Audubon Photo Awards

Welcome to the 2021 Audubon Photography Awards!

Use this form to enter the competition. For more detailed information on the awards, including rules, ethical guidelines, and an FAQ, please visit this site.

To help us quickly and accurately process your entry, it’s important that you first INDICATE WHICH DIVISION YOU PLAN TO ENTER (Professional, Amateur, Youth) by clicking on a category below, and then fill in the additional requested information.

If you would like to enter the Video or Plants for Birds divisions, please select your Professional/Amateur/Youth status below, and the option to submit entries to those two divisions will appear on the following page—along with a checkbox to indicate whether you would like an image to be considered for the new Female Bird Prize.

You may submit entries to more than one division, but any given photograph can be submitted only once.

To BEGIN your submission please select one below:

Professional (individuals currently earning $5,000 or more per year selling photography or videos)

Category is required.

Amateur (individuals currently earning less than $5,000 per year selling photography or videos)

Category is required.

Youth (individuals aged 13 to 17 of age as of the date of submission; children 12 years old or younger are not eligible)

Category is required.

Fees

January 27, 2021 through 11:59:59 a.m. (noon) EDT on March 31, 2021: $15 per image or video
12 p.m. (noon) EST on March 31, 2021, through 12 p.m. (noon) EST on April 7, 2021: $20 per image or video
Youth category: Free

Note: You have the option to enter the contest for free by mailing prints (for photographs) or a CD or USB key (for videos) to Audubon. Click on photography or videography to download a printable entry form.

First Name*

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Last Name*

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Address*

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Country*

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City*

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Postal Code*

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Phone

Email*

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Parent or Guardian

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Parent or Guardian Last Name*

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Parent or Guardian Address*

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Parent or Guardian Country*

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Parent or Guardian State or Province*

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Parent or Guardian Phone

Parent or Guardian Email*

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I have read and agree to the rules.*

You must read and agree to the rules to continue.

I have read and agree to the guidelines for photographing and taking videos of birds ethically.*

You must read and agree to the guidelines to continue.

[OPTIONAL] YES, Audubon may give my images/videos greater exposure and use my images/videos to raise awareness for the support of its critical mission to protect birds and conserve the places they need to thrive. By checking this box, I grant Audubon, for free and without any claim for compensation, a non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide, and royalty-free right to use, reproduce, distribute, and allow others to use the images/videos I submit to the 2021 Audubon Photography Awards in support of Audubon in any manner or media.

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How did you hear about the Audubon Photography Awards?*

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Step 1: Personal Information

Fees

Parent or Guardian

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