Deadline: 15-Jan-23

The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation is seeking nominations for the 2023 Edition of the Environmental Photography Award, an annual contest created with the aim of rewarding photographers who put their creativity to good use in raising awareness on environmental protection.

Photographers are invited to reflect on humanity’s relationship with nature and the interrelation between human health and planetary health.

Categories

Submissions are welcomed across 5 categories:

• Polar Wonders
  • Photographers are invited to submit their most beautiful images depicting landscapes, wildlife and local communities in the polar regions (Arctic and Antarctic).
• Humanity Versus Nature
  • Images submitted to this category should depict the conflicting relationship between humans and nature all around the world, and the negative impact of human activities on the environment: issues related to the consequences of climate change (droughts, deforestation, 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.
• Ocean Worlds
  • This category welcomes photographs that illustrate the incredible richness of the sea and the ocean surface and underwater seascapes as well as marine wildlife.
• Into the Forest
  • This category aims to highlight 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.
• Change Makers: Reasons for Hope
  • This category is dedicated to images that highlight the efforts and actions implemented globally by communities based on their traditional knowledge and on innovative solutions to build a more sustainable world and more harmonious relationships between man and nature. It aims to demonstrate hope for Humanity and for the Planet.

Award Prizing

• Grand Prize Winner
  • The title “Environmental Photographer of the Year 2023”
  • €5,000 grant
  • Invitation (including travel and accommodation) to visit the Amazon Research Station of the University of Ecuador, and to do a photo documentary in the field, in the heart of the Ecuadorian jungle
  • Invitation (including travel and accommodation) to the inauguration of the 2023 Award Ceremony in the Principality of Monaco
  • Public relations support of the Foundation through its communication channels, including social media, press, and newsletter
• Category Winners
  • €1,000 grant for each of the 5 category winners
  • Public relations support of the Foundation through its communication channels, including social media, press, and newsletter
• Public Award & Students’ Choice
  • (to be chosen for each across all categories)
  • €500 grant for the Public Award winning image
  • €500 grant for the Students’ Choice winning image
• Shortlisted Photographers
  • Featured in the Environmental Photography Award 2023 exhibition in Monaco and on its international tour
  • Published in, and receiving two complimentary copies of the Environmental Photography Award 2023 catalogue

Eligibility Criteria

• The award is open to photographers of all nationalities who will be aged 18 or over.
• 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.
• Photographers can enter up to 5 images in each of the 5 categories, allowing therefore for a maximum of 25 images in total.
• Each image may only be submitted into one category.
• All submitted images must be free of watermarks, text, copyright symbols, logos and frames. Inclusion of any of these or similar additions to the image will invalidate the entry.
• Proof of eligibility must be provided upon request. Use of a false name or other false details will result in disqualification.

Criteria

• A number of images across the five categories will be shortlisted by the jury. These images will form the Environmental Photography Award 2023 exhibition and feature in the photography catalogue.
• A winning image for each category will also be chosen by the jury. And the Grand Prize winner and title of Environmental Photographer of the Year 2023 will be awarded by the jury to one of those five category winners. The Grand Prize winner will be announced at the Awards Ceremony in Monaco.
• The Public Award will be decided by an online public vote of all the shortlisted photographs. It will be accessible to all, for a period of 2 weeks starting on 3 April 2023. It will be accessible from this page and will be announced by email to all entrants of the award.
• The Student’s Choice award is new for 2023. The Principality of Monaco’s high school students will be invited to participate in a dedicated online vote of the shortlisted images, after a presentation to them by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation to raise awareness and discuss the major environmental issues facing them.
• All winning photographers will benefit from extensive global press and social media promotion of the awards by the Foundation and its partners, and will receive two complimentary copies of the Environmental Photography Award 2023 catalogue.

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