One of the great benefits of participating in the Lagarto Nature Photography Tournament is that your images will be seen by our world-class judges! Our talented and well-respected judges are all experienced in the field of nature and wildlife photography. Meet our judges:
DANITA DELIMONT
Founder and CEO, Danita Delimont Stock Photography – DanitaDelimont.com
Danita Delimont runs a photo agency representing nature and wildlife photographers, as well as travel and culture. Her stable of 300 globally-based photographers offer worldwide coverage of our natural ecosystems and scenic beauty of our planet. She brings over 30 years of experience in licensing stock images to a broad base of clients, including publishing, travel, retail, hospitality and fine art clients. Owning and evolving a specialist library on her own terms and being able to make sound decisions based on her experience in the industry, has been a win-win for anyone working with her! She was awarded the prestigious “Jane Kinne Picture Professional of the Year in 2009” and a “NANPA Fellow in 2007” and has served as a judge in various photo competitions & as a guest instructor at The Rocky Mountain School of Photography & Seattle Central Community College.
SUSAN McELHINNEY
National Wildlife Federation – Photo Editor for Ranger Rick and Photo Director for Children’s Publications
I have the COOLEST job. I get to find and pick all the really neat photographs in our kids’ magazines. Who wouldn’t want to be able to learn all about animals by looking at the world’s best photos of them every day? I work with many of the top photographers in the world who love our magazines because they know they are reaching curious kids and teaching them about important things. Many of these photographers read Ranger Rick as kids, too, and remember. It would be really cool to actually go where all these animals live— but I will leave that to all those tough photographers out there. I get to sleep in my own bed every night— and dream about the animals and where they live.
MARK GODFREY
An independent photographer, multi-media producer and photo management consultant based in Arlington, Virginia. Worked for newspapers in Tucson, Arizona, Houston, Texas and Topeka, Kansas. Covered the Vietnam War for the Associated Press and later LIFE Magazine. A member of MAGNUM Photos from 1974 to 1982, Director of Photography for U. S. News & World Report from 1988 to 1997 and The Nature Conservancy from 2003 to 2013.
We are super excited to see what our judges deem to be the top images from the Tournament!
ONLY 13 DAYS REMAINING TO SUBMIT YOUR IMAGES!
ENTRY DEADLINE: Midnight, June 20, 2019 (PST)
ENTER YOUR IMAGES TODAY AT: http://
Good luck to all of our photographers!
