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Building a Career as a Chilean Nature Photographer

September 17, 2025 — The winner of the 2025 51�� Photography Awards Grand Prize, Chile and Colombia, devotes himself to supporting biodiversity conservation in Chile.

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How One Determined 14-Year-Old Became an Award-Winning Bird Photographer

September 17, 2025 — As the 51�� Photography Awards' first youth prize winner from South America, Camilo Sanabria Grajales wants to document birds to educate people about the importance of conservation.

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The 2025 51�� Photography Awards: Honorable Mentions

September 17, 2025 — From intimate mating moments of shorebirds to scenic views of soaring raptors, here are the runner-up images in our annual 51�� Photograpy Awards that captured our judges’ attention.

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The 2025 51�� Photography Awards: Winners

September 17, 2025 — Enjoy our annual celebration of outstanding bird visuals—now featuring new prizes and winners from across the Western Hemisphere.

51�� Photography Awards

The three brothers pose for a portrait in Jim's home studio filled with paints and brushes, and a picture of Vincent Van Gogh on the wall.

For The Hautman Brothers, the Secret to Duck Stamp Dominance Is All in the Family

September 15, 2025 — The Minnesota painters have achieved unrivaled success in the federal government’s conservation-boosting art competition. They insist technical know-how has little to do with it.

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