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Audubon Photography Awards Traveling Exhibit


  • Meeting Room, Guilford Free Library 67 Park Street Guilford, CT 06437 United States (map)

Menunkatuck is hosting the 2022 Audubon Photography Awards Traveling Exhibition in the Meeting Room at the Guilford Free Library between November 3 and November 23. Visitors can enjoy a display of the stunning winning images and learn more about local birdlife in Connecticut and the work that Menunkatuck does in southern Connecticut.

In the thirteenth year of the contest, winning photos, videos and honorable mentions were 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 competition continued to award the Female Bird Prize, which was successfully introduced last year. The Female Bird Prize highlights female birds, which are often overlooked and under-appreciated in bird photography and conservation. 

More information on the contest

2022 Contest Prizes
Grand Prize: $5,000 USD
Professional Prize: $2,500 USD
Amateur Prize: $2,500 USD
Plants for Birds Prize: $2,500 USD
Video Prize: $2,500 USD
Female Bird Prize: $1,000 USD
Fisher Prize: $1,000 USD 
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:

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