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ENTRANTS RETAIN OWNERSHIP AND ALL OTHER RIGHTS TO THE USE OF THEIR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Image Usage Rights
In consideration for the opportunity to win an award for your IMAGE or FILM, by entering the CONTEST you hereby grant NBP a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to publicly display, reproduce, distribute, modify, excerpt, and transmit your entered IMAGES/FILMS in relationship to the NBP Awards. This includes all associated reproduction, distribution, and derivative works in all media including, but not limited to: 1) NBP website and all NBP social media channels. 2) NBP magazine and other NBP printed or digital publications, including multimedia platforms. 3) Exhibitions including sublicensed display at third-party locations such as museums, hospitals, events, or trade presentations. This license shall remain perpetual without further compensation or permission unless prohibited by law.
You are invited to enter your best photos and videos made close to home or in a backyard, a local public or private garden, park, or preserve. Finalists are featured in Nature’s Best Photography and displayed in social media and NBP presentations.
Submissions are reviewed by our Judging Panel of experts in photography, wildlife, conservation, and film. Winners are selected for overall appeal, originality, conformity to rules, and technical quality.
We are seeking dramatic portraits, animal behavior, humorous displays, intimate interactions, young animals at play, macro closeups, landscapes, and other creative approaches to the art of nature photography to convey the beauty and diversity of nature close to home in the following categories: Wildlife • Plant Life • Against All Odds • Private Yards • Public Parks & Gardens • Small World • Video.
Questions about the contest or need help? Email awards@naturesbestphotography.org.
Rules (Guidelines):
https://www.naturesbestphotography.org/upload/contest_pdf/2024BestBackyardsGuidelines.pdf
