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    2018 AUDUBON PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS

    Jul 02, 2018 5 minutes

    THE MORE THAN 8,000 PHOTOS ENTERED in our ninth annual contest by photographers from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and 10 Canadian provinces evoke the splendor, resilience, and ingenuity of birdlife. Because our selection process is blind, judges realized only after casting their votes that for the first time a photographer had swept an entire category, youth. Congratulations to the winners and honorable mentions featured here, and thank you to each and every entrant for your dedication to birds.

    GRAND PRIZE WINNER

    Category: Professional

    Photographer: Steve Mattheis

    Species: Great Gray Owl

    Location: Teton County, Wyoming

    Camera: Nikon D850 with Nikon 300mm AF-S f/4E PF ED VR lens; 1/1000 second at f/4; ISO 1600

    After a six-week drought, I finally spotted a Great Gray flying through the woods

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