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NANPA Board Minutes Available
posted May 8,2013

 

Meeting minutes from the NANPA Board of Directors meeting held in Jacksonville, FL in February are now available for review. Click the headline to view the PDF document or visit the Board page and see the minutes index at the bottom of the page.

 

Massachusetts Camera Naturalists 2013 Nature Exhibition
posted May, 3, 2013

 

The Massachusetts Camera Naturalists invites all photographers to enter their 2013 exhibition. Categories for entry are:

• Open
• Wildlife
• Landscape/Seascape
• Botany

Hurry! Closing Date: Monday, May 13, 2013. More details and online entry at http://www.psaexhibition.com/camnats/

 

Share the View Photo Contest
posted Nov 10, 2012

 

The Audubon Society of Greater Denver is seeking entries to its 2nd annual "Share the View" photo contest. Entry deadline is Dec. 1, 2012, so get your entries in soon. For details and submission see http://denveraudubon.contestvenue.com

 

NANPA Board Minutes Available
posted Oct 11, 2012

 

Meeting minutes from the NANPA Board of Directors meeting held in St. Louis, MO in August are now available for review. Click the headline to view the PDF document or visit the Board page and see the minutes index at the bottom of the page.

 

2013 NANPA High School Scholarship Program launched
posted Oct 10, 2012

 

The NANPA High School Scholarship Program, held at the 2013 Nature Photograpy Summit in Jacksonville, Florida, is now accepting applications. Each year's group of ten scholarship recipients will attend regular NANPA Summit programs, participate in field workshops designed specifically for them, and receive special photographic instruction from a variety of nature photography and publishing professionals. The student program is schedule for one week - February 24, 2013 through March 3, 2013. Visit the Application Overview page to get started. All applications must be received by November 30, 2012.

 

Currents Fall 2012 Now Available
posted Sep 21, 2012

 

The lastest issues of Currents - the official magazine of NANPA - is now available for viewing online or offline... your choice. Start your visit on the Currents page.

 

NANPA Showcase 2013 Update
posted Sep 16, 2012

 

Due to the technical problems we encountered logging in to the member's area beginning Sep. 14, we are extending the deadline for entry into the 2013 Showcase until September 26, 2012. That gives you an extra weekend to get out and make some great new photos to enter!

 

NANPA Showcase 2013 Launches
posted Aug 1, 2012

 

The annual NANPA Showcase photo competition is launched and entries are being accepted from NANPA members - now through September 19, 2012. $3,400 in prize money will be awarded to the top finishers and the Top 100 will be featured on the home page of NANPA's website throughout 2013. Login to the members' area and click the "NANPA Showcase 2013 Competition" link to send us your best images!

 

2013 NANPA Summit College Photography Scholarship Program launched
posted Jul 20, 2012

 

The NANPA Summit College Photography Scholarship Program, held at the 2013 Nature Photograpy Summit in Jacksonville, Florida, is now accepting applications. Visit the Application Overview page to get started. All applications must be received by November 16, 2012.

 

Welsh International 2012
posted Jun 20, 2012

 

The Welsh Photographic Federation invites photographers to take part in the 36th Welsh International Projected Image Salon. Entry deadline is July 21, 2012. See their website for details and entry.

NANPA recommends that members ALWAYS ask what usage rights must be granted for both submitted and winning images before submitting any images to an individual, organization, or website.

 

Nactus Award 2012
posted Jun 15, 2012

 

Now in its 7th year, the Nactus Award Competition is an international showcase for the very best reptile and amphibian photography. Entries are being accepted now through Sep. 10, 2012. Click the headline above for details and submissions.

NANPA recommends that members ALWAYS ask what usage rights must be granted for both submitted and winning images before submitting any images to an individual, organization, or website.

 

ZOOM in on Shoreline at Mountain View
posted May 26, 2012

 

Rengstorff House of Mountain View , CA is calling for entries to its 2012 photo competition titled "ZOOM in on Shoreline at Mountain View". Entry deadline is October 1, 2012. Click the headline for details and entries.

NANPA recommends that members ALWAYS ask what usage rights must be granted for both submitted and winning images before submitting any images to an individual, organization, or website.

 

Artists Haven Gallery Competition
posted May 15, 2012

 

Artists Haven Gallery of Fort Lauderdale, FL is now accepting entries for its 2012 International Photography Competition. Prizes total $10,000 in cash and awards. Entry deadline is July 9, 2012. See their website for details and entry forms.

NANPA recommends that members ALWAYS ask what usage rights must be granted for both submitted and winning images before submitting any images to an individual, organization, or website.

 

Expressions 2012 Now Available
posted Mar 3, 2012

 

This year's issue of Expressions - containing the top 250 photos from our annual NANPA Showcase competition is now available. Members can login and view it online or dowload a PDF file for printing. Anyone can order a high-quality print versions from Magcloud, just follow the links on the Expressions page.

 

NANPA Showcase 2012 - Top 100
posted Jan 18, 2012

 

The Top 100 photos for NANPA's Showcase 2012 are now available for viewing in the Showcase Gallery. Check out the stunning imagery and amazing variery at http://www.nanpa.org/showcase_gallery.php

 

Adobe Photographers Directory Discontinued
posted Jan 2, 2012

 

On December 31, 2011, Adobe Systems discontinued their professional photographer's directory. Citing a decline in activity and an increase in popularity of other search and referral tools, Adobe decided the service was no longer necessary. Consequently, NANPA no longer offers membership in the directory as a member benefit.

 

Flip Nicklin Named 2012 NANPA Outstanding Photographer of the Year
posted Oct 13, 2011

 

NANPA awards one of its highest honors to Flip Nicklin. According to NANPA President, Bill Plunkett, "Flip, a marine biologist by training and a contributing National Geographic photographer, is probably the world's foremost whale photographer. His work to help save these majestic creatures is so important that NANPA felt it appropriate to name him the Outstanding Photographer of the Year for 2012." See full press (PDF).

 

Nancy Rotenberg In-Memoriam
posted Sep 4, 2011

 

NANPA and the world lost a valued friend and photographer on Friday evening, August 27, 2011, when Nancy Rotenberg succumbed to a long battle with cancer. Nancy was an incredible photographer who shared her gift with hundreds, if not thousands of people. Her influence was such that her particular type of photography became known, to some photo editors, as the Nancy Rotenberg-style. There were many who copied her, but none who could match her persona - someone whose positive energy was so infectious that you couldn't help but share in her peacefulness and light when in her presence.

For more on Nancy's life, her parting words, or to donate to the Nancy Rotenberg Student Endowment Fund, please see her tribute page.

 

NANPA Oral Histories Now Available
posted Jan 5, 2011

 

The NANPA History committee has just launched the first of its Oral Histories series, capturing audio interviews with notable nature photographers. Check out the interview with Erwin Bauer at www.nanpa.org/committees/history

 

40 Most Influential Nature Photographers
posted Jan 5, 2011

 

Outdoor Photography magazine recently published its list of the 40 most influential nature photographers. Congratulations to the 14 NANPA members who made that list:

Art Wolfe
Boyd Norton
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Jack Dykinga
Daniel Beltra
Kevin Schafer
Michael "Nick" Nichols
Norbert Rosing
Robert Glenn Ketchum
Frans Lanting
Gary Braasch
Florian Schulz
Jim Brandenburg
Thomas D. Mangelsen

Your work has inspired us all! See full article on Art Wolfe's blog

 

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NANPA recommends that members ALWAYS ask what usage rights must be granted for both submitted and winning images before submitting any images to an individual, organization, or website.