Photography Contest

2024 Audubon Photography Awards

Deadline |

CLOSED

Theme |

Birds

Territory |

Worldwide

Eligibility |

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 Submission

Entry Fees |

$15

Prizes |

Cash Prize

Host |

Audubon Community Nature Center

You’re wild about birds and your camera. Now combine your passions by entering the 2024 Audubon Photography Awards! This year a new Birds in Landscapes prize creates an additional opportunity for your images to shine. 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 and videos will be published in future issues of Audubon magazine and on audubon.org.
Prizes
Cash prizes up to $5,000!
Special Youth prize: Six days at the Hog Island Audubon Camp during the 2025 season

To be eligible to win a prize, all submitted Photographs must depict birdlife (i.e., contain at least one bird or bird part) and accurately reflect the subject matter as it appeared in the viewfinder (a “Photograph”)

About Photo Contests 2022

What best way to showcase your work than photo contests? Successful photographers from around the world are discovered by submitting their work to photography competitions. By taking part in these contests, you can either win cash prizes, equipment, or traveling exhibitions at renowned institutions. In any case, the best photography contests give you the opportunity to gain more exposure and to show your best work to a large audience.

For all these good reasons, we have decided to select the world’s best photography contests, competitions, and calls for entries of 2022. Some of them are free of charges, some other prestigious photography awards charge nominal fees to enter multiple photographs. But whatever you choose, it's worth a try!