Audubon Publicizes 2026 Audubon Photography Awards Winners

NEW YORK / SANTIAGO / BOGOTA (September 2, 2026) – Today the National Audubon Society introduced the winners of the 2026 Audubon Photography Awards. Now in its seventeenth 12 months, the awards have a good time beautiful photographs and movies that seize the fantastic thing about birds and the challenges they face whereas serving to to inform the story of hemispheric fowl conservation. For the second 12 months, judges awarded prizes to residents of Chile and Colombia in addition to the United States and Canada, highlighting how birds join folks throughout geographies and ecosystems.

Judges awarded 9 prizes to Chile and Colombia residents and eight prizes to U.S. and Canada residents. This 12 months, along with $5,000, Grand Prize winners every obtained a voyage to Antarctica with HX Expeditions, the world’s first expedition cruise firm and Audubon’s unique cruise accomplice, to mix birding, conservation, and exploration on a one-of-a-kind journey. Other prizes embrace the second annual Birds Without Borders Prize, depicting birds with migratory paths that cross worldwide boundaries, and Conservation Prize, illustrating conservation challenges that birds face or how addressing these challenges may also help them thrive. Two separate panels judged entries anonymously and chosen the winners and honorable mentions for his or her respective areas.

Prizes for U.S. and Canada Residents

• Grand Prize: Jacqueline Burke, Roseate Spoonbill
• Youth Prize: Ian Shultz, Rock Pigeon
• Video Prize: Piper VanOrd, Great Blue Heron
• Female Bird Prize: Gail Bisson, Common Merganser
• Plants for Birds Prize: Mike Henry, Gila Woodpecker and saguaro cactus
• Birds Without Borders Prize: Nick Parayko, Tennessee Warbler
• Birds in Landscapes Prize: Liron Gertsman, White-tailed Tropicbird
• Conservation Prize: Josh Galicki, Northern Gannets

Prizes for Chile and Colombia Residents

• Grand Prize: Francisco Castro Escobar, Lesser Horned Owl
• Youth Prize: Juan David Camacho Márquez, Canada Warbler
• Video Prize: Nicolás Muñoz García, Black-browed Albatross
• Birds Without Borders Prize: Rodrigo González Pairoa, Black-browed Albatross
• Conservation Prize: Santiago Pérez Rincón, Yellow-eared Parrot
• Plants for Birds Prize, Colombia: Santiago Giraldo, Yellow-eared Parrot and Quindio wax palm
• Birds in Landscapes Prize, Colombia: Faber Mosquera Álvarez, Oilbird
• Birds in Landscapes Prize, Chile: Timothy Dhalleine, Crested Caracara
• Coastal Birds Prize, Chile: Gonzalo Bertolotto Quintana, Gentoo Penguin

Many of the birds present in Chile, Colombia, Canada, and the United States are in danger from threats comparable to habitat loss and local weather change. Audubon works to guard birds just like the Roseate Spoonbill, Lesser Horned Owl, and Tennessee Warbler via coordinated efforts throughout nations and areas to make sure their survival year-round. Visit the web site for details about initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean and Audubon’s Plants for Birds program.  

Winners and honorable mentions are printed on-line in English and Spanish, and winners will probably be featured within the Fall 2026 print challenge of Audubon journal. The annual Top 100 photographs will probably be introduced on September 23, 2026, and extra alternatives will probably be featured in digital galleries on Audubon’s web site all year long.  

The 2027 Audubon Photography Awards will open for entries on January 13, 2027. Visit Audubon’s web site for particulars on the Chile and Colombia and U.S. and Canada contests.

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About Audubon 
The National Audubon Society is a number one nonprofit conservation group with 120 years of science-based, community-driven affect, devoted to defending birds and the locations they want, right this moment and tomorrow. Birds are highly effective indicators of our planet’s well being, appearing as sentinels that warn us of environmental change and encourage motion. Audubon works throughout the Western Hemisphere, pushed by the understanding that what is nice for birds is nice for the planet. Through a collaborative, nonpartisan strategy throughout habitats, borders, and the political spectrum, Audubon drives significant and lasting conservation outcomes. With over 1,000 employees and greater than 2.6 million supporters, Audubon is a dynamic and ever-growing drive dedicated to making sure a greater planet for each birds and folks for generations to return. Learn extra at www.audubon.org and on Facebook and Instagram @audubonsociety.

About HX Expeditions 
HX Expeditions is the world’s first and longest-running expedition cruise firm, in addition to the biggest supplier of cruises to Antarctica, guiding curious vacationers on aware adventures since 1896. Headquartered in London, HX employs slightly below 1,000 professionals worldwide and operates a fleet of 5 fashionable ships, crusing to greater than 250 locations throughout 30+ nations. Renowned for its polar expeditions and immersive voyages, HX combines conservation, science and schooling to ship transformative journey experiences. A pioneer in accountable journey, HX was the primary expedition cruise firm to get rid of heavy gasoline oil, ban pointless single-use plastics throughout its operations, and introduce hybrid-powered expedition ships. HX actively helps scientific analysis, offering greater than 1,600 complimentary cruise nights to third-party scientists, and operates the HX Foundation, which funds environmental conservation and neighborhood growth. For the most recent information and updates, go to the HX newsroom or observe HX on Instagram (@hxexpeditions).

Media Contacts:

U.S. & Canada – Megan Moriarty, [email protected]

Chile & Colombia – Poly Martínez, [email protected]