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Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Hosts Traveling Exhibit Featuring 2022 Audubon Photography Awards Winners Eleven Winning Images on Display through August 31, 2023 Naples, FL (June 27, 2023) – Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary will host the 2022 Audubon Photography Awards Traveling Exhibition at its Blair Visitor Center through August 31, 2023. Visitors can enjoy a display of the stunning winning images and learn more about birdlife in North America. All eleven photo reproductions are available for purchase with proceeds supporting the Sanctuary. 2022 marked the 13th year of the contest, with winning photos, videos, and honorable mentions selected from 2,416 entrants from all 50 states, Washington D.C. and seven Canadian provinces and territories to appreciate the wonder of birds and the places they inhabit. The exhibit is open to Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary visitors seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. until the exhibit closes on August 31. Admission tickets to visit the Sanctuary cost $17 for adults, $6 for kids 6 to 14, and free for members. Florida residents can enjoy discounted admission to the Sanctuary for the entire month of August. With exhibits, artwork, and bird-friendly gardens, the Blair Visitor Center serves as the gateway to an enchanting wilderness with giant cypress trees that have lived here for nearly 600 years. Online tickets are recommended at corkscrew.audubon.org/visit. All images of the winners and honorable mentions can be found here. More information on the contest is below. 2022 Contest Prizes Grand Prize: $5,000 Professional Prize:?$2,500 Amateur Prize:?$2,500 Plants for Birds Prize: $2,500 Video Prize: $2,500 Female Bird Prize: $1,000 Fisher Prize: $1,000 Youth Prize: Six days at Audubon's Hog Island Audubon Camp during the 2023 season. The 2022 panel of judges are: Melissa Hafting, conservation photographer and youth nature educator Tara Tanaka, bird photographer, videographer, and Swarovski’s Digiscoper of the Year (2011 and 2012) Allen Murabayashi, co-founder, PhotoShelter John Rowden, former senior director of bird-friendly communities, National Audubon Society Sabine Meyer, photography director, National Audubon Society Mike Fernandez, video producer, National Audubon Society Sean Graesser, biologist and conservation photographer and videographer Founders of the Galbatross Project: Brooke Bateman, director of climate science, National Audubon Society Stephanie Beilke, conservation manager, conservation science Martha Harbison, senior network content editor, National Audubon Society Purbita Saha, member, Bergen County Audubon Society, and former?Audubon?magazine editor? Joanna Wu, PhD student at the University of California, Los Angeles All photos and videos are judged on the following criteria: Technical quality Originality Artistic merit All photographers must follow?Audubon’s Guide to Ethical Bird Photography and Videography For more information, please visit the official contest rules. To learn more about Audubon’s Plants for Birds program and Native Plants Database, please visit?https://www.audubon.org/native-plants. ### The National Audubon Society protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow. Audubon works throughout the Americas using, science, advocacy, education and on-the-ground conservation. State programs, nature centers, chapters, and partners give Audubon 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, Audubon believes in a world in which people and wildlife thrive. Learn more about how to help at?www.audubon.org?and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @audubonsociety. Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance, has been an Audubon-protected site for more than 100 years. Science-driven land management protects these 13,450 acres, including the world’s largest remaining, old-growth bald cypress forest. An estimated 100,000 visitors annually explore the Sanctuary’s 2.25 miles of boardwalk through ancient forest and marsh habitat. Memberships and donations provide crucial support for conservation work at the Sanctuary. Learn more at corkscrew.audubon.org.
Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Hosts Traveling Exhibit Featuring 2022 Audubon Photography Awards Winners
Eleven Winning Images on Display through August 31, 2023
Naples, FL (June 27, 2023) – Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary will host the 2022 Audubon Photography Awards Traveling Exhibition at its Blair Visitor Center through August 31, 2023. Visitors can enjoy a display of the stunning winning images and learn more about birdlife in North America. All eleven photo reproductions are available for purchase with proceeds supporting the Sanctuary.
2022 marked the 13th year of the contest, with winning photos, videos, and honorable mentions selected from 2,416 entrants from all 50 states, Washington D.C. and seven Canadian provinces and territories to appreciate the wonder of birds and the places they inhabit.
The exhibit is open to Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary visitors seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. until the exhibit closes on August 31. Admission tickets to visit the Sanctuary cost $17 for adults, $6 for kids 6 to 14, and free for members. Florida residents can enjoy discounted admission to the Sanctuary for the entire month of August. With exhibits, artwork, and bird-friendly gardens, the Blair Visitor Center serves as the gateway to an enchanting wilderness with giant cypress trees that have lived here for nearly 600 years. Online tickets are recommended at corkscrew.audubon.org/visit.
All images of the winners and honorable mentions can be found here.
More information on the contest is below.
2022 Contest Prizes Grand Prize: $5,000 Professional Prize:?$2,500 Amateur Prize:?$2,500 Plants for Birds Prize: $2,500 Video Prize: $2,500 Female Bird Prize: $1,000 Fisher Prize: $1,000 Youth Prize: Six days at Audubon's Hog Island Audubon Camp during the 2023 season.
The 2022 panel of judges are:
All photos and videos are judged on the following criteria:
For more information, please visit the official contest rules.
To learn more about Audubon’s Plants for Birds program and Native Plants Database, please visit?https://www.audubon.org/native-plants.
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The National Audubon Society protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow. Audubon works throughout the Americas using, science, advocacy, education and on-the-ground conservation. State programs, nature centers, chapters, and partners give Audubon 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, Audubon believes in a world in which people and wildlife thrive. Learn more about how to help at?www.audubon.org?and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @audubonsociety.
Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance, has been an Audubon-protected site for more than 100 years. Science-driven land management protects these 13,450 acres, including the world’s largest remaining, old-growth bald cypress forest. An estimated 100,000 visitors annually explore the Sanctuary’s 2.25 miles of boardwalk through ancient forest and marsh habitat. Memberships and donations provide crucial support for conservation work at the Sanctuary. Learn more at corkscrew.audubon.org.