Bird and Nature Festival's International Photo & Film Competitions

24/10/2025

🎬 As the 2026 international of the kicks off, the members of the 2025 Jury look back on last year’s winners and share their perspectives as photographers.

✨ In this first episode, discover Marc Costermans’ commentary on the photograph by Hira Punjabi (India), winner of the 1st Prize “Bird in Flight” 2025.

📸 Could you be featured in next year’s ?
Rules and registration ➡️ https://www.festival-oiseau-nature.com/concours/en/concours-photo-international/

03/09/2025

📸🎬 The Bird and Nature Festival 2026 competitions are now open!

Whether you are a passionate amateur or a seasoned professional, this is your chance to share your unique vision of the wild — its beauty, its fragility, and its incredible stories. 🌿✨

Every year, our photo and film contests bring together talented artists from around the world, all united by one mission: to move, inspire, and raise awareness through the power of images.

👉 Discover how to take part in our website : https://www.festival-oiseau-nature.com/concours/en/

We can’t wait to see your most stunning creations for the 2026 edition! 💚

25/07/2025

25/07/2025

Some pictures of our latest Awards Ceremony.

👉 “See the list of winners here: https://www.festival-oiseau-nature.com/concours/en/concours-photo-international/

04/02/2025

🌟 Discover the Winners of the 2025 International Photo Contest!

We are proud to reveal the winners and finalists of this year's edition, which celebrates the beauty, grace, and mystery of birds through exceptional shots from across the globe 🐦📸

🏆 2025 Grand Prize - All Categories
✨ "Squadron of Goldfinches" © Mateusz Piesiak Wildlife Photography (Poland)

🎖 1st Prize "Bird in Flight" Category
📸 "Greater adjutant fly" © Hira Punjabi (India)

🌿 1st Prize "Bird and Its Environment" Category
📸 "Atardecer en la charca" © Julian Fernandez Quilez (Spain)

🍂 1st Prize "Bird Behavior" Category
📸 "Breakfast" © Tobias Gjerde (Norway)

🎨 1st Prize "Artistic Vision of the Bird" Category
📸 "Strip of blue" © Tobias Gjerde (Norway)

🦅 1st Prize "Bird Portrait" Category
📸 "I’ll keep an eye on you" © Stefan Gerrits Photography (Finland)

🕊️ 1st Prize "Other Winged Species" Category
📸 "Colorful" © Florian Smit Naturephotography (Germany)

A huge round of applause to all participants for their remarkable work, and congratulations to the winners for capturing these awe-inspiring moments through their lenses. 🌍✨

👉 Find the complete list of selected photos for the exhibition herehttps://www.festival-oiseau-nature.com/concours/en/concours-photo-international/.

29/11/2024

D-3 - CALL FOR ENTRIES
3 days left to enter into the Bird and Nature Festival !

Amateur or professional, take part in the most prestigious french photo competition dedicated to our winged friends, and share with us your vision of a wild, universal but above all fragile nature!

All award-winning images and a Jury’s selection will be shown during the event which will be held from 12 to 20 April 2025.

👉 6 categories including 1 dedicated to other flying species
👉A Jury in charge of the whole selection process from A to Z
👉8 Prizes for a total amount of € 7.000

Deadline : December 2, 2024 at 10 am (Paris Time)

Rules and registration : https://www.festival-oiseau-nature.com/concours/en/concours-photo-international/

03/10/2024

The 2025 Wildbird Photo Contest is open ! 🐦📷

📆Deadline : December 2, 2024 at 10 am (Paris Time)

For the 34th time, the Bird and Nature Festival launches its international wildbird photo competition, now one of the 10 most renowned in Europe.

The competition is open to everybody, amateur and professional photographers aged 18 or over of whatever nationality.

Each participant may submit a maximum of 15 photographs, either in one or several categories. Registration fees: €2 / photo

€ 7.000 in rewards 🎉

Rules and registration : https://www.festival-oiseau-nature.com/concours/en/concours-photo-international/

05/09/2024

For the 34th consecutive year, photographers aged 18 and over, regardless of their nationality, are invited to participate in the most famous French photo competition dedicated to our winged friends.

All award-winning images and a Jury’s selection will be shown during the event which will be held from 12 to 20 April 2025.

6 categories including 1 NEW dedicated to other flying species

A Jury in charge of the whole selection process from A to Z
8 Prizes for a total amount of € 7.000

Rules and registration on https://www.festival-oiseau-nature.com/concours/en/concours-photo-international/

03/09/2024

CALL FOR ENTRIES :
OUR 2025 PHOTO AND FILM COMPETITIONS ARE OPEN !

Since 1991, the Bay of Somme (North of France), an internationally recognized migratory site, has celebrated the return of spring and birds on the occasion of the Bird and Nature Festival.

Whether you are a photographer or a director, amateur or professional, share with us your vision of a wild, universal but above all fragile nature!

📷 Enter in the wildbird photo competition :

For photographers aged 18 and over, regardless of their nationality, are invited to participate in the most famous french photo competition dedicated to our winged friends.
6 categories including 1 NEW dedicated to other flying species
A Jury in charge of the whole selection process from A to Z
8 Prizes for a total amount of € 7.000
More infos 👉 http://bit.ly/4e7dKma

📽 Enter in the Film Competition :
The Bird and Nature Festival will be on the hunt again soon for the best amateur and professional films dealing with birds, wildlife and the environment. More infos 👉 http://bit.ly/3zcpWmz

06/09/2023

CALL FOR FILMS! 🎥

Each year, the Bird and Nature Festival invites directors from around the world to participate in its dedicated to birds, wildlife and the environment.

2 categories are offered: Professionals and Amateurs.

The authorized length of professional films is between 26 and 100 minutes, that of amateur films between 3 and 13 minutes.

👉5 Prizes and €12,000 in rewards!

The selected films will be screened to the public as part of the 33rd Bird and Nature Festival.

📌 Info and rules: https://www.festival-oiseau-nature.com/concours/en/film-competition