SNAPSHOT PHOTO CONTEST - Award for the best nature pictures
Together with the Basel energy supply company IWB and the Fotohaus Basel, the Natural History Museum is holding the SNAPSHOT photo competition for the seventh time in autumn 2025. The Public and Biodiversity Prize will be awarded by IWB.
For the Snapshot competition an independent jury selects ten images from each of the three categories and awards the podium places. Perhaps yours is going to be one of them and, with a bit of luck, you could win a fantastic prize from the Fotohaus Basel.
One photograph with a focus on biodiversity is honoured by IWB. After a pre-selection by our external expert jury, an IWB committee selects the winning image. All images submitted for the photo competition will enter the race for the Public Prize. Here, the audience decides what they like: the photo with the most clicks wins through online voting.
Only amateur photographers are eligible to enter the competition. They are allowed to submit one image in each of the categories «Plants, landscapes and other natural phenomena», «Animals in their habitat» and «Children see nature» (children aged 5 to 12).
The Snapshot photo competition takes place as part of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year special exhibition.
CATEGORIES SNAPSHOT
Children see nature (for 5-12 year olds) Children have a special eye for nature, animals, plants and landscapes. All conceivable motifs from nature are welcome. Zoo and farm animals are allowed in this category. Excluded are pets and mounted animals.
Animal portraits / Animals in their habitat / Animal behaviour
Farm animals are allowed. Excluded are pets, mounted animals and zoo animals.
Plants, landscapes and other natural phenomena
PRIZES SNAPSHOT
Prices to be announced.
All images that meet the guidelines will be displayed in digital form at the museum throughout the duration of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition.
IWB BIODIVERSITY PRIZE & PUBLIC PRIZE
IWB Biodiversity Prize
The photograph that particularly emphasises biodiversity will be specially honoured by IWB. All submitted images have the chance to win.
Public Prize
Prize will be announced in autumn 2025.
These two special prizes are made possible by IWB.
CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
The conditions of participation will be announced at the start of the photo competition in autumn 2025.
Dates
13.10.2025 to 22.2.2026
Entry Photo contest Snapshot
1. to 22.3.2026
Online-Voting Public Prize
16.4.2026
Award Ceremony Snapshot incl. IWB-Biodiversity Prize
17.4. to 28.6.2026
Exhibition Snapshot
Jury SNAPSHOT
Will be announced in autumn
Partner
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