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ABOUT WILD PHOTO AWARDS

Made for the work.

Nature photography deserves more than a quick scroll. WILD gives strong images a fair look, rewards the photographers behind them, and gives something back to the world they document.

CREATED BY PHOTOGRAPHERS / OPEN TO PHOTOGRAPHERS WORDWIDE

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Paul McDougall - March 2024 Highly Commended

01 / THE IDEA

Created by photographers.
For Photographers.

WILD began with a simple idea: make room for nature photographs that deserve to be seen, and give their makers a meaningful chance to be recognised.

Our regular competitions bring work from across the world together. We keep the focus on the image, how it was made and what it shows us about the natural world.

02 / JUDGING

The photograph does the talking.

No public vote and no advantage for entering early. Judging starts after entries close, with work assessed anonymously by expert photographers.

A FAIRER LOOK

One image at a time.

Composition, originality and creativity guide the decisions. Winners, runners-up and highly commended photographers are recognised for the work itself.

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Tauno Toomson - September 2026 Highly Commended

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03 / PRIZE MONEY

The prize grows
with the competition.

Half of entry income goes back to winning photographers as prize money. There is no fixed cap: as entries grow, so does the prize pot.

The winner receives 35% of entry income and the runner-up receives 15%.

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Thomas Vijayan - September 2022 Highly Commended

04 / CONSERVATION

Every entry
plants a tree.

For every image entered, WILD plants a tree with Ripple Africa. A straightforward way for the community to give back to the natural world that inspires the work.

THE WORK REMAINS YOURS

Your copyright
stays with you.

Entering WILD does not transfer ownership of your photograph. We credit photographers when their images are used in connection with the awards.

Please read the full terms for the licence granted to WILD when you enter.

WILD PHOTO AWARDS

Show us what you see.

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