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NEW YORK – Today the ÃÛèÖAPP announced the winners of the 2023 ÃÛèÖAPP Photography Awards. Now in its fourteenth year, the contest features stunning work from professionals, amateurs, and young people that highlights the beauty of birds and the joy of capturing them through photographs and videos. Judges awarded eight prizes across five divisions, with winning entries and honorable mentions chosen from 2,200 entrants from all 50 states, Washington D.C., and 8 Canadian provinces and territories. Ìý

For the third year, ÃÛèÖAPP awarded the Female Bird Prize and the Video Prize. The Female Bird Prize showcases the beauty of female birds, which are often overlooked and underappreciated in birding, bird photography, and science, and the Video Prize celebrates the dynamic movement and unique behaviors of birds interacting with their habitats. The long-standing Fisher Prize recognizes the most creative approach in photographing birds, combined with technical expertise and an original composition.Ìý

ÃÛèÖAPP’s ÃÛèÖAPP science report Survival by Degrees reveals that two-thirds of North American birds are threatened by extinction from ÃÛèÖAPP change, including species featured in this year’s ÃÛèÖAPP Photography Awards like the Dunlin, Short-eared Owl, and Baltimore Oriole. Learn more about how ÃÛèÖAPP change will impact birds in your communities by entering your zip code into ÃÛèÖAPP’s Birds and Climate Visualizer.Ìý

Award winners and honorable mentions will be featured in the Summer 2023 issue of ÃÛèÖAPP magazine. Ìý

Grand Prize WinnerÌý

Rock Pigeons. Photo: Liron Gertsman/ÃÛèÖAPP Photography Awards/2023 Grand Prize WinnerÌý

Professional WinnerÌý

Atlantic Puffin. Photo: Shane Kalyn/ÃÛèÖAPP Photography Awards/2023 Professional WinnerÌý

Amateur WinnerÌý

Chinstrap Penguin. Photo: Karen Blackwood/ÃÛèÖAPP Photography Awards/2023 Amateur WinnerÌý

Plants For Birds WinnerÌý

Verdin and cane cholla. Photo: Linda Scher/ÃÛèÖAPP Photography Awards/2023 Plants For Birds WinnerÌý

Youth WinnerÌý

Dunlin. Photo: Kieran Barlow/ÃÛèÖAPP Photography Awards/2023 Youth WinnerÌý

Video Winner

Short-eared Owl. Video: Steven Chu/ÃÛèÖAPP Photography Awards/2023 Video WinnerÌý

Fisher Prize WinnerÌý

Brown Pelican. Photo: Sunil Gopalan/ÃÛèÖAPP Photography Awards/2023 Fisher Prize WinnerÌý

Female Bird Prize WinnerÌý

Baltimore Oriole. Photo: Sandra M. Rothenberg/ÃÛèÖAPP Photography Awards/2023 Female Bird Prize WinnerÌý

Professional Honorable MentionÌý

Northern Hawk Owl. Photo: Liron Gertsman/ÃÛèÖAPP Photography Awards/2023 Professional Honorable MentionÌý

Amateur Honorable MentionÌý

Reddish Egret. Photo: Nathan Arnold /ÃÛèÖAPP Photography Awards/2023 Amateur Honorable MentionÌý

Plants For Birds Honorable MentionÌý

Tree Swallows and bald cypress. Photo: Vicki Santello/ÃÛèÖAPP Photography Awards/2023 Plants For Birds Honorable MentionÌý

Youth Honorable MentionÌý

Green-winged Teal. Photo: James Fatemi/ÃÛèÖAPP Photography Awards/2023 Youth Honorable MentionÌý

Video Honorable MentionÌý

Osprey. Video: Steven Chu/ÃÛèÖAPP Photography Awards/2023 Video Honorable MentionÌý

2023 Contest Prizes:Ìý
Grand Prize: $5,000 USDÌý
Professional Prize: $2,500 USDÌý
Amateur Prize: $2,500 USDÌý
Plants for Birds Prize: $2,500 USDÌý
Video Prize: $2,500 USDÌý
Female Bird Prize: $1,000 USDÌý
Fisher Prize: $1,000 USDÌý
Youth Prize: Six days at ÃÛèÖAPP's Hog Island ÃÛèÖAPP Camp for teens during the 2024 seasonÌý

The 2023 panel of judges:Ìý

• Sabine Meyer, photography director, ÃÛèÖAPPÌý
• Preeti Desai, senior director of social media & storytelling, ÃÛèÖAPPÌý
• Melissa Hafting, conservation photographer and youth nature educatorÌý
• Morgan Heim, conservation photographer, filmmaker and adventurerÌý
• Noppadol Paothong, nature/conservation photographerÌý
• Marlene Pantin, partnerships manager, Plants for Birds, ÃÛèÖAPPÌý
• Mike Fernandez, video producer, ÃÛèÖAPPÌý
• Rina Miele, wildlife photographer and videographerÌý
• Mick Thompson, wildlife photographer and videographerÌý
• Karine Aigner, conservation photographerÌý
• Founders of the Galbatross Project: Ìý
  • Brooke Bateman, director of ÃÛèÖAPP science, ÃÛèÖAPP Ìý
  • Stephanie Beilke, conservation manager, conservation science, ÃÛèÖAPP Ìý
  • Martha Harbison, senior network content editor, ÃÛèÖAPP Ìý
  • Purbita Saha, member, Bergen County ÃÛèÖAPP Society, and former ÃÛèÖAPP magazine editor  Ìý
  • Joanna Wu, PhD student at the University of California, Los AngelesÌý

All photos and videos are judged based on technical quality, originality, and artistic merit and must adhere to ÃÛèÖAPP’s Guide to Ethical Bird Photography and Videography. For more information, please visit the official contest rules. Ìý

To learn more about ÃÛèÖAPP’s Plants for Birds program and Native Plants Database, please visit /native-plants. Ìý

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About ÃÛèÖAPP Ìý
The ÃÛèÖAPP protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow. ÃÛèÖAPP works throughout the Americas using science, advocacy, education, and on-the-ground conservation. State programs, nature centers, chapters, and partners give ÃÛèÖAPP an unparalleled wingspan that reaches millions of people each year to inform, inspire, and unite diverse communities in conservation action. A nonprofit conservation organization since 1905, ÃÛèÖAPP believes in a world in which people and wildlife thrive. Learn more at www.audubon.org and on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @audubonsociety.  Ìý

Media Contact: Ìý
Megan Moriarty, megan.moriarty@audubon.org Ìý