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New Environmental Photography Award Contest Opens
2 March 2021
The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation has announced the launch of its first PA2F Environmental Photography Award.
In this inaugural year the focus is on wildlife, with the theme "Humanity and Wildlife: Crossed Destinies, Shared Territories." Entries are welcomed across three categories: Incredible Wildlife; Wildlife in Crisis; and Reasons for Hope. Photographers can enter up to five images into each category.
"We are very pleased to launch this major award, with high quality partners and a prestigious jury of passionate professionals," said Olivier Wenden, vice-president and CEO of the Foundation. "The inaugural theme, of humanity’s relationship with wildlife, is especially relevant in the context of the current health crisis, and we hope that this award will contribute to efforts to develop more harmonious relations with nature."
PRIZES
Entries are open now and until 28 March for the free-to-enter award featuring a €10,000 prize fund, a month-long exhibition in the Principality of Monaco and a commemorative book.
The grand prize winner will be awarded €6,000, the title of PA2F Environmental Photographer of the Year and receive an invitation to the Monaco exhibition in May, including travel and accommodation.
JURY
The jury includes:
- Olivier Wenden, vice-president of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and president of the Jury
- Ragnar Axelsson aka RAX, photojournalist and documentary photographer specializing in the Arctic
- Laurent Ballesta, photographer and co-founder of Andromeda Oceanology
- Anthony Boira, CEO of Monaco Digital
- Nick Danziger, photojournalist, Honorary Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, winner of the Royal Geographical Society's Ness Award,
- Frederick Dharshie Wissah, CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year 2019
- Daisy Gilardini, environmental photographer specializing in the polar regions
- Jean-Michel Krief, photographer and co-founder of the Sebitoli Chimpanzee Project in Uganda
- Lisa Samford, executive director of Jackson Wild
For more information see the news release below.
Major New Environmental Photography Award Launched
€10,000 prize fund and free-to-enter for all photographers
The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation has announced the launch of the PA2F Environmental Photography Award.
Entries are open now and until 28 March for this free-to-enter award that comes complete with a €10,000 prize fund, a month-long exhibition in the Principality of Monaco and a commemorative book.
The grand prize winner will take home €6,000, the title of PA2F Environmental Photographer of the Year and receive an invite to the Monaco exhibition in May, including travel and accommodation.
The award is being launched in the 15th anniversary year of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and will run annually with the aim of raising awareness of environmental issues. It will reward photographers who are putting their creativity and skill to good use in documenting the current state of our world and conservation efforts that offer hope for the future.
In this inaugural year the focus is on wildlife, with the theme "Humanity and Wildlife: Crossed Destinies, Shared Territories." Entries are welcomed across three categories: Incredible Wildlife; Wildlife in Crisis; and Reasons for Hope. Photographers can enter up to five images into each category.
To read more about the awards and enter now, visit the Award Web site.