Your Best Nature Photos Needed for Mass Audubon Contest

Calling all shutterbugs! Mass Audubon is pleased to announce its second statewide photo contest, Picture This: Your Great Outdoors. Once again, we’re in search of striking photographs that highlight people in nature and the beauty of Massachusetts wildlife and landscapes.

“Last year’s contest set the bar high with approximately 1,000 fantastic entries,” says Mass Audubon President Laura Johnson. “We can’t wait to see more of what inspires people to connect with the natural world.”

Entrants of all ages and abilities are invited to submit their photos. Two Grand Prize Winners’ photos (one student, one adult) will be featured on the cover of a Mass Audubon publication. Two winning entries for Best Mass Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary Photo will be featured inside a Mass Audubon publication. All winning entries, including honorable mentions, will be featured on Mass Audubon’s website (www.massaudubon.org), which receives more than 800,000 visits per year.

Participants may submit up to five digital images taken in Massachusetts or at Mass Audubon’s Wildwood Camp in Rindge, New Hampshire. The contest is open to amateur and professional photographers in one of two categories: adults (age 18 or older) and students (under 18). Black and white and color photos taken at any time prior to or during the photo contest are eligible, providing contest rules are met. Contest ends September 5, 2011. To submit photos and view the complete rules, visit: www.massaudubon.org/picturethis.