PRIZE DETAILS: Share part of a £30,000 prize fund, with £10,000 for the overall winner.
Receive worldwide coverage in print and digital media.
Be invited to the world's most prestigious nature photography awards ceremony at the Natural History Museum, London.
Have your image: showcased in the Natural History Museum’s acclaimed annual exhibition, and toured nationally and internationally, reaching over 3 million visitors worldwide.
published within a hardback commemorative Portfolio book by the Natural History Museum and co-edition partners, and translated into at least four international languages.
published in BBC Wildlife Magazine.
published on the Natural History Museum's website, reaching an audience of around 26,000 unique visitors on the day of the winners announcement.
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COPYRIGHT: Each entrant must either be the sole owner of the copyright or have secured the written permission of the copyright owner to enter the image into the Competition

The copyright in all images submitted to the Competition will remain with the copyright holder who will be credited in accordance with the Competition’s guidelines USAGE RIGHTS: By entering the Competition, each entrant grants to the Owners a non-exclusive irrevocable licence to reproduce, publish and communicate to the public by any means and exhibit their awarded image(s) and copies of their awarded image(s) in all media throughout the world in relation to the Competition and the Exhibition including but not limited to all use in the context of:

Judging the Competition
Display in the Gala Awards Ceremony
Display in the Exhibition
Inclusion in the Portfolio Book and Portfolio Magazine and/or similar
Inclusion in BBC Wildlife Magazine associated with the Competition and/or the Exhibition
Inclusion within the Owner’s Websites, including within interactive elements associated with the Competition and/or Exhibition (now known or hereafter created) available for viewing or download from the Owners’ Websites
Inclusion in promotional, press and marketing materials associated with the Competition and/or the Exhibition
Inclusion in merchandising associated with the Competition and/or the Exhibition

In some of the circumstances above, commercial opportunities may exist for awarded photographers to benefit from the use of their image: where a commercial benefit is likely to arise, permission will be sought in advance, and terms and conditions will be agreed.

Awarded images will be used by the Owners for a period of eighteen (18) months from announcements and thereafter the Owners may keep the awarded images within an archive (electronic or otherwise) for a further period of five (5) years, after which permission will be sought from the photographers should their images be used in connection with the Competition and/or Exhibition.