Photo credit score: Shamir Shah, Liron Gertsman, and Luis Alberto Pena
The winners of the 2025 Audubon Photography Awards have been introduced, with the competitors crowning 15 nonetheless picture winners.
The sixteenth version of the awards sees it develop from the U.S to Chile and Colombia with new prizes that concentrate on migratory species, habitats, and conservation.
For the primary time, judges awarded 9 prizes to residents of Chile and Colombia, together with eight prizes awarded to residents of the United States and Canada. This yr additionally offered the brand new Birds Without Borders Prize, depicting birds with migratory paths that cross worldwide boundaries.
Ringed Kingfisher. Grand Prize Winner, Chile and Colombia. | Felipe Esteban Toledo Alarcón / Audubon Photography AwardsMagnificent Frigatebirds. Grand Prize Winner, United States and Canada. | Liron Gertsman / Audubon Photography AwardsNorthern Gannets. Birds in Landscapes Winner, United States and Canada. | Joe Subolefsky / Audubon Photography AwardsSnow Geese. Birds Without Borders Winner, United States and Canada. | Yoshiki Nakamura / Audubon Photography AwardsBlue-headed Parrots. Birds in Landscapes, Colombia Winner. | Shamir Shah / Audubon Photography AwardsChilean Flamingos. Birds in Landscapes, Chile Winner. | Caro Aravena Costa / Audubon Photography AwardsBurrowing Owl. Conservation Winner, United States and Canada. | Jean Hall / Audubon Photography AwardsChipping Sparrow. Female Bird Winner, United States and Canada. | Sean Pursley / Audubon Photography AwardsBrandt’s Cormorant. Plants for Birds Winner, United States and Canada. | Barbara Swanson / Audubon Photography AwardsSavanna Hawk. Conservation Winner, Chile and Colombia. | Luis Alberto Peña / Audubon Photography AwardsAmerican Oystercatchers. Coastal Birds Winner, Chile and Colombia. | Francisco Castro Escobar / Audubon Photography AwardsRoyal Terns. Birds Without Borders Winner, Chile and Colombia. | Jacobo Giraldo Trejos / Audubon Photography AwardsBlackburnian Warbler. Youth Winner, Chile and Colombia. | Camilo Sanabria Grajales / Audubon Photography AwardsPurple-backed Thornbill. Plants for Birds, Colombia Winner. | Cristian Valencia / Audubon Photography AwardsLong-eared Owl. Youth Winner, United States and Canada. | Parham Pourahmad / Audubon Photography Awards
Winners and honorable mentions are printed on-line in Audubon magazine and shall be featured within the Fall 2025 print problem. The annual Top 100 and extra choose images and movies can even be shared in digital galleries promoted on Audubon’s web site.