Submissions open for Environmental Photography Award

Deadline Date: November 03, 2024

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 Donor Name: Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation

 Grant Size: $1000 to $10,000

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The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation is requesting applications for its Environmental Photography Award for photographers who put their creativity to good use in raising awareness on Earth protection.

It has the dual purpose of celebrating the incredible beauty of our planet and highlighting the environmental challenges they face through five categories: Polar Wonders, Into the Forest, Ocean Worlds, Humanity versus Nature, Change Makers: Reasons for Hope.  

The photographs – almost 11,000 images participated in the 3rd edition of the competition in 2024 – are carefully selected by a jury of internationally renowned professional photographers for technical and aesthetic excellence but also, and above all, for the relevance and strength of message.

Categories

• Polar Wonders
  • Images depicting landscapes, wildlife and local communities in the Arctic and Antarctic polar regions illustrated as pristine areas to be preserved. 
• Into the Forest
  • Images highlighting the beauty of the flora and fauna that make up the forest ecosystem and the lives of native communities in the boreal, temperate and tropical forests.
• Ocean Worlds
  • Images that illustrate the richness of our seas and oceans, whether on or under the surface, and showcase the diversity of marine wildlife.
  • Images of rivers and lakes should not be submitted.
• Humanity versus Nature
  • Images that depict the conflicting relationship between humans and nature, and the negative impact of human activities on the environment: issues related to the consequences of climate change (droughts, wildfires, extreme climate events…), the loss of biodiversity (endangered species, disastrous interactions between humans and wildlife…), as well as the depletion of the world’s water resources.
• Change Makers: Reasons for Hope
  • Images that highlight the efforts and actions implemented globally by communities and organizations that help build a more sustainable world and more harmonious relationship between man and nature. It aims to demonstrate hope for Humanity and for the Planet. Images should include a human element or impact, and not focus purely on the technologies involved.

Prize Information

• A €1,000 (one thousand euros) grant is awarded to each of the 5 category winners. 
• The €5,000 (five thousand euros) grant for the Environmental Photographer of the Year will be assigned to one of the 5 category winners in addition to the category grant. 
• The Public Award and the Student’s Vote will award a €500 (five hundred euros) grant to each winner. 
• Submitted images are eligible to win more than one award. 

Eligibility Criteria

• The Award is global and open to photographers of all nationalities who will be aged 18. 
• It is the responsibility of each entrant to ensure that they have read and will abide by these rules and Photocrowd’s Terms and Conditions. By submitting an entry, each entrant agrees to these rules, that their entry complies with these rules, and that they will be liable to the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and Photo crowd and their licensees in respect of any damages or losses incurred as a breach of the rules. 
• Employees or agents of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, Photocrowd, their families or other persons connected with this promotion (excluding the sponsors) are not eligible to enter. Also, ineligible to enter are any persons benefiting (on the day of the submission of the photograph(s)) from the Foundation’s support, either directly or indirectly. 
• Proof of eligibility must be provided upon request. Use of a false name or other false details will result in disqualification. 
• Entrants are required to create a Photocrowd account in order to facilitate entry to the Award and provide their contact details, but participation in, and engagement with the wider Photocrowd community is not a requirement of entry to the Award.

For more information, visit Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation.