A close-focus image of a Sedge Wren using the stems of gray-headed coneflowers as an elevated perch to sing was taken by Trisha Snider, who received Honorable Mention in the Amateur category. The Youth Honorable Mention photograph was taken by Edwin Liu for his impressive photograph of interactions among a family of Red-necked Grebes.

Judged on originality, technical quality, and artistic merit, the winners of the 2024 Audubon Bird Photography Awards have been announced by the National Audubon Society. Celebrating its 15th year, this bird photography contest features stunning work from amateurs, professionals, and youth photographers that highlights the beauty of birds and the joy of photography through photographs and videos. Winning entries were selected from more than 2,300 entries that came from all 50 states, along with 9 provinces and 1 territory in Canada!

This year the judges awarded 9 prizes, including the new Birds in Landscapes Prize for the top image depicting the relationship between birds and their surroundings. This unique category encourages photographers to take a step back and look at the whole environment, then take a photograph that visually tells the story of place. Other categories include Amateur, Professional, Youth, Female Birds, Plants for Birds, Bird Videos, and the artistic Fisher Award.

Award winners and honorable mention photography will be featured in the Summer 2024 issue of Audubon magazine, the Audubon website, and other social media. The prizes are significant, with the Grand Prize photographer winning $5,000, while the Amateur prize is $2,500, as is the Professional prize, the Video prize, and the Plants for Birds prize. The Female Bird prize is $1,000, as is the Birds in Landscapes prize, and the Fisher Prize, while the Youth prize is 6 days at the Hog Island Audubon Camp for Teens in Maine.

Congratulations to all the winners, and to everyone who submitted a photograph to the Audubon Bird Photography Awards competition. To see the winning and honorable mention photographs selected in each category, and to learn more about the equipment used, the location it was taken, and the story behind each photo, you can refer to The 2024 Audubon Photography Awards: Winners and Honorable Mentions | Audubon