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. They will be displayed as part of the collection for the next year.
Time Lapse
Over the past century, wildlife photography has become a bridge between art and science, thanks to a few ingenious inventions.
Red-and-green Macaw. Photo: Andrew Zuckerman
Candid Camera
Birds do some spectacular things when they think no one is watching. Check out the craziest bird behaviors submitted.
Royal Tern. Photo: Steve Ando/Audubon Photography Awards
High Altitude Exposure
An artist goes airborne to reveal the beautiful scars we’ve left on the earth.
Brown Pelican rookery. Photo: J. Henry Fair
News
The Story Behind That Hilarious #WorstBirdPic Meme
Join the revolution by sharing those blurry, dark, headless bird shots you keep hidden on your hard drive.
Illustrated Aviary
American White Pelican
Illustrator Calef Brown drew inspiration from a childhood encounter with the bird.
