International Conservation Photography Awards

Friday, October 10th, 2008

The International Conservation Photography Awards
(ICP Awards), is a premier worldwide photography event.

The biennial juried photo competition, along with awarding cash and merchandise to
selected photographers, will include an online exhibit, a six week
museum gallery show at the Museum of History and Industry
in Seattle, Washington, and publication in a prestigious photography
magazine. The selected prints will celebrate the world’s diversity
along with the creativity and originality of photographers.

Known for his passionate advocacy of the environment, nature
photographer Art Wolfe created a conservation-themed photo contest in
1997 as “an event for the advancement of photogaphy as a unique medium,
capable of bringing awareness and preservation to our environment
through art.” The 2008 International Conservation Photography Awards
is the latest incarnation of Art Wolfe’s vision. The ICP Awards is a
biennial (every two years) community event involving foundations,
sponsors, politicians, and photographers to promote environmental and
cultural conservation.

Our mission is:

To harness the potential of amateur and professional photographers
around the world who are not yet involved in environmental and cultural
conservation.

To recognize and reward excellence in conservation photography.

To educate, inspire and motivate the public through a photographic
exhibition that will create a sense of urgency and move people to take
action.

The ICP Awards are open to all photographers worldwide and the categories are Landscape, Wildlife, Conservation Project, Flora, Student, Environment at Risk, Underwater, Indigenous Cultures and Puget Sound at Risk