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Nature photo contest for Arizona students offers $10K in prizes

Feb 7, 2021, 4:00 PM | Updated: 4:03 pm

(Photo courtesy of The Nature Conservancy)...

(Photo courtesy of The Nature Conservancy)

(Photo courtesy of The Nature Conservancy)

PHOENIX — Arizona students have a chance to win up to $10,000 by submitting their nature photography to The Nature Conservancy’s “Adventures in Nature” contest.

The contest is open to students ages 13-18. Photographers can submit as many photos as they like online before the April 16 deadline, according to a press release.

Ten winners will receive up to $10,000 in prize money, as well as gift certificates and passes to be used at Nature Conservancy sites in the state.

Contest winners will have their photos published by the contest sponsors: The Nature Conservancy in Arizona, Arizona Highways magazine and Cox Communications.

An awards ceremony will be held May 6 to annouce the winners.

The Nature Conservancy hopes to showcase Arizona’s natural beauty, wildlife and people through the contest and connect young people with the outdoors.

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Nature photo contest for Arizona students offers $10K in prizes