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ACNC Nature Photography Contest

Audubon Community Nature Center is excited to add a new category for photographers for the 2023 contest. This year, there will be three categories that are judged by a panel of photographers: plants, animals and landscapes. The winner of each category in both youth and adult divisions will win $200. There is also a Community Choice award of $200 for the photo that gets the most votes in both the adult and youth divisions.

Divisions:
Prizes will be awarded in two divisions for each category:

Adult: age 19 or older, or out of high school at the end of the contest.
Youth: ages 8 to 18, or still in high school at the end of the contest.

Categories:
Animals: Any animal is acceptable, including birds, mammals, fish, snails, insects, and more. Photos of animals in captivity, such as pets, zoos, or rehab animals are not accepted.
Landscapes: Submit your best view, whether it is of mountains, oceans, lakes, rivers, forests or any other natural view.
Plants: Submit your most beautiful plant photos, whether it is of seeds, leaves, flowers, or whole plants.

Community Choice:
This category is judged by the online community who can vote with $1 a vote for the photos they like best. There is a $200 prize for the photo with the most votes in both the youth and the adult division. It is possible that a photo or a photographer will receive both the community choice award and win in another category.

Fees:

Paid

Prizes:

3 $200 judged prizes for youth and adults for the best judged landscape, plant or animal photo.

1 $200 prize for the adult and youth photo with the most community votes.

Photographers may win both a judged and unjudged prize.

Eligibility:

Open to all photographers with a valid e-mail.

Copyrights & Usage Rights:

Photographers retain rights to their images. Audubon Community Nature Center reserves the right to use the photos in publicity for the contest and print the winning prints to display at Audubon Community Nature Center.

Theme:

Nature