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Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Environmental Photography Award

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Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Environmental Photography Award — Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation
  • Who Can Apply: Photographers of all nationalities aged 18 or over on 1 November 2026. Employees or agents of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and of Photocrowd cannot enter.
  • The Focus: Environmental photography in five categories: Polar Regions, Forests, Ocean (underwater images only), Changemakers (positive human relationships with nature) and Humanity vs Nature (destructive impacts).
  • The Funding: EUR 5,000 grand prize on top of a EUR 1,000 category grant; EUR 1,000 for each of the five category winners; EUR 500 each for the Public Award and Students' Choice Award. All 36 shortlisted photographers are exhibited in Monaco and on tour and published in the book. Entry is free.
  • Key Requirements: Enter free through Photocrowd: up to 5 images per category (25 in total), shot no earlier than 1 September 2021, each with a title and description (species and exact location) and original camera metadata; JPEG at highest quality, at least 3,000 pixels on the shortest side, 300 dpi, colour profile attached; no watermarks, text, logos or frames; no AI, composites or cloning. Finalists must supply original RAW files.
DeadlineSunday, November 1, 2026
AwardGrand Prize (Environmental Photographer 2027): EUR 5,000 grant, given to one of the five category winners on top of their EUR 1,000 category grant (EUR 6,000 in total), plus an invitation with travel and accommodation to the exhibition opening in Monaco. Five category winners: EUR 1,000 each. Public Award and Students' Choice Award: EUR 500 each. All 36 shortlisted photographers are shown in the Monaco exhibition and its international tour and published in the award book, with two free copies.
Application fee$0
Program datesAn exhibition will take place in Monaco in May or June 2027; the 2027 book is to be published in June 2027.
Locationglobal
ParticipationRemote
Career stagesAll Stages
Disciplinesphotography
Age range18–
Application notesEnter through the Photocrowd platform (a free Photocrowd account is required); entry is free of charge. You may enter up to 5 images in each of the 5 categories, 25 images in total; entering more than 5 in one category invalidates all your entries. The same image may be entered in more than one category but can be shortlisted in only one. Images must have been shot no earlier than 1 September 2021; previously awarded images are allowed. Each image needs a title and a description (especially the species shown and the exact location) and must keep its original camera metadata (camera, lens, shot settings); images without a title or description are unlikely to be considered. File format: JPEG at the highest quality, at least 3,000 pixels on the shortest side (also after cropping), 300 dpi, with a colour profile attached, preferably Adobe RGB (1998). No watermarks, text, copyright symbols, logos or frames. No AI-generated or AI-augmented images, including generative fill. No adding or removing objects, digital composites or cloning; moderate adjustments (levels, curves, colour, dodging and burning, dust-spot removal, cropping) are allowed. No images of captive animals unless the image documents a specific situation that is described in the caption; no live baiting. Ocean category: underwater images only, no rivers or lakes. Polar Regions: no human presence. Extremely violent or bloody images are not accepted. Photographers reaching the final round must supply the original RAW files and may be asked for screengrabs of their cataloguing software. Entries cannot be changed or withdrawn after the closing date. Rights: copyright stays with the photographer. Shortlisted photographers grant the Foundation, Photocrowd and the award's sponsors a non-exclusive, irrevocable, free licence to use the images for promotion connected with the Award, including the book and the touring exhibition; no royalties are paid for the book; images that are not shortlisted are not used. Consent is needed from recognizable people (and from a legal representative for minors). Dates: shortlist announced 1 April 2027, public and student voting for two weeks from 1 April 2027, winners announced 26 April 2027, exhibition in Monaco in May or June 2027. Contact: photoaward@fpa2.org.
Contactphotoaward@fpa2.org
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