The 2025 Photo Contest is open
Deadline : December 2, 2024 at 10 am (Paris Time)
Since 1991, the Somme Bay has celebrated birds at the Bird and Nature Festival, which takes place every year in April. The festival is a public event offering activities for the whole family over a period of nine days. We believe that knowledge inspire action to protect and preserve our immediate environment and our planet.
Our photo and film competitions have allowed us to obtain international recognition. Indeed, our photo competition is now one of the 10 most renowned dedicated to wildbird in Europe.
All award-winning images and a Jury’s selection will be shown during the event which will be held from 12 to 20 April 2025.
The competition is open to everybody, amateur and professional photographers aged 18 or over of whatever nationality.
Each participant may submit a maximum of 15 photographs, either in one or several categories. Registration fees: €2 / photo
2025 CATEGORIES
NEW: one dedicated to other winged species
BIRD PORTRAIT
Photos capturing the character or spirit of the bird and its distinctive features.The subject can be photographed in closeup or whole, single or in group;
BIRD IN ITS ENVIRONMENT
Photos that best demonstrate the relationship between a bird and its habitat natural or urban, and the importance of the environment. The lanscape must be an important part of the picture.
BIRD BEHAVIOUR
Images that best depict a bird behaviour or an action. This could be unusual,interesting, amusing or remarkable behaviour, or depict something familiar as feeding, preening,nuptial display, fighting…
BIRD IN FLIGHT
Flying, taking-off or landing, flocking or murmuration: as long as your subject is on the wing then it can be entered. Be attentive to the composition, the light, color and texture of thebackground.
ARTISTIC VISION OF BIRD
The creativity of the photographer must transform the mundane into a contemplative and artistic interpretation andoffer a new perspective on the bird.
OTHER FLYING SPECIES
Any image of an animal (except birds) using its wings to fly.
COMPETITION DATES
Deadline : December 2, 2024 at 10 am (Paris Time)
Preselection : In december 2024
Submission of originals : before January 22, 2025
Final Jury : January 23 & 24, 2025
Exhibition : During the Festival from 12 to 20 April 2025
Award Ceremony : Saturday, 12th, April 2025
PRIZES
- A Grand Prix to the overall winner awarded
with an amount of €1,500 - A 1st Prize in each category awarded with
an amount of €800 - A Public Prize to the picture which has totalized the more votes from the visitors of the exhibition, awarded with an amount of €500.
