Photography

The 2025 Audubon Photography Awards

Winners and honorable mentions from the Audubon Society’s 16th annual competition featuring amazing images of bird life from around the world

By Alan Taylor
A tight view of two ravens standing close together
Jake Hillygus / 2025 Audubon Photography Awards
Common ravens. Youth Honorable Mention, United States and Canada, Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, California.
An owl flies above tall grass.
Parham Pourahmad / 2025 Audubon Photography Awards
Long-eared owl. Youth Winner, United States and Canada. Coyote Hills Regional Park, Fremont, California.
A bird wades in water, creating many small ripples.
Leonardo Guzman-Jimenez / 2025 Audubon Photography Awards
Greater yellowlegs. Birds Without Borders Honorable Mention, Chile and Colombia. Chia, Cundinamarca, Colombia.
A bird flies high above, seen near a windswept rocky mountain outcrop.
Charlie Sandbo / 2025 Audubon Photography Awards
Andean condor. Birds in Landscapes Honorable Mention, United States and Canada. Torres del Paine National Park, Chile.
A flock of about 30 flamingos rest in shallow water, with fog and mountains visible in the distance.
Caro Aravena Costa / 2025 Audubon Photography Awards
Chilean flamingos. Birds in Landscapes Chile Winner. Puerto Natales, Magallanes, Chile.
A bird flaps and splashes as it takes off from the water's surface.
Felipe Esteban Toledo Alarcon / 2025 Audubon Photography Awards
Ringed kingfisher. Grand Prize Winner, Chile and Colombia. Saval Park, Valdivia, Los Ríos, Chile.
A blurred image of a large flock of birds taking off.
Yoshiki Nakamura / 2025 Audubon Photography Awards
Snow geese. Birds Without Borders Winner, United States and Canada. Mount Vernon, Washington.
A long-beaked shorebird gives a bit of food to a chick.
Francisco Castro Escobar / 2025 Audubon Photography Awards
American oystercatchers. Coastal Birds Chile Winner. Antofagasta, Chile.
A group of birds soar overhead, seen silhouetted by the sun above.
Liron Gertsman / 2025 Audubon Photography Awards
Magnificent frigatebirds. Grand Prize Winner, United States and Canada. Teacapán, Sinaloa, Mexico.
a10_Cons_W_Alberto-Pena.jpg
Luis Alberto Peña / 2025 Audubon Photography Awards
Savanna hawk. Conservation Winner, Chile and Colombia. Cúcuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia.
Many birds nest in a hilltop colony, seen under a starry night sky.
Joe Subolefsky / 2025 Audubon Photography Awards
Northern gannets. Birds in Landscapes Winner, United States and Canada. Cape St. Mary’s Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada.
A bird spreads its wings while holding a clutch of grass and seaweed in its beak.
Barbara Swanson / 2025 Audubon Photography Awards
Brandt’s cormorant. Plants for Birds Winner, United States and Canada. La Jolla, California.

To see all of this year’s winners, be sure to visit Audubon’s awards website.

About the Author

Alan Taylor is a senior editor at The Atlantic.
Explore More Topics