The Nature Conservancy

About The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy invites you to join its nature photography group.

2009 Digital Photography Competition is now closed!

A special thanks to everyone that participated in this year's contest. We received tens of thousands of beautiful nature photographs representing the diversity of life on Earth. We received images of plants, animals and critical habitats like our threatened oceans. They’re all stunning.

The judging panel will select at least 35 photos to be the 4th annual contest’s Finalists and Honorable Mentions. The general public will select the Grand Prize Winner during the "Voter's Choice Awards" from a pool of Finalists determined by the judging panel.

Don't miss your chance to vote! Sign-up for our free nature e-newsletter today, and we'll make sure you are the first to know when voting begins.

The Grand Prize Winner will be announced in February 2010.

Share Your Photos of the Gulf Region

The Nature Conservancy is at work to conserve and restore iconic landscapes and rivers of the Gulf region, especially from Mississippi and Alabama. From upland forests and clean, clear-running streams, to bottomland swamps and coastal areas that harbor an amazing abundance and diversity of plants and animals. And from longleaf pine forests to pitcher plant wetlands, where animals that live nowhere else on Earth are found.

These natural lands and waters also improve the quality of life for people and help fuel local economies. Help us show, through your photographs, the irreplaceable value of these special places.

Please tag your images with Gulf-TNC09 and your photo may be used to help inspire others and support conservation projects in Mississippi and Alabama. Learn more.

Show us How You See the Caribbean!

Through the Caribbean Challenge, the Conservancy is working with nations in the region to help conserve 20 million acres across the territorial waters of 10 countries. Learn more!

Your images could help us tell the stories of the Caribbean and reveal the many faces of its individual countries. From Jamaica to The Bahamas to Grenada, from the mountains and forests to the mystery of the sun-struck sea that binds it all together, we want to see the Caribbean through your eyes.

Please tag your images with Caribbean-TNC09 and your photo may be used to support upcoming conservation initiatives in the Caribbean.


Share your Migratory Birds Photos!

Migratory Birds are often the bellwether of our environment, and are among the very first to be affected by changes to their ecosystems.

Post your favorite bird photo to the group -- and tag it with Birds-TNC09 -- and we may use it in the coming months to help raise awareness for these special creatures.

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