The Spectacular 2015 Audubon Photography Awards

If you’re familiar with the wildlife and nature photography scene then you’ve surely heard of the Audubon Photography Awards before. They are popular photography awards hosted by Audubon which is a society aiming to conserve wildlife, with their focus being birds, as well as restoring ruined ecosystems.

This year was their sixth photography contest and most of the entries were incredible! Today fellow lazy penguins, we present the winners as well as the runner-ups for the contest whose spectacular shots have left us awestruck.

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1. Grand Prize Winner, by Melissa Groo

Great Egret. Melissa Groo
Great Egret. Melissa Groo

2. Professional Winnerby Chris Gug

Double-crested Cormorant. Chris Gug
Double-crested Cormorant. Chris Gug

3. Professional Honorable Mention, by Jason Savage

Sandhill Cranes. Jason Savage
Sandhill Cranes. Jason Savage

4. Fine Art Winner, by Constance Mier

Laughing Gull, Double-crested Cormorant, Royal Tern. Constance Mier
Laughing Gull, Double-crested Cormorant, Royal Tern. Constance Mier

5. Amateur Winner, by Donald Wuori

Prothonotary Warbler. Donald Wuori
Prothonotary Warbler. Donald Wuori

6. Amateur Honorable Mention, by Steve Russell

American Flamingo. Steve Russell
American Flamingo. Steve Russell

7. Amateur Honorable Mention, by Tim Timmis

Black Skimmer. Tim Timmis
Black Skimmer. Tim Timmis

8. Youth Winner, by Zachary Webster

Painted Bunting. Zachary Webster
Painted Bunting. Zachary Webster

9. Fine Art Honorable Mention, by Mary Angela Luzader

Purple Gallinule Mary Angela Luzader
Purple Gallinule Mary Angela Luzader