Amateur as well as professional photographers are invited to submit nature photography. Landscape, wildlife, and nature-based abstract/impressionistic images will be considered. The judges are looking for images of nature without people or noticeable signs of human presence, e.g., houses, cars, piers, fences etc. DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 9TH AUGUST 2010
Traditional, digital, and alternative-process photographic works will be reviewed. If the image has been altered via Photoshop or a similar program, i.e., if subject matter was added or moved, a statement of how the image was altered must be included. Altered work will be considered. The Best of Nature show will include approximately 70 images. The selection of images for the show will be done through a jury process. The selection of the judges is final. For accepted works, the San Diego Natural History Museum will take responsibility for the artwork while it is in the Museum gallery. The photographer is responsible for the artwork during shipping to and from the Museum. The entry fee is $25 for the first three photos submitted. Each additional entry is $10, with a limit of 10 entries total. Entry fees are non-refundable and non-exchangeable.