Wildlife Photographer of the Year - Prizes from £250

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Closing date: 5 March 2010

Adult Competition There are 11 categories ranging from animal behaviour and urban wildlife to creative visions and wild places. There are also four special awards. The overall winner will receive £10,000, presented at an awards ceremony at the Natural History Museum, London. Each category winner receives £500 and each runner-up £250. Special award winners receive £1,000.

New Special Award!
Wildlife Photojournalist of the Year This new special award is for a sequence of six pictures that tell a memorable story. All subjects covered by other categories in the competition are eligible, whether featuring animal behaviour or environmental issues (positive or negative). The story should work without the aid of words and will be judged on the picture quality and power of the story itself.

Young Competition There are three categories for this competition - 10 years and under, 11-14 years and 15-17 years. You can enter pictures of any wild animals, plants or landscapes. The overall winner of the Veolia Environnement Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year title receives £500 and a day's workshop with a professional wildlife photographer. Category winners will receive £250 and runner's up £100.

All winning and commended pictures are showcased at an international exhibition that debuts at the Natural History Museum, London and are featured in a hardback portfolio book. Winning images will also be included in a special free supplement with the November issue of BBC Wildlife Magazine.

How to enter
• enter online - visit http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/temporary-exhibitions/wpy-entry/index.jsp for rules, categories and FAQs • images must be digitally captured or scans of transparencies • RAW files or original transparencies will be requested, and must be supplied if an image reaches the final round of judging.
• translations of the rules are available online in Chinese, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
• entry fee: £20 (Adult competition)
• entry to the Young competition is free • closing date: Friday 5 March 2010 If you have any questions please email wildphoto@nhm.ac.uk