Audubon Photography Awards
The 2020 Audubon Photography Awards: Winners
This year's top shots delight with dazzling colors and fresh perspectives.
Anna’s Hummingbird. Photo: Bibek Ghosh/Audubon Photography Awards
You’re wild about birds and your camera. Now combine your passions by entering the 2021 Audubon Photography Awards, featuring two new categories this year: 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 27, 2021–April 7, 2021 at 12 p.m. (noon) Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Amateur, Professional, Youth, Plants for Birds, Grand, and Fisher Prizes:
Update: After learning about serious allegations against Jason Ward, the National Audubon Society has severed its ties with him and rescinded its invitation to have him judge the 2021 Audubon Photography Awards.
Video Prize:
Female Bird Prize:
Founders of the Galbatross Project: Brooke Bateman, Stephanie Beilke, Martha Harbison, Purbita Saha, Joanna Wu
No purchase necessary. Contest begins 1/13/21 and ends 4/7/21. 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 1/13/21. 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.
Respect for birds and their habitats must come before getting that perfect shot or footage. Here's how to be a responsible bird photographer or videographer.
This year's top shots delight with dazzling colors and fresh perspectives.
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Tara Tanaka, a videographer and judge for the new video category in this year's Audubon Photography Awards, shares her how-to guide for managing video files and key editing tips.
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