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NANPAPlacesRegionalsTravel and destinations
June 1, 2023

The Regional Event Experience in Yellowstone

Bison in deep snow at Elk Antler Creek area of Yellowstone National Park in January 2023. © Hal BeesleyNANPA member Hal Beesley has been to some pretty special places, from…
AdvocacyCopyright
May 31, 2023

How Much Technology Is too Much?

Sunrise at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, eastern Chesapeake Bay area, Maryland. Definitely Non-AI. © Jerry Ginsberg By Jerry Ginsberg With the latest wave of software releases, AI has become a…
How I got the shotShowcase
May 30, 2023

2023 Showcase Winner: Ronald Santini

After the Storm, Badlands National Park, South Dakota, 2023 Showcase Judges' Choice, Scapes © Ronald Santini Judges' Choice: Scapes Why is this photo special? As a nature and landscape photographer,…
ConservationNANPANature Photography Day
May 25, 2023

Join in the 2023 Nature Photography Day Bioblitz!

June 15 is Nature Photography Day, and to help celebrate, NANPA is holding another Bioblitz on iNaturalist. From June 7 through June 17, NANPA encourages members and interested photographers to…

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Grants and scholarships

Through NANPA Foundation, a separate organization that shares a similar mission as NANPA, we are able to offer grants and scholarships designed to raise awareness and appreciation of nature photography.

Apply for one of our three grants: the Janie Moore Greene Scholarship Grant, the Philip Hyde Conservation Grant, and the Photo Blinds Grant. Each grant lists application criteria, deadlines, and past recipients on the NANPA Foundation site.

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Four Holes Swamp, Francis Beidler Forest, South Carolina.
Photo by 2018 Philip Hyde Grant Recipient Mac Stone.

Expressions journal

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