2011 ‘Ecology in Action’  Photographic Competition

The very popular 'Ecology in Action' Photo Competition is back!

Entry is open now, it’s free, and the deadline has now been extended to Friday 30 September.

First prize $1000 (x 2 categories) plus runner up prizes and People’s Choice Awards.

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The competition aims to create a visual record of ecologists and their work and engage members in celebrating themselves, the work they do, and their colleagues / students / supervisors.

A panel of judges will determine the main prize winners, but ESA members will also be invited to vote for images to determine prizewinners for the ‘People’s Choice’ award.

Winners will be announced at ESA11 in Hobart. Follow all the entries as they come in on ESA Facebook!

Entries are invited under two categories:

1. Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Ecologists in Action

photos of people studying or applying ecology in the field or the lab

Interesting portraits of ecologists in the lab, office, lecture theatre, policy arena or field. Preference will be given to images that provide a good portrait of an ecologist, and also convey what the person works on, or issues pertinent to their field.

Each image must be accompanied by a short description (maximum 60 words) that describes the ecologist and their work. Images must either be taken in Australia or its territories, or illustrate the work that Australian ecologists are undertaking in other countries.

An ecologist is defined as anyone undertaking ecological research or management (including conservation and restoration). Note that images and the accompanying descriptions that are not clearly focussed on, based on, or derived from the subject of ecology, its discoveries or practice will not be eligible.

2. Beautiful & Bizarre: Australian Biodiversity & Landscapes

photos of biota & landscapes with their ecological story

Images of plants, animals, ecological communities, landscapes, study sites, experiments, people, or any other subject that illustrate ecological principals, models, theories, projects, patterns, interactions or processes. Each image must be accompanied by a short description (maximum 60 words) that describes the subject and its relevance to ecology. Images must either be taken in Australia or its territories, or illustrate the work that Australian ecologists are undertaking in other countries.

Important dates

Entries open: NOW!

Entries: extended to Friday 30 September 2011

People’s Choice Award open for voting October 2011

Winners will be notified in November 2011, and winning entries will be displayed at the ESA11 in Hobart.

See 2010 results here

How to enter

Entry is free and you do not have to be an ESA member to enter.

Download Entry Form

Download Conditions of Entry here

Flyer - please download and spread the word!

Any questions please contact executiveofficer@ecolsoc.org.au