World Nature Photography Awards and Winner gets $1.000

World Nature Photography Awards is accepting entries for 2022 edition. Its vision is of a planet in which climate change has been reversed and man’s relationship with the planet shifts to be one of protection rather than plunder.

We believe in the power of photography to put a spotlight on the majesty and wonder of the natural world around us, reminding us to take action now to secure a better tomorrow for us all.

The highest scoring photographer across all categories in the competition not only wins the title of World Nature Photographer of the Year but also takes home a cash prize of $1000.

• The competition is open to both amateur and professional photographers from any country in the world. Entry is permitted by anyone 18 years of age or older, with the exception of employees of the World Nature Photography Awards (WNPA) and their organisers. Entries are permitted into the following categories:

1. Animals in their habitat
2. Animal portraits
3. Behaviour - Amphibians and reptiles
4. Behaviour - Birds
5. Behaviour - Invertebrates
6. Behaviour - Mammals
7. Plants and fungi
8. Urban wildlife
9. Planet Earth's landscapes and environments
10. Underwater
11. Black and white
12. Nature art
13. Nature photojournalism
14. People and nature

• Any image submitted to the competition may be used by the WNPA, the competition organisers, and their media partners, for marketing and promotional purposes of the competition only. By entering the competition, entrants grant the WNPA and their organisers a non-exclusive, irrevocable licence to reproduce, publish, exhibit and communicate to the public any image, by any means and in all media throughout the world.
• There is no limit to the number of individual images each artist may submit. There is no time or date restriction on when the image was taken. In entering the WNPA, entrants agree that their images do not feature captive or restrained animals.
• Submissions are accepted in digital format only. High quality scans of negatives or transparencies are also accepted. Please include with your submission the story behind your image and where it was taken. Files must be submitted as JPEGs, saved at a high-quality setting of at least 8 in Photoshop and at least 1000 pixels along the longest dimension (72dpi). Images should not contain watermarks, signatures or copyright symbols and should not have borders. Please do not include a name in metadata, caption or the image itself. EXIF details should be kept intact.
• Limited digital manipulations and focus stacking are permitted, providing they do not compromise the authenticity of the image. However, composites and the addition or removal of objects, people, animals or parts of animals is strictly forbidden.
• In submitting their images, entrants declare that no animals were harmed during the photography process and no unethical practices were used. Similarly, entrants declare that no live bait was used.
• Entries found to be in conflict with the rules will be disqualified and no correspondence will be entered into. Any prize(s) will be also be forfeited.
• Digital entries submitted into the competition will not be returned by the WNPA to entrants. The WNPA cannot accept any liability for any loss or damage suffered by any entrant in relation to the competition or the use of any prize.
• Entry fees £27.00. You may enter up to 6 images per entry. All entries are subject to UK VAT. You may pay via PayPal or credit card. All payments are processed securely by our payment provider PayPal.

About World Nature Photography Awards:

The mission of the World Nature Photography Awards is to celebrate the world’s best nature photographers whilst showcasing nature’s beauty to a wider audience. And, what’s more, to show our commitment to the planet, we plant a tree every time someone enters the competition.

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