2010 International  Conservation Photography Awards Gallery

After a successful three-month run, the 2010 International Conservation Photography (ICP) Awards ended in early September at the Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture in Seattle. The stunning 2010 exhibit, which drew appreciative crowds, showed off this year’s winning images from the program begun in 1997 by renowned nature photographer and Seattle native Art Wolfe. The Burke’s participation represents a major milestone in the evolution of the biennial ICP Awards program.

We present a selection of winners and finalists in Art Wolfe's International Conservation Photography Awards contest, which recognizes photographers who are committed to environmental stewardship.

Known for his passionate advocacy for the environment, nature photographer Art Wolfe created a conservation-themed photo contest in 1997 as "an event for the advancement of photography as a unique medium, capable of bringing awareness and preservation to our environment through art." This year marks the 11th anniversary of Wolfe's annual photography exhibit, which has gone through some name changes and is currently known as the International Conservation Photography Awards (ICP Awards).

The focus of the ICP Awards has been updated to reflect the new emphasis on...

A look at the winners, runners-up and honorable mentions from Art Wolfe's latest project, the Environmental Photography Invitational.

Known for his passionate advocacy for the environment, Wolfe created EPI as "an event for the advancement of photography as a unique medium, capable of bringing awareness and preservation to our environment through art."

Working with foundations, nonprofit organizations and industry-related businesses, EPI was able to award more than $10,000 in cash and merchandise to 30 different...

The George Eastman House and the International Center of Photography have allied to create PhotoMuse.org, a collaborative web site designed to provide a free resource for the study of photography at work inthe world. A prototype version of the site, containing more than 1,600 images, currently is available. When completed in 2006, the site is expected to include almost 200,000 photographs from both collections.