Announcing the 2015 Audubon Photography Awards This year’s photo contest, our sixth, has been all about getting better exposure. Thanks to our spectacular new website, we can now display the winners’ work more beautifully than ever. And thanks to the relentless efforts of our editorial team—print and digital—our own work is being seen by far more people than it was even a year ago. Thanks to our readers, our sponsors and, of course, congratulations to our winners! Participants: More than 2,300 Images entered: Nearly 9,000 Categories: Amateur, Professional, Fine Art, Youth Entrants from: 50 states, 7 provinces, District of Columbia Judges Kenn Kaufman: Bird-guide author, Audubon field editor Joel Sartore: National Geographic and Audubon photographer Steve Freligh: Co-publisher of Nature's Best Photography Kevin Fisher: Audubon creative director Sabine Meyer: Audubon photography director Judging criteria: Technical quality, originality, artistic merit Grand Prize Winner, by Melissa Groo Professional Winner, by Chris Gug
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