Luminar Bug Photography Awards 2020: (Deadline 7 September 2020)

Applications call for Luminar Bug Photography Awards 2020

Enter this inaugural year of the Luminar Bug Photography Awards – showcasing the best invertebrates photography from around the world, and raising vital funds for invertebrate conservation with our partner, Buglife. 10 categories for all to enter, and a Young Bug Photographer category for those aged 13-17. There are 10 subject categories:

• Aquatic Bugs
• Arachnids
• Beetles
• Flies, Bees, Wasps, and Dragonflies
• Butterflies and Moths
• Snails and Slugs
• All The Other Bugs
• Extreme Close-up
• Bug Homes
• Mobile phone photography

Prizes

Overall winner:

• The title ‘Bug Photographer of the Year 2020’
• £2,500 (GBP) cash prize
• Luminar ‘Max’ bundle worth $262 (USD)
• 3 years of Photocrowd ‘Master’ subscription worth £270 (GBP)
• 1 year of ‘Household’ membership to Buglife worth £54 (GBP)

Category winners:

• £250 (GBP) cash prize
• Luminar ‘Max’ bundle worth $262 (USD)
• 1 year of Photocrowd ‘Master’ subscription worth £90 (GBP)
• 1 year of Buglife membership worth £36 (GBP)
• 5 copies of the Awards Calendar, featuring your winning image
• 2nd & 3rd place in all categories win a Luminar ‘Plus’ bundle worth $162 (USD)
• 2nd & 3rd place in all categories win a Photocrowd ‘Challenger’ subscription worth £30 (GBP)

Young Bug Photographer winner:

• The title ‘Young Bug Photographer of the Year 2020’
• Luminar ‘Max’ bundle worth $262 (USD)
• 3 years of Photocrowd ‘Master’ subscription worth £270 (GBP)
• 1 year of ‘Household’ membership to Buglife worth £54 (GBP)

Shortlisted photographers:

• A total of 20 images in each category will be shortlisted and featured in an exclusive online gallery
• All shortlisted photographers will receive a one-year membership to Buglife (£36 each)

Eligibilities 

Luminar Bug Photography Awards is open to all the photographers of any age and nationality. Photographers can enter the 10 main subject categories.