Enter and view photographs in the 3rd Annual Art in Nature Photo Festival. The competition is part of weekend activities held at the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury University. The weekend kicks off Friday evening with keynote speaker David Harp. On Saturday and Sunday the lobby of the museum turns into a Photography Marketplace. Seminars, field sessions and workshops are offered throughout the weekend by renowned photographers. Entries are displayed in the galleries of the museum. Judging takes place on Saturday night. First place winning photos are displayed at the Ward Museum for three months, posted on the museum’s website and winning photographers awarded great prizes. Grand Champion and First in Division winning photos are published in Ward Museum journal.

There are three divisions: Professional, Amateur and Youth. The Professional and Amateur divisions are divided into the five categories listed below. A Professional is defined as a photographer who earns 50% or more of their income from the publication of his or her own images. Youth Division is for non-professional photographers, ages 17 and under as of August 9, 2013. Youth entries must fit into contest categories.

Categories:

Birds, Plants and animals other than birds, Landscape/scenery, Threatened wildlife and environments, Nature macro/micro photos

Entries will be judged on basis of originality/uniqueness, creativity, content, composition, and photographic quality. All decisions by the judges are final.