This award is given to recognize photographers who create fine art nature imagery and/or who educate/instruct other nature photographers about the techniques critical to fine art imagery [image capture and/or post processing (analog or digital)]. The nominee should have a significant body of work of fine art nature images.
Artistic freedom does not relieve the nominee from the responsibility of conducting him/herself in a professional and ethical manner.
NOTE: Nominees who are not NANPA members must be born or reside in North America. However, this birth/residency requirement shall be waived if the non-NANPA member nominee's work is focused on North America.