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MIGRATION CELEBRATION PHOTO CONTEST
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General Information
The Nature Photography Contest is held each year to recognize local nature photographers, and is a program of the Migration Celebration, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service event from the Texas Mid-coast National Wildlife Complex, underwritten by Friends of the Brazoria Wildlife Refuges. The 2020 Photo Contest is coordinated by a Migration Celebration Photo Committee. Nature Photography is one of six legislated public uses of national wildlife refuges (NWRs); along with wildlife observation, interpretation, environmental education, hunting, and fishing.
Email: [email protected]
The Nature Photography Contest is held each year to recognize local nature photographers, and is a program of the Migration Celebration, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service event from the Texas Mid-coast National Wildlife Complex, underwritten by Friends of the Brazoria Wildlife Refuges. The 2020 Photo Contest is coordinated by a Migration Celebration Photo Committee. Nature Photography is one of six legislated public uses of national wildlife refuges (NWRs); along with wildlife observation, interpretation, environmental education, hunting, and fishing.
Email: [email protected]
Categories & Rules
For each of the categories below, all photos except for Category 7 must have been taken in the state of Texas. No photos of domestic, farm, ranch, or zoo animals are allowed. No photos of cultivated vegetable gardens plants are allowed. It is the intent of this contest to focus on plant and animal species seen in the wild. Photos taken in your backyard of native plants, birds, butterflies, or other species that "visit" are acceptable.
For each of the categories below, all photos except for Category 7 must have been taken in the state of Texas. No photos of domestic, farm, ranch, or zoo animals are allowed. No photos of cultivated vegetable gardens plants are allowed. It is the intent of this contest to focus on plant and animal species seen in the wild. Photos taken in your backyard of native plants, birds, butterflies, or other species that "visit" are acceptable.
- Wildlife Vertebrates of Texas: Includes images of mammals, fish, amphibians, reptiles or other vertebrates photographed in their natural habitats. Does not include photos where birds are the primary subject.
- Wildlife Invertebrates of Texas: Includes images of insects, mollusks, crustaceans, millipedes, worms, or other invertebrates photographed in their natural habitats.
- Birds of Texas: Includes images of birds photographed in their natural habitats.
- Plant Life and Fungi of Texas: Includes images of flowers, trees, and other flora photographed in their natural habitats; or images of mushrooms or other fungi. Does not include broad landscape or scenery photos.
- Landscape/Scenery of Texas: Includes images of landscapes, scenery, skyscapes (such as sunsets, sunrise, or night sky), seascapes, or pondscapes in Texas where elements of land, water, sky or other natural elements are the primary subject. Includes panorama photos of a natural area. Excludes close-ups or small focal points of nature. Ships, buildings or other man-made structures should not provide the main focus in this category.
- Nature-Themed Photo/Digital Art: Includes nature as art, a single or composite image that has been digitally manipulated using tools such as Photoshop, an image greatly manipulated with digital filters, HDR photos, etc. The photographer must note the digital techniques used to create the picture. This category is intended to show how the elements of nature can be expanded to create unique photographic images that become art. Note: This is the only category in which significant digital manipulation is allowed.
- Photos from Around the World: The digital images in this category can be taken anywhere in the world, except Texas, but must comply will all other rules.
- All photos will be submitted as digital files (sent via email or mailed on a flash drive). No physical prints will be accepted. See rules for requirements.
- A completed, signed entry form must accompany entries with an entry fee of $5.00 per photo.
- Photos are judged by professional nature photographer(s).
- Winners will be announced at the annual Migration Celebration Kickoff Dinner. The Photo Contest Committee will produce and mount winning and honorable mention images (and others as space allows) for display at the dinner and Migration Celebration event.
- Please click here for full contest rules.
