Calling all Photographers

Earth.Org Global Wildlife & Natural World Photography Competition 2021

This is your opportunity to have your work showcased to the world, and win one of three prizes worth USD $1500.

Earth.Org invites explorers, adventure travellers, professional photographers and photographers working on the front line of wildlife conservation across the world to submit their photographs for the following categories:

• WILDLIFE IN PERIL
• HUMAN IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT
• 6 of the best photos from the two categories will be judged for the Overall Winner
• Overall Best Environmental Photo

ENTER YOUR PHOTOS NOW

Get noticed! The best submissions will be published on the Earth.Org Instagram, with the photographer’s own Instagram tagged.

World Renowned Judges

• Annie Griffiths, one of the first women photographers for National Geographic and Executive Director of Ripple Effect Images
• Sean Lee Davies, conservationist, filmmaker, and founder of Awethentic Studios and Project C:Change
• Pete Oxford, renowned conservation photographer based in Ecuador with repeated features in the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards
• Robin Moore, experienced wildlife photographer with works published in National Geographic Magazine and The Economist
• David Doubilet, our panel’s underwater photographer and the most photographer working for National Geographic
• Tran Tuan Viet, a Vietnamese photographer whose work has been commissioned by large international companies including Google, Samsung, and Canon

Judges will value the unusual, the dramatic –  viewpoints not seen before; so originality will play a vital part in the way judges will view your submission. There will be one Winner in each Category, carefully selected by three judges (to be announced).

Prizes

• The Winner of the Earth.Org “Overall Best Environmental Photo” 2021 will be awarded with $1000 USD.
• The Winners of the two sub-categories Earth.Org “Wildlife in Peril” 2021 and Earth.Org “Human Impacts on the Environment” 2021 will be awarded with $250 USD each.
• All entries must be received by April 4th, 2021.
• All Winners will be invited to take over the Earth.Org Instagram for a week each.
• All Winners will be interviewed for Articles on Earth.Org and given the chance to showcase their work on our website or in our articles.
• Winners will be announced on our website and notified via email by April 25th, 2021.

All winners will have their photos featured on all of Earth.Org’s Website, Social Media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, as well as newsletters and more. The photo will also be used as a cover image for an Earth.Org article.

The next 20 best photos selected from all participants will be invited to join our network of Official Earth.Org Photographers and invited to curate Earth.Org’s Instagram page. Their work will be published, credited and tagged across all of our social media platforms that reaches a passionate audience and raises the entrants’ profile as wildlife or environmental photographers globally.

How to Enter

To enter The Earth.Org Global Photography Competition 2021, entrants must submit their best 3 photographs for each category (e.g max 9 altogether) by completing the online Entrance Form below by April 4th, 2021. Please use the following format for submitting your photos: “Category_Name”. 

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We look forward to receiving your Competition Entry submission. Good Luck!

Submit Your Entry

Entry Terms and Conditions:

• Anyone can enter the competition.
• The competition will close on April 4th, 2021. All entries must be received before this time. Only one entry per named entrant and email address will be accepted.
• Every entrant can submit up to a maximum of 3 photos per category.
• Only online submissions will be accepted.
• Photograph entries must be under 25 MB and must be submitted in .jpg or .png format.
• Only minor burning, dodging and/or colour correction is acceptable, as is cropping.
• No incomplete, illegible or corrupted entries will be accepted.
• All submissions must be the entrant’s own work, and they must own the copyright to any photographs entered.
• Winners will be notified via email a month after the deadline.
• Once notified, the winner must reply within a 10 day period.
• If the selected winner is unreachable, ineligible, disqualified or fails to claim the prize [within 10 days of notification], the winner automatically forfeits the prize.
• By entering, the entrant is agreeing to all the terms and conditions, and also agreeing to allow Earth.Org to use and publish the winning entry in Earth.Org’s website and social media channels.
• All entries should be made using the entrant’s legal name. Any dishonest information provided by the entrant will be disqualified.
• Failure to comply with any of these terms and conditions (including instructions) will disqualify any entrant from taking part in the Competition and the entry will be invalid.
• The winning entries may also be used by Earth.Org and the competition sponsors in marketing material relating to the competition for up to 3 years.
• Any photos submitted will be subjected to Earth.Org’s terms of use. Once submitted, we reserve the right to use any of the photos submitted to Earth.Org and may be subjected to any future usage.
• Earth.Org retains sole discretion to refuse entrants the right to enter if we feel that these terms and conditions are not being complied with or for any valid and justifiable reason.
• Earth.org reserves the right to disqualify any entrant and/or winner and/or amend these terms and conditions at any time in its absolute discretion.
• Earth.Org reserves the right to modify these rules, suspend or discontinue the Competition at any time, including without limitation where it is necessary to do so due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control or if it cannot be guaranteed that the Competition can be carried out correctly for technical or legal reasons or if the Earth.Org suspects that any person has been manipulating the administration of the Competition or has acted unethically in any other way.
• The determination and decision of Earth.Org on all matters shall be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
• All personal data submitted by an entrant in connection with this Competition is submitted voluntarily. All personal data collected from entrants will be used by Earth.Org for the purpose of administering the Global Photography Competition and by entering, entrants’ consent to Earth.Org using this information to contact them in respect of the prize. Entrants also consent to receiving Earth.Org’s email newsletters.