Photo:Kieran Barlow/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Youth Winner; Liron Gertsman/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Grand Prize WinnerAll birds are beautiful!The National Audubon Societyhas the photos to prove it. The non-profit recently released the winner of its2023 Audubon Photography Awards.For 14 years,the Audubon Photography Awardshave honored stunning bird shots from professionals, amateurs, and young artists. Over 2,000 photographers entered the 2023 contest, but only several pictures won prizes.Photographers from all 50 states, Washington D.C. and Canada submitted photos for a chance to win the awards' $5,000 grand prize.Judges evaluated all photos entered based on technical quality, originality, and artistic merit. All submitted images also needed to followAudubon’s Guide to Ethical Bird Photography and Videography.Read on to see some of the winning shots that soared to the top of the 2023 Audubon Photography Awards.Grand Prize WinnerLiron Gertsman/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Grand Prize WinnerLiron Gertsman captured two colorful pigeons preening in White Rock, Canada. The intimate shot earned him the Audubon Photography Awards top prize.Professional WinnerShane Kalyn/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Professional WinnerShane Kalyn won the prize for professional photographers with his photo of an Atlantic puffin on a craggy cliffside in Iceland.Professional Honorable MentionLiron Gertsman/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Professional Honorable MentionProfessional photographer Liron Gertsman, who won the grand prize, also earned an honorable mention at the 2023 Audubon Photography Awards with a photo of a northern hawk owl in Canada.Amateur WinnerKaren Blackwood/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Amateur WinnerThe 2023 Audubon Photography Awards gave their amateur photography prize to Karen Blackwood for her picture of a diving chinstrap penguin in Antarctica.Amateur Honorable MentionNathan Arnold /Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Amateur Honorable MentionNathan Arnold took second in the amateur photography category with a photo of a reddish egret enjoying a snack in Fort Meyers, Florida.Plants For Birds WinnerLinda Scher/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Plants For Birds WinnerLinda Scher won the category that highlights the importance of plants in a bird’s livelihood with her picture of a gray verdin on a cane cholla in Tuscon, Arizona.Plants For Birds Honorable MentionVicki Santello/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Plants For Birds Honorable MentionVicki Santello earned an honorable mention for her photo of thousands of tree swallows swarming two cypresses in Louisiana.Youth WinnerKieran Barlow/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Youth WinnerThis action shot of a sandpiper in New Jersey earned Kieran Barlow the title Youth Winner for the 2023 Audubon Photography Awards.Youth Honorable MentionJames Fatemi/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Youth Honorable MentionJames Fatemi’s photo of two green-winged Teal got a youth honorable mention prize at the 2023 Audubon Photography Awards.To see all of the winners and learn more about the National Audubon Society,visit the Audubon Photography Awards' website.
Photo:Kieran Barlow/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Youth Winner; Liron Gertsman/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Grand Prize Winner
Kieran Barlow/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Youth Winner; Liron Gertsman/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Grand Prize Winner
All birds are beautiful!The National Audubon Societyhas the photos to prove it. The non-profit recently released the winner of its2023 Audubon Photography Awards.For 14 years,the Audubon Photography Awardshave honored stunning bird shots from professionals, amateurs, and young artists. Over 2,000 photographers entered the 2023 contest, but only several pictures won prizes.Photographers from all 50 states, Washington D.C. and Canada submitted photos for a chance to win the awards' $5,000 grand prize.Judges evaluated all photos entered based on technical quality, originality, and artistic merit. All submitted images also needed to followAudubon’s Guide to Ethical Bird Photography and Videography.Read on to see some of the winning shots that soared to the top of the 2023 Audubon Photography Awards.Grand Prize WinnerLiron Gertsman/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Grand Prize WinnerLiron Gertsman captured two colorful pigeons preening in White Rock, Canada. The intimate shot earned him the Audubon Photography Awards top prize.Professional WinnerShane Kalyn/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Professional WinnerShane Kalyn won the prize for professional photographers with his photo of an Atlantic puffin on a craggy cliffside in Iceland.Professional Honorable MentionLiron Gertsman/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Professional Honorable MentionProfessional photographer Liron Gertsman, who won the grand prize, also earned an honorable mention at the 2023 Audubon Photography Awards with a photo of a northern hawk owl in Canada.Amateur WinnerKaren Blackwood/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Amateur WinnerThe 2023 Audubon Photography Awards gave their amateur photography prize to Karen Blackwood for her picture of a diving chinstrap penguin in Antarctica.Amateur Honorable MentionNathan Arnold /Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Amateur Honorable MentionNathan Arnold took second in the amateur photography category with a photo of a reddish egret enjoying a snack in Fort Meyers, Florida.Plants For Birds WinnerLinda Scher/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Plants For Birds WinnerLinda Scher won the category that highlights the importance of plants in a bird’s livelihood with her picture of a gray verdin on a cane cholla in Tuscon, Arizona.Plants For Birds Honorable MentionVicki Santello/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Plants For Birds Honorable MentionVicki Santello earned an honorable mention for her photo of thousands of tree swallows swarming two cypresses in Louisiana.Youth WinnerKieran Barlow/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Youth WinnerThis action shot of a sandpiper in New Jersey earned Kieran Barlow the title Youth Winner for the 2023 Audubon Photography Awards.Youth Honorable MentionJames Fatemi/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Youth Honorable MentionJames Fatemi’s photo of two green-winged Teal got a youth honorable mention prize at the 2023 Audubon Photography Awards.To see all of the winners and learn more about the National Audubon Society,visit the Audubon Photography Awards' website.
All birds are beautiful!
The National Audubon Societyhas the photos to prove it. The non-profit recently released the winner of its2023 Audubon Photography Awards.
For 14 years,the Audubon Photography Awardshave honored stunning bird shots from professionals, amateurs, and young artists. Over 2,000 photographers entered the 2023 contest, but only several pictures won prizes.
Photographers from all 50 states, Washington D.C. and Canada submitted photos for a chance to win the awards' $5,000 grand prize.
Judges evaluated all photos entered based on technical quality, originality, and artistic merit. All submitted images also needed to followAudubon’s Guide to Ethical Bird Photography and Videography.
Read on to see some of the winning shots that soared to the top of the 2023 Audubon Photography Awards.
Grand Prize Winner
Liron Gertsman/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Grand Prize Winner
Liron Gertsman captured two colorful pigeons preening in White Rock, Canada. The intimate shot earned him the Audubon Photography Awards top prize.
Professional Winner
Shane Kalyn/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Professional Winner
Shane Kalyn won the prize for professional photographers with his photo of an Atlantic puffin on a craggy cliffside in Iceland.
Professional Honorable Mention
Liron Gertsman/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Professional Honorable Mention
Professional photographer Liron Gertsman, who won the grand prize, also earned an honorable mention at the 2023 Audubon Photography Awards with a photo of a northern hawk owl in Canada.
Amateur Winner
Karen Blackwood/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Amateur Winner
The 2023 Audubon Photography Awards gave their amateur photography prize to Karen Blackwood for her picture of a diving chinstrap penguin in Antarctica.
Amateur Honorable Mention
Nathan Arnold /Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Amateur Honorable Mention
Nathan Arnold took second in the amateur photography category with a photo of a reddish egret enjoying a snack in Fort Meyers, Florida.
Plants For Birds Winner
Linda Scher/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Plants For Birds Winner
Linda Scher won the category that highlights the importance of plants in a bird’s livelihood with her picture of a gray verdin on a cane cholla in Tuscon, Arizona.
Plants For Birds Honorable Mention
Vicki Santello/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Plants For Birds Honorable Mention
Vicki Santello earned an honorable mention for her photo of thousands of tree swallows swarming two cypresses in Louisiana.
Youth Winner
Kieran Barlow/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Youth Winner
This action shot of a sandpiper in New Jersey earned Kieran Barlow the title Youth Winner for the 2023 Audubon Photography Awards.
Youth Honorable Mention
James Fatemi/Audubon Photography Awards/2023 Youth Honorable Mention
James Fatemi’s photo of two green-winged Teal got a youth honorable mention prize at the 2023 Audubon Photography Awards.
To see all of the winners and learn more about the National Audubon Society,visit the Audubon Photography Awards' website.
source: people.com
