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American Robin. Photo: Mick Thompson/Audubon Photography Awards
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The 2026 Audubon Photography Awards are now open!
Attention photographers! National Audubon Society kicked off its 17th annual photography awards on January 15.
Calling All Photographers: 2025 Audubon Photography Awards
The National Audubon Society’s annual photography competition is now open for submissions.
Local Teen Wins National Audubon Society Photo Award
James Fatemi, a junior at Mclean High School, won the Youth Honorable Mention Award in the National Audubon Society’s 2023 Photography Contest.
Northern Virginia’s Winning Photographer, Amiel Hopkins
Dawn had not yet broken, but in his freezing cold bird blind Amiel Hopkins was awoken by the “booming” of Greater Prairie Chickens all around him.
See a National Audubon Society Award-Winning Photograph by a Local Birder
Please join us at the Huntley Meadows Park Visitor Center on Saturday to view the winning photographs and videos from National Audubon Society’s 2022 photo contest.
It’s Not Too Late to Enter National Audubon Society’s 2023 Photography Awards Contest
You still have until Wednesday, March 1 at noon (Eastern Time) to enter your photographs or videos to Audubon’s 2023 Photography Awards Contest.
Audubon’s 2022 Photography Awards
Prepare to spend some time in front of your computer or on your phone looking over Aubudon’s 2022 Photography Awards, both still photos and videos.
The Making of a Passionate Birder and Nature Photographer
This year, local teen Adit Nehra’s photo of Snow Geese was one of the top 100 photos in the National Audubon Society’s annual photo contest.