CBF CRAB Project Photo Contest 2025
Capturing Change: Caribbean Conservation Through Your Lens!
Introducing the CBF CRAB Project Photo Contest 2025!
The Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) is pleased to announce the CRAB Project Photo Contest, an initiative designed to engage Caribbean photographers—both amateur and professional—in capturing the essence of biodiversity conservation, the impacts of climate change and natural disasters on ecosystems, and the adaptation strategies of people, species, and landscapes.
About the CRAB Project
The Caribbean Regional Architecture for Biodiversity (CRAB) project is funded by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the French Global Environmental Facility (FFEM). The CRAB Project was designed to contribute to the development of sustainable and sufficient resources for the conservation of ecosystems in the Caribbean Region.
Contest Information
Participants are encouraged to capture images that reflect one of the following themes:
- The effects of climate change in my Caribbean backyard – Showcasing environmental shifts and their impact on local ecosystems.
- How natural disasters are impacting me, nature, and my Caribbean people – Visualizing the effects of hurricanes, flooding, droughts, and other climate-driven disasters.
- How our Caribbean communities are protecting our region’s nature – Highlighting conservation efforts and community-led solutions.
- Adapt or die: How our Caribbean people, species, and landscapes are adapting to biodiversity or climate change stressors – Capturing resilience and adaptation strategies.
These themes aim to raise awareness, spark conversations, and showcase the region’s unique environmental challenges and solutions.
- Open to amateur and professional photographers permanently residing in: Antigua & Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin.
- Photos must be taken in or feature subject matter from the list of the eligible Caribbean countries.
- Photos must be original and taken by the entrant.
- Smartphone photos are eligible.
- Maximum one (1) submission per theme per entrant.
- Employees, Board members, and immediate family of CBF employees and CBF Board members and/or CBF Committees are not eligible to enter.
- File Format: JPEG
- Size: Between 1MB and 10MB
- Resolution: Minimum 3000 pixels
- Editing Restrictions: Only minor adjustments (brightness, contrast) allowed; no compositing or major alterations.
- No Signatures or Watermarks: Submissions must be free of visible marks.
- Each entrant must sign a declaration confirming they own the copyright to the submitted photo or have obtained the necessary permissions to use it.
- By entering the contest, participants grant the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) a license to use the submitted photo for all CBF-related communication purposes, including but not limited to promotional materials, social media, and publications.
- Any photo submitted without proper ownership or permission will result in immediate disqualification from the contest.
- Submission deadline is May 5, 2025.
Amateur Category Winner
Key Features include:
- 24.2MP APS-C CMOS Sensor
- DIGIC X Image Processor
- UHD 4K 30p Video Recording
Professional Category Winner
Key Features include:
- 24.2MP APS-C CMOS Sensor
- Real-Time Eye AF & Tracking
- UHD 4K 30p Video Recording
- 5-Axis In-Body Stabilization
Winning photos will be featured in Caribbean publications and CBF communications materials.
