The Nature Conservancy’s Global Photo Contest

The Nature Conservancy's 2023 Global Photo Contest is now open!

Join us for The Nature Conservancy's 2023 Global Photo Contest! By entering your most captivating photos of nature you can help amplify the message that protecting and restoring it is a priority.

This year’s 12 categories are Oceans, People & Nature, Plants & Fungi, Freshwater, Lands, Mammals, Climate, Aerials, Insects & Arachnids, Underwater Life, Birds, and Reptiles & Amphibians. Submissions will be assessed by a prestigious panel of judges, including photographer Javier Aznar, photojournalist and filmmaker Morgan Heim and natural history photographer Frans Lanting. Together this panel will select a first and second place winner for each category, plus honorable mentions in all 12 categories. The contest will award over $25,000 in prize money, including a camera kit worth $5,000 for the overall grand-prize winner.

Photographers of all skill levels are encouraged to enter. All winners will be announced in October 2023.

Prizes:

All award winners may receive mention on The Conservancy’s digital presences, as determined by The Conservancy in its sole discretion. In addition, The Conservancy, and where applicable its corporate award provider(s), will award the following prizes:

One (1) Grand Prize winner will receive:

$5,000 USD Camera kit or camera kit gift card, as determined by The Conservancy in its sole discretion.
Twelve (12) Category First Place winners (one (1) per category) will receive:

$1,000 USD Amazon, Mercado Libre or Alibaba gift card as determined by The Conservancy in its sole discretion.
Twelve (12) Category Second Place winners (one (1) per category) will receive:

$500 USD Amazon, Mercado Libre or Alibaba gift card as determined by The Conservancy in its sole discretion.
Twelve (12) Category Third Place winners (one (1) per category) will receive:

$250 USD Amazon, Mercado Libre or Alibaba gift card as determined by The Conservancy in its sole discretion.

Eligibility:

The Nature Conservancy’s 2023 Photo Contest (“Photo Contest”) is open to all professional and amateur photographers who have reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence at the time of entry. Trustees, Board Members, Employees, interns, or partners of The Nature Conservancy, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of those individuals, are not eligible to enter. By submitting an entry to the Photo Contest, entrants certify that their participation in this Photo Contest is not illegal or in violation of any law, regulation, treaty or administrative act, and that the laws of their governing jurisdiction of residence at the time of entry do not prohibit or restrict the receipt of any prize under this Photo Contest.

Copyrights & Usage Rights:

You will retain all rights to any photograph you submit—including ownership if applicable.is available.

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Nature