Heard Natural Science Museum Photography Contest

03/29/2025

03/21/2024

The 46th annual Heard Natural Science Museum Photography Contest opens in just two days! Gather your best nature photos and enter through the Heard Nature Photographers website! Follow the QR code below!

03/28/2023

Exciting News!!!

The 45th Annual Heard Nature Photography Contest is now accepting your digital images!!!

Everything a participant needs to know to submit images is on our website: www.heardnaturephotographers.com/about-the-contest-2023

About the Contest
Adult Division
Adult Categories
Youth Divisions
Youth Categories
Fees
Important Dates
Pre-Submission Checklist
Enter the Contest
Awards
Sponsors
Help-Contact

Winning images from last year's contest can also be found on our website! Check it out!

Remember: entries are digital, so you can be anywhere in the world and participate! Be sure to share with other like-minded photographers interested in participating….

So - come join in the fun! All proceeds from the contest benefit the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary in McKinney, TX.

Heard Nature Photographers
McKinney, TX

The contest is hosted by our affiliated photography club but you don’t have to be a member of the museum or the photography club to participate. This contest is open to all photographers so find your best nature photographs and get ready to enter.

02/16/2020

ALERT! Don't procrastinate too long! ALERT!

There is only one week left to enter this year's Heard Photography (digital) Contest - the contest ends at 11:59 on February 23! You can even enter the contest while away from home, as you can enter AND pay from your smartphones - quick and easy.

Details on entering can be found at: https://www.heardnaturephotographers.com/about-the-contest-1.

REMEMBER: Every dollar of the Contest entry fees is donated back to support the Heard Natural Science Museum.

02/16/2020

This lovely image comes from Vic Prislipsky. There is only one week and a day to enter this year's contest! Don't procrastinate too long! Aside from the cash prizes you see on the website, each entry gives you one chance toward the drawings, including $50 gift certificates for camera stores, a beautiful coffee table book of storm photography, and more!

01/22/2020

WOW! We have reached a milestone of 200 PAGE LIKES! How exciting to see our page grow in likes & followers - it shows that people are interested to see what FABULOUS entries we get in our photo contests!

We really THANK YOU for your support of the contest and the photographers who put a lot of work into getting these beautiful images that you get to see on this page.

We would be honored if you would please take a moment to share our page with your family/friends to spread the word about our upcoming contest, starting on Feb 1!

The contest is hosted by our affiliated photography club but you don’t have to be a member of the museum or the photography club to participate. This contest is open to all photographers so find your best nature photographs and get ready to enter.