The 1981 Natural History 
Photographic Competition 
Is Open 
The Grand Prize-winner this year will have a rare 
opportunity to photograph exotic wildlife with a 
close-up lens. And the winner may not even be a 
photographer. Let us explain about the special 1981 
contest: 
The Grand Prize will be an eleven-day trip, including 
airfare from New York and a berth on the yacht 
Buccaneer , to the Galapagos Islands. Many fearless 
creatures on those islands let photographers walk 
right up to them. The tour, sponsored by the Ameri- 
can Museum of Natural History, will be led by 
i two Museum scientists. 
Seventeen cash prizes, totaling $3,500, will go to 
i winners in seven categories, including a special new 
1 one, Historical Photographs. In this category, you 
ii need not be the original photographer, but you do 
■ have to own the picture and it should be more than 
1 fifty years old. So search your attic and old albums 
1 for prize-winning pictures that fit our three major 
I categories. 
ii The three major categories are Animals (including 
birds and bugs); Plants and Their Environment, and 
The Human Family. First prizes of $500 will be 
t awarded in each. 
, In addition, Merit Awards of $250 each will go 
I to the best entries in four categories: Photo- 
micrography; A Sequence in Nature (up to five 
photographs); Historical Photographs; and Humor 
in Nature. Ten Honorable Mentions of $100 each 
will be selected from all entries. 
The winning entries will be published in the July 
issue of Natural History and exhibited at the Ameri- 
can Museum of Natural History. 
THE RULES 
1. The competition is open to everyone except em- 
ployees of the American Museum and their kin. 
2. Competitors may submit up to five previously 
unpublished entries (a sequence is considered a single 
entry). 
3. The Museum acquires the right to publish, exhibit, 
and use for promotion the winning photographs. The 
Museum assumes no responsibility for other entries. 
4. Entries may be transparencies or prints, either 
color or black and white, up to 8 by 10 inches. 
Each must bear the photographer’s name and ad- 
dress. Entries must not be mounted in glass. 
5. Enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope for 
the return of entries. 
6. Entries must be postmarked no later than April 
1, 1981. 
Pack them carefully and mail them to: 
Natural History Photographic 
Competition 
1 1 West 77th Street 
New York, New York 10024 
And good luck! 
