NatureThe annual workplace photo contest is back after a two-year hiatus. As restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic ease in many parts of the world, we want the competition to continue to celebrate the many roles and types of research conducted by scientists globally, often under challenging conditions.
We’re looking for great photos of scientists at work everywhere, so if you’ve got one, send it in – whether you’re new to photography or regularly take photos in the lab, field or office.
To enter, simply email us your favorite photo (along with any questions) to [email protected]. Please also feel free to share your photo on Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #ScientistAtWork. All entries must reach us by 00:01 UK time on 1 November 2022. (Download a calendar reminder here.)
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Winners will be selected by a panel of Nature staff, including representatives from the magazine’s art and design team. Winning entries will appear in a December issue and online. In addition to the submission, winners will receive a one-year full personal print and online subscription Nature, plus £500 (or the equivalent in a different currency) in Amazon vouchers; Alternatively, we will make a donation of the same amount to a charity of your choice.
Note that we need photos that are of sufficient quality to print; as a general rule, they should be at least 2000 pixels at their longest edge.
For inspiration, and some help and tips, please see our companion feature on how to take great photos. For more inspiration, take a look Naturethe award-winning Where I Work section, a weekly series of photo stories profiling individual scientists in their workplaces.
You can find more muses in our winners from 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Your photos can also help shape your career. Marine conservation biologist Callie Veelenturf says the winning image Jonah Reenders took of her in 2018 of a leatherback sea turtle (dermochelys coriacea) in Equatorial Guinea connected him with a community of researchers doing similar work. She then went on to found a non-profit organization called the Leatherback Project, based in Norfolk, Massachusetts, and later won a National Geographic Explorers grant, enabling her to conduct the first scientific study of sea turtles in the Archipelago. Pearl of Panama.
Full terms can be found in the additional information.
Good luck and we look forward to seeing your photos.
