Overview
- The National Audubon Society announced the 2026 Audubon Photography Awards winners on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, naming Jacqueline Burke and Francisco Castro Escobar as the two Grand Prize winners.
- Each Grand Prize recipient received $5,000 and an Antarctic voyage provided through Audubon’s partner HX Expeditions.
- For the second consecutive year the contest formally awarded prizes to residents of Chile and Colombia alongside entrants from the United States and Canada, underscoring a move toward hemispheric representation.
- Winners and honorable mentions are published online now and will appear in Audubon magazine’s Fall 2026 issue, with the awards’ Top 100 gallery scheduled for release on September 23, 2026.
- Now in its 17th year, the program spans multiple categories such as Youth, Conservation, Plants for Birds, Birds in Landscapes, and Birds Without Borders, and the 2027 competition will open for entries on January 13, 2027.