If you have a camera and take advantage of any aspect of the great outdoors, whether animal, oceans, deserts, mushrooms, full-bodied tree branches that either, you should seriously consider some of your photos in one (or all) these photo contest. Most are annual, so if you get him this year, keep in mind for next. Not only that gives you a goal to work - you have the chance to see what the pros think about your work and perhaps win one of many nice prices.
Wildlife photographer of the year
This year marks 45th annual photographer of the year which is held by the National Museum of history of London Wildlife and BBC Wildlife Magazine.Les 12 categories (9 main and 3 special) are open to amateurs and professionals, and there are also 3 categories of young people. You can enter up to 3 images for a fee of £ 20, and the jury chooses a winner and a runner-up category, receiving any prize money (£ 500 and £ 250 respectively for the main adult categories).
The age of 18 years, you can submit up to 10 photos free of charge in the youth categories ("10 years and younger", "11-14 years" and "15-17 years"). Subjects acceptable are wild animals, landscapes and plants, and the winner and the finalists in each category are awarded £ 250 and £ 100, respectively. "Young wildlife photographer of the year" Gets a day with an acclaimed by wildlife photographer and receives a prize of £ 500.
In three special prices, requirements are a little more précis.Pour Gerard Durrell Prize for prices at risk, you must submit photos of listed species as critically endangered, vulnerable or near threatened on the 2008 IUCN Red list. Eric Hosking award is open to photographers age 18-26, and participants are required to enter into a 10-image portfolio. The price of land one focuses on conservation and they are looking for images that fosters respect for nature. The winner of each category is awarded £ 1,000.
The grand prize, "The Wildlife photographer of the year", goes to the image, that the jury selects the most memorable and the most striking. Winning photographer is awarded to £ 10,000 with a special ceremony at the National Museum of history in London. The winning photos and welcomes all the categories will be displayed at the Museum and tour internationally then.The deadline is March 27, 2009.
International Rice-Smith of the Windland award
Held by the best nature magazine and Museum of Natural History of Smithsonian, this contest is named memory conservation advocate and photographer Windland Smith Rice.16 Categories are open to professionals, amateur and youth photographer and include antiques of the animal, digital creation, indigenous cultures, oceans, and more.One in particular caught my attention: category Camera Club, where a group of photographers submit up to 20 photos (no more than 3 each) .the right of entry is $ 25/20 images and prices understand species, printed photos in photo copies of the Edition of the nature of delivery prices 2009 collectors and possible inclusion in the annual exhibition at of the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. .the ' 2009 deadline is May 4.
National Wildlife
The 39th Edition of this annual competition is open to amateur, professional and young photographers and fee of $15, you can enter up to 20 images in 7 different catégories.Ils looking for photos of wildlife, of course, but also habitats backyard, people and nature, landscapes and plants.The category winners receive $1,000 each, and two winners of the grand prize (an amateur and a professional) are awarded $ 5,000 each.2009 Deadline is July 20.
The great outdoors by ADT and National Geographic
Open to amateurs and professionals, this competition has a wide range of categories: insects and gardens, Outdoor Sports and activities, beaches, submerged Islands, parks and safaris, animals, plants and scenes of the world naturel.Le cost to enter (for photo or photo essay consisting of up to 6 images) is $ 35 for computer professionals and $ 12 for amateurs.Il has a great price - minimum stay 5 nights for two Mandarin Oriental Riviera Maya Hotel Mexico - and several other prizes, including a digital camera, gift certificates from B - H, etc.The deadline is April 20 (with an extension to 4 may for an additional $10 image).
EuroNatur-Foundation "nature treasures in Europe".
This competition is all about landscapes, plants and the amount there's no fee to enter, you can submit up to 5 photos before 31 March last délai.Parmi prices are 2 Spain and Germany travel and winning photos will be exposed to Schloss Wolfstein in Freyung (Bavaria) as well as printed in several on - and offline publications.
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