TransNatura 2026 International Nature Photo Contest
TransNatura 2026 International Nature Photo Contest is now open for entries!
Competition Details
Brief Overview
TransNatura 2026 invites amateur and professional photographers worldwide to celebrate wildlife, landscapes and the natural world through images that promote nature conservation.
Competition Details
The VADON Association in Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania, presents the 13th TransNatura International Nature Photo Contest, promoting nature conservation and the protection of natural values through photography.
The competition has two sections: Wildlife, for animal portraits, action and behaviour in natural habitats; and Nature and Landscapes, for landscapes, forests, waters, plants and natural phenomena, excluding animals.
Photographs must be taken without disturbing wildlife or its environment, and images of captive animals are ineligible.
An international jury will assess entries from 21–30 November 2026, with results and the exhibition opening scheduled for 22 January 2027.
Jury members and organisers cannot enter, and entrants must own the rights to their submitted images.
Submission requirements
Submit digital JPG photographs in RGB colour space, with a minimum long side of 3,000 pixels, suitable for enlargement to at least 60 cm.
Images must contain no text, watermarks or signatures; major alterations to key visual elements are prohibited, while global adjustments such as levels, curves, colour balance and brightness/contrast are permitted.
Any aspect ratio is accepted; recommended ratios are 1:1, 3:2, 4:3 and 16:9. Original-resolution files may be requested, and winning or exhibited works must subsequently be supplied at high resolution in JPG, TIF or PNG format.
Eligibility
Open to amateur and professional photographers worldwide.
Benefits
Seven cash prizes totalling €5,500: TransNatura Grand Prize: €1,500; in each of the two sections, 1st prize: €1,000; 2nd prize: €600; 3rd prize: €400.
Awarded and selected photographs will be exhibited at the Hunting and Natural Sciences Museum in Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania, opening on 22 January 2027. A digital exhibition catalogue will be available on the TransNatura Facebook page after the opening.
Entry fees
The first three photographs are free; each additional photograph costs €5.
