BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition ends 1 March 2025
Deadline: 1 March 2025. The 12th annual BigPicture Natural World Photography competition is now open!
BigPicture celebrates and illustrates the rich diversity of life on Earth and inspires action to protect and conserve it through the power of imagery. Enter your finest nature, wildlife, and conservation images for a chance to win a share of $12,300 in cash prizes. Winning photographs will be featured in an exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences, which welcomes over one million visitors each year.
Award-winning wildlife photographer Suzi Eszterhas will chair the competition’s panel of esteemed judges: Aishwarya Sridhar, Anthony Ochieng Onyango, Britta Jaschinski, Fernando Faciole, Peter Mather and Sophie Stafford.
Prizes:
The Grand Prize winner will receive $5,000 and the First Place winners of the seven official categories and Photo Story category will each receive $1,000 in cash and also have their winning images featured in the annual exhibit. All winners and finalists will be featured in the Academy’s exhibit opening Fall 2025. The People’s Choice winner will receive $300 and have their image featured in an interactive kiosk in the annual exhibit along with all People’s Choice finalists.
Photo Contest Website: https://www.bigpicturecompetition.org/