Yellow Warbler © Jocelyn Anderson
We are excited to announce that the winner of the 2020 Michigan Audubon Photography Contest is Jocelyn Anderson! Her three submissions were stunning, with the Blue Jay in Flight photograph standing out above all. The photo will appear on the cover of a future issue of our member magazine, the Jack Pine Warbler. Until then, enjoy her Yellow Warbler portrait taken in Whitmore Lake during the spring of 2019.
Jocelyn is a wildlife photographer in southeastern Michigan who is a big fan of birds. She focuses on capturing moments of wildlife, looking to showcase the beauty of the natural world. These photos range from dramatic moments of action to birds simply being. Her work has been featured by the National Audubon Society, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and BBC Wildlife.
2020 Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order):
- Jennifer Harte
- William McHale
- J. A. Mikulich
Each photographer will be given the opportunity to take over the Michigan Audubon Instagram account for a week to feature their work and share their stories as nature lovers and advocates for birds. (If you’re not an Instagram user, don’t worry. We will follow the event with highlights in a blog post.)
While we were excited to expand our Michigan Audubon Photography Awards to include multiple categories this year, the Volunteering for Birds and Youth categories only received two submissions each. As such, we will not be declaring a winner in either. Instead, we will feature the entrants in future social media posts.
You can stay up to date on our future photo contests by becoming a member, receiving our monthly eNews, and following us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.
Thank you to all who submitted their photos to the 2020 Michigan Audubon Photography Awards! It was a pleasure to see all of the warblers, waterbirds, hawks, and more captured in your images, and we look forward to seeing more incredible work in our next contest!