Event History
Now in its ninth year, Audubon Community Nature Center's Nature Photography Contest has recognized winners and finalists from around the world.
What Makes this event different?
While you support nature education with your images, you could win a cash prize and have your work seen around the world.
Copyright Policy
The photographer retains full copyright to his or her images.
Image Usage Rights
Participation in the contest requires the contestant to give Audubon Community Nature Center permission to use the photographs without compensation on the Contest Website as well as on other ACNC websites and in news releases which may appear in print or on third party websites for the purpose of publicizing the contest. ACNC will always include the photographer’s name when using a photograph for any purpose.
The Audubon Community Nature Center’s 2019 Nature Photography Contest has Three Categories for Submission.
Jamestown is the birthplace of Lucille Ball and it's home to the Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum and the National Comedy Center. As a tribute to our First Lady of Comedy, one of the 2019 Nature Photography Contest categories is Naturally Funny: wildlife photos that make us smile or laugh.
Jamestown is also the birthplace of Roger Tory Peterson. It is home of the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History. To honor the premier naturalist of the 20th Century and the more than 50 Peterson Field Guides, the second contest category is Field Guide Worthy: photos that could be used for identification in a field guide.
The third category is your opportunity to show the world where you think of as home. Naturally Beautiful: Show us the beautiful landscapes where you live.
The Audubon Community Nature Center builds and nurtures connections between people and nature by providing positive outdoor experiences, opportunities to learn about and understand the natural world, and knowledge to act in environmentally responsible ways.
Visit the center at 1600 Riverside Road, one-quarter mile east of Route 62 between Jamestown, N.Y., and Warren, Pa., or online at auduboncnc.org.
Both winners and finalists will be displayed on the contest website along with the photographer's name and city/state/country.
Winners will be named in a news release that is widely distributed, including to their local media when known.