Nature's Best Photography
Windland Smith Rice International
Awards and Exhibition program
The Nature's Best Photography concept began with simple yet
dynamic goals: to celebrate the beauty and diversity of nature
through the art of photography, and to use this far-reaching medium as a creative tool for encouraging greater public interest in outdoor enjoyment and conservation stewardship.
The annual Windland Smith Rice International Awards program evolved from this ambitious mission to become one of the most highly-respected and visually compelling nature photography competitions in the world. More than 25,000 entries in the are received and judged each year in the international Awards. To learn more, go to the "Enter Your Photos" section of this website and find out about this year's COMPETITIONS and get the GUIDELINES, and PHOTO TIPS, and read about the WSR JUDGES.
Smithsonian Photo Exhibitions
In partnership with the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, the Winners of each awards category and a selection of Highly Honored images from the Windland Smith Rice International Awards are displayed to millions of visitors in a popular annual EXHIBITION. The next Exhibition from this year's Windland Awards competition will run from April through September, 2011.
Photography Competitions
OPEN NOW:
Audubon BIRDS IN FOCUS: 5/15 to 9/7, 2010
NATURE'S BEST BACKYARDS: 5/28 to 9/30, 2010
OCEAN VIEWS: 6/11 to 12/6, 2010
ONGOING COMPETITIONS:
PICTURE OF THE WEEK CLICK TO ENTER
Every week we feature an image from photographers worldwide. We judge these images on composition and technical quality. To enter, first read the Submission Guidelines, then use our upload form to send us your best! We also welcome your critiques at picoftheweek@naturesbestphotography.com.
UPLOAD YOUR PHOTO | Entry Guidelines pdf
NATURE'S BEST STUDENTS CLICK TO ENTER
Photographers age 12 to 21 years old are invited to enter your best photos in Nature's Best Photography Students Online interactive magazine. Editors invite YOU to upload your photos and stories to appear in the online edition and blog.
UPLOAD YOUR PHOTOS | Questions? E-mail gabby@naturesbestphotography.com.
COMING NEXT:
2011 WINDLAND SMITH RICE INTERNATIONAL AWARDS:
Open January 1 through May, 2011
Nature's Best Photography judges are reviewing photos entered in the 14th Annual Windland Smith Rice International Awards for 2010. We will be contacting the photographers who move on to the next round of judging throughout the summer and will be giving you instructions to send your high res images for further review. Questions? Send an e-mail to:
Awards@naturesbestphotography.com
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Video from the 2009 Exhibition 
Video from the 2008 Exhibition
 Video from the 2007 Exhibition
 The Winners from the last OCEANS VIEWS, Audubon BIRDS IN FOCUS, and NATURE'S BEST BACKYARDS contests appear in the Spring/Summer 2010 issue of Nature's Best Photography. SUBSCRIBE TO GET YOUR COPY NOW!
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