AP Photo Audubon Community Nature Center has named four judges for its 2023 Nature Photography Contest, where Youth and Adults compete for $1,600 in prize money. Pictured is the 2022 winner in the Adult Landscapes category, “Cheaha Sunset” by Christopher Baker of Madison, Ala.

A panel of four judges will choose the Adult and Youth winners in the categories of Animals, Plants and Landscapes in the Audubon Community Nature Center (ACNC) 2023 Nature Photography Contest.

All winners receive a $200 cash prize. Three honorable mentions will also be named. Two additional $200 cash prizes are awarded for the Adult and Youth photos receiving the most Community Choice votes online. A photo could receive both the Community Choice and a judged award.

Full details of the competition are at GoGoPhotoContest.com/ACNCPhotoContest2023, where you can submit photos and see the 2022 contest winners.

Judging the entries will be Ron Durant, Wanda Krack, Tom Morack and Bill Smith. With decades of experience as photographers, all have judged photography contests as well. Details of the background of each can be found on the Judges page on the competition website.

ACNC will print the winning photographs to exhibit in the Nature Center. Winning and honorable mention photographs will be displayed on the contest website and announced in a widely distributed news release.

The sooner photographs are submitted, the longer the public can vote for them for the Community Choice awards. Photographers are reminded to encourage friends and family to vote for their photo(s). All the social media buttons are there for postings.

Deadline for submissions is Sunday, July 2.