MonthlyNature & Wildlife2026
NEEW Monthly Nature & Wildlife
The Winner and both Runner-ups receive free qualification to the Seasonal competition.
Entry
175 NP
Entries close September 1, 2026.
NEEW Monthly Nature & Wildlife is judged on the published criteria below. Judging is blind wherever practical: judges score submissions without seeing who made them.
Entries made with NEEW Points and entries made with a Qualification Ticket go through the same judging process. NEEW awards recognition only — there is no cash prize and no item of monetary value.
Entry to this competition is a fee for participation and judging. NEEW awards recognition only — a trophy, a permanent record, a published result and qualification to the next level. There is no cash prize and no item of monetary value. Full rules.
- Level
- Monthly
- Category
- Nature & Wildlife
- Entry
- 175 NP
- Entries per photographer
- 2
- Opens
- August 1, 2026
- Closes
- September 1, 2026
- Results
- September 8, 2026
- Eligibility
- Open worldwide
- Qualification
- Winner and both Runner-ups enter Seasonal free
Judging criteria
- Visual ImpactImmediate strength and presence of the image.
- 30%
- CompositionFraming, balance, use of the frame and visual structure.
- 25%
- OriginalityDistinctiveness of vision and freshness of approach.
- 25%
- Technical ExecutionExposure, focus, processing quality and craft.
- 20%
Each criterion is scored from 1 to 10 and weighted as shown. Judging is blind wherever practical, and paid and qualified entries are judged identically.