Categories and rewards

Grand prize for all catégories

The grand prize for all categories shall be provided by the Objectif Nature tour operator, in the form of a safari in Tanzania for 2 people, with a value a total value of €4500, 9 days / 7 nights.

The winner can take this prize with the person of their choice to discover Lake Natron, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro crater...

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See details of the grand prize

a - insect, single image

Submitted photographs should show one (or more) insect, regardless of insects type, its location, behaviour etc, but it must be wild species not in captivity

Aside from the technical and aesthetic quality of the photographs, the panel of judges will assess their interest and naturalist relevance alongside their boldness, novelty, and the originality of the choice made.

In this category, 20 entries were selected for final jury, 10 are nominated, of which 3 will be winners :
  • 1st prize: €500
  • 2nd prize: €300
  • 3rd prize: €200
Melvita, sponsor of contest, will also award The golden bee, a prize of €500 for the best photo of bee.

b - mammals, single image

Submitted photographs should show a mammal, regardless of mammals type, its location, behaviour, etc., but it must be wild species not in captivity.

Aside from the technical and aesthetic quality of the photographs, the panel of judges will assess their interest and naturalist relevance alongside their boldness, novelty, and the originality of the choice made.

In this category, 20 entries were selected for final jury, 10 are nominated, of which 3 will be winners :
  • 1st prize: €500
  • 2nd prize: €300
  • 3rd prize: €200

c - birds, single image

Submitted photographs should show a bird, regardless of birds type, its location, behaviour, etc., but it must be wild species not in captivity.

Aside from the technical and aesthetic quality of the photographs, the panel of judges will assess their interest and naturalist relevance alongside their boldness, novelty, and the originality of the choice made.

In this category, 20 entries were selected for final jury, 10 are nominated, of which 3 will be winners :
  • 1st prize: €500
  • 2nd prize: €300
  • 3rd prize: €200

d - urban nature, single image

Submitted photographs should show one (or more) animal or plant species living in an urban environment. It must be wild species not in captivity.

Aside from the technical and aesthetic quality of the photographs, the panel of judges will assess their interest and naturalist relevance alongside their boldness, novelty, and the originality of the choice made.

In this category, 20 entries were selected for final jury, 10 are nominated, of which 3 will be winners :
  • 1st prize: €500
  • 2nd prize: €300
  • 3rd prize: €200

e - other nature topics, Single image

Submitted photographs should show an animal species, regardless of species type (except insects, mammals and birds) its location, behaviour, etc., It must be wild species not in captivity.

Aside from the technical and aesthetic quality of the photographs, the panel of judges will assess their interest and naturalist relevance alongside their boldness, novelty, and the originality of the choice made.

In this category, 20 entries were selected for final jury, 10 are nominated, of which 3 will be winners :
  • 1st prize: €500
  • 2nd prize: €300
  • 3rd prize: €200





In single images catégories A, B, C, D and E, Nature Picture Library will also award a prize of €300 for the best single image of the year.



f - Manking and nature, photojournalism in 10 to 12 images

Submitted entries should show variety of activities involving man and his natural environment. It may be one or several actors (professionals or volunteers, association, village, group of young... or any other type of human community) carry out their activity linked and based on the respect and preservation of biodiversity.

Aside from the technical and artistic quality of the photos, the panel of judges will examine the interest of the proposed entry, the cohesion and quality of the image-based narrative.

Each entry should be accompanied by a text of no more than 150 words, written in either French, English, German, Spanish or Italian. This text should be a summary or a synopsis of the photo-report.

In this category, 20 entries were selected for final jury, 10 are nominated, of which 3 will be winners :
  • 1st prize: €2000
  • 2nd prize: €1000
  • 3rd prize: €500
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The panel of judges will also award agrant of 4000 euros to fund a photo-report on a topic from a list of subjects proposed by the IUCN.
logo de Terre SauvageThe panel of judges will also award agrant of 3000 euros to fund a photo-report on a topic from a list of subjects proposed by Terre Sauvage.

g - Stories of species, photojournalism in 10 to 12 images

Submitted entries should tell a story about a single species or by combining multiple animal and/or plant species. The chosen species may be familiar or exotic, common or unusual, threatened or not, but it must necessarily be a wild species.

Aside from the technical and artistic quality of the photos, the panel of judges will examine the interest of the proposed entry, the cohesion and quality of the image-based narrative.

Each entry should be accompanied by a text of no more than 150 words, written in either French, English, German, Spanish or Italian. This text should be a summary or a synopsis of the photo-report.

In this category, 20 entries were selected for final jury, 10 are nominated, of which 3 will be winners :
  • 1st prize: €2000
  • 2nd prize: €1000
  • 3rd prize: €500



h - Artistic series, 10 to 12 "Gallery" style photographs

Series should show nature from a clearly defined and highlighted artistic standpoint.

Aside from the technical and aesthetic quality of the photographs, the panel of judges will assess the relevance, boldness, novelty, originality and cohesion of the artistic choice.

Each entry should be accompanied by a text of no more than 150 words, written in either French, English, German, Spanish or Italian. This text should give a summary explanation of the viewpoint and the artistic choices made by the entry's author.

In this category, 20 entries were selected for final jury, 10 are nominated, of which 3 will be winners :
  • 1st prize: €1000
  • 2nd prize: €500
  • 3rd prize: €300

Enter your images until 16 September

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Contestant area 2013

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