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2012 International Conservation
Photography Awards - Top Winners!
January 12 – March 10, 2013
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| Forty of the winning photographs from the 2012 International Conservation Photography Awards – a traveling exhibit from the Burke Museum, University of Washington – will be displayed from January 12 through March 10, 2013 in the Earl Bane Gallery of the Wildlife Museum. Taken by amateur and professional photographers from across the globe, the awe-inspiring photos capture beautiful moments in the natural world, connecting us to the tiniest of creatures and enormous environmental changes. |
Caribou Crossing. Photo by Peter Mather. Dalton Highway, Prudhoe Bay Alaska, June 29, 2010. |
The exhibit features winning photographs from 10 categories such as Wildlife, Landscape, Underwater, and Community at Risk, which focuses on environmental threats to urban areas. The ICP Awards and its award-winning photos educate and encourage us all to consider our impacts on the world’s natural resources.
Coyote Curled at Sunset. Photo by Timothy Brooks. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, December, 2011. |
The photos are part of the full 2012 ICP Awards exhibit, created by the Burke Museum and the International Conservation Photography Awards. This is the first time in the competition’s 15-year history that winning photographs are traveling the country. The International Conservation Photography Awards is a biennial juried competition initiated in 1997 by Art Wolfe, acclaimed nature photographer. |
The 2012 International Conservation Photography Awards is a traveling exhibit organized by the Burke Museum Traveling Exhibits Service, University of Washington, in partnership with the ICP Awards. Rolling Hills Zoo is proud to be the first venue to feature the exhibit on its maiden tour.
Smoke and Mirrors. Photo by Scott Hoyle.
Oregon City, Oregon, November 25, 2012.
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