
Meet the 2023 Judges
Your work will be evaluated by an expert panel of bird photographers, videographers and experts.
White-tailed Kites. Photo: Jack Zhi/Audubon Photography Awards/2022 Grand Prize Winner
You’re wild about birds and your camera. Now combine your passions by entering the 2023 Audubon Photography Awards. Once again we’ll feature our two newest categories: a video category and a female bird category. You could win a cash prize or, if you’re our Youth winner, a special trip that will help you become an even better birder or bird photographer. Winning photos will be published in future issues of Audubon magazine.
January 11, 2023–March 1, 2023 at 12 p.m. (noon) Eastern Time (ET)
Amateur, Professional, Youth, Grand, and Fisher Prizes:
Video Prize:
Female Bird Prize:
No purchase necessary. Contest begins 1/11/23 and ends 3/1/23. Must be at least 13 years of age and a legal resident of the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, or Canada (excluding Quebec) to enter. Entrants under the age of majority must get permission from their parent or legal guardian to enter. Subject to Official Rules, which will be posted 1/11/23. Void where prohibited.
Your work will be evaluated by an expert panel of bird photographers, videographers and experts.
Find out more about our cash prizes up to $5,000, and a special immersive trip for the Youth division.
Everything you need to know about our rules and submission requirements.
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End up with the best image possible—without compromising its integrity.
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