Blue-winged Warbler at Ronald H. Warner Sanctuary. Photo by Sherman W. Garnett
Michigan Audubon is seeking entries to the 2022 Michigan Audubon Photography Awards that showcase the numerous birds that make up the avian world in our state. We are excited to see the stunning images you have captured during your outdoor adventures in Michigan, from raptors to warblers to dabbling ducks.
The contest is open to all photographers, amateur and professional, and includes youth and adult categories to compete in. Winners of each category and three honorable mentions will be announced on July 1, 2022.
Photographers can enter up to three images for the contest through our online submission form. Please read the full rules before submitting photographs. You must enter your submissions to our 2022 Michigan Audubon Photography Awards by June 15, 2022. If you have questions, email Communications & Marketing Coordinator Molly Keenan at mkeenan@michiganaudubon.org.
Michigan Audubon requests that all photographers follow ethical practices when photographing birds and other wildlife. For more information, please review Audubon’s Guide to Ethical Bird Photography.
A Common Redpoll at Whitefish Point Bird Observatory. Photo by John Fortener
Division Categories
Adult: You must be 18 years of age or older at the time of submission
Youth: You must be 13 to 17 years of age at the time of submission
Prizes
Adult: The winner’s photo will be featured on the cover of the Jack Pine Warbler and on the Michigan Audubon website. The winner and those awarded honorable mentions will have the opportunity to do a weeklong Michigan Audubon Instagram takeover to share their photography with thousands of followers.
Youth: The winner’s photo will be featured in the Jack Pine Warbler and the Michigan Audubon website. The winner and those awarded honorable mentions will have the opportunity to do a weeklong Michigan Audubon Instagram takeover to share their photography with thousands of followers.
Bohemian Waxwings by Christine Andrews | MAPA
Rules
Up to three photos will be accepted from each entrant.
No digitally signed or watermarked photos will be accepted.
All photos must be accompanied by a caption, location, date, and photographer’s name. Please name your file using the following format: title_date-taken_photographer-name.jpg (Sandhill-Crane_1.1.2022_firstname-lastname.jpg)
Entries must be photos taken in the state of Michigan. If it is determined that a photograph was taken outside of the state, it will be disqualified.
All entries must be submitted as high-resolution digital prints in .jpg format and should be capable of being enlarged while retaining printable quality.
Nashville Warbler by Jan Lewis | MAPA
Limited alterations of photographs are allowed, including:
- removal of dust spots and reduction of image noise
- minor adjustments to color, white balance, tone, lighting levels and curves, shadows and highlights, saturation, contrast, and sharpness
- moderate dodging and burning
Any photo featuring a person must have been submitted with their permission. Any subjects under 18 must have written permission from a guardian for publishing purposes.
All entrants irrevocably grant Michigan Audubon a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual license to use their submitted photographs in any manner related to the contest and Michigan Audubon, including all associated use, reproduction, distribution, sublicense, derivative works, and commercial and non-commercial exploitation rights in any and all media now known or hereafter invented, including, but not limited to the Jack Pine Warbler magazine, blogs, slideshows, brochures, newsletters, articles, reports, calendars, publications, social media posts, physical and digital galleries, and exhibition of submissions.
