Bird Photography Awards

• Posted by Carmen Elsa Irarragorri Wyland

Audobon is a magazine published by the National Audobon Society of the United States. Set up in 1905, Audobon is dedicated to bird and wildlife conservation at large, as well as the conservation of the ecosystems that support those life forms. To celebrate the beauty of the be-winged creatures of this world, the magazine holds annual Photography Awards. Here are the the winners, both professional and amateur, as selected by the appointed jury: 

Species: Bald Eagle, Great Blue Heron

Location: Seabeck, Washington State, United States

2. Professional Winner: Dick Dickinson

Species: Osprey

Location: Siesta Key, Sarasota, Florida, United States 

3. Amateur Winner: Steve Torna

Species: Eared Grebe

Location: Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States 

Youth Winner: Carolina Anne Fraser

Species: Great Frigatebird

Location: Near Española, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

5. Fine Art Winner: Barbara Driscoll

Species: Green Violetear

Location: Savegre Hotel, San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica

6. Amateur Honorable Mention: Artur Stankiewicz

Species: Black-winged Stilt

Location: Salt pans near Skala Kallonis, Lesbos Island, Greece

7. Amateur Honorable Mention: Colleen Gara

Species: Common Raven

Location: Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

8. Fine Art Honorable Mention: Blake Shaw

Species: Turkey Vulture

Location: Near San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico

9. Amateur Honorable Mention: Martin V. Sneary

Species: Piping Plover

Location: North shore of Massachusetts, United States