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Serious NP competitions?

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Posted by Arnab Banerjee on June 29, 2009 at 2:02 PM
I am not big in entering photo competitions, but I have always wondered what are the big and serious nature photogrpahy (landscape and/or travel/adventure/culture photography) competitions that people really pay attention to

Thoughts? Comments?
Posted by Verena & Georg Pop on June 29, 2009 at 3:21 PM
yeah right - I tell you the ones I want to enter and then YOU come and win it all with your great images!! nice try...:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
georg
Posted by Arnab Banerjee on June 29, 2009 at 3:28 PM
right..Georg..you got me :biggrin: I don't compete with pros who are hands down much better than me :razz:
I like to look at the photos that have own prizes - I have been compiling a list for such good competitions. May be I should share it and see if anyone wants to add or comment
Posted by Richard Wong on June 29, 2009 at 8:03 PM
I think the Shell Wildlife competition?, Nature's Best and Communication Arts are probably the best.
Posted by Andre Joanisse on June 30, 2009 at 1:29 AM
The ANZANG Nature comp is well regarded here.
http://www.anzangnature.com/

It is not restricted to photographers that live here, just that the images have to be from here, from their site:
"ANZANG is focused on the unique natural heritage of the bioregion of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea – continents and islands cast from the great southern continent of Gondwana Land over fifty million years ago in which, due to long periods of isolation, remarkable flora and fauna have evolved."
Posted by Michael Anderson on July 1, 2009 at 11:19 AM
Arnab,

The Banff Mountain Photography competition carries weight in North America. Marc Adamus and Darwin Wiggett are previous winners.

http://www.banffmountainfestivals.ca/photo/

-Mike
Posted by D. Robert Franz on July 20, 2009 at 1:32 PM
Nothing is tougher than this http://www.imagesforconservation.org/2010+Pro-Tour

I've competed in the first two contests and will compete again in 2010 and it's incredibly grueling..

You can see the images produced on the website....