Additional Information

Dawn Wilson CV

Awards

• 2022, Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Finalist
• 2022 NANPA Showcase, Top 100 image, Top 250 image
• 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Finalist (three images)
• 2021 Ducks Unlimited Photo Contest, Honorable Mention
• 2020 Nature's Best Windland Smith Rice Photo Competition, Finalist (two images)
• 2020 NANPA Showcase competition, Conservation category, 1st runner-up
• Alaska magazine photo competition, February 2020, 2nd place, adventure category
• Alaska magazine photo competition, February 2020, 3rd place, wildlife category
• 2019 Audubon Society of Greater Denver Share the View Photo Contest, top 250 finalist
• 2019 NANPA Showcase competition, Landscape category, 1st runner-up
• 2019 Photographer of the Year, North American Nature-Wildlife-Landscape Photographers Association
• 2017 Wyoming Wildlife Annual Photo Issue: First Prize - Wildlife Category, Honorable Mention - Wildlife Category
• 2017 National Audubon Society Photo Contest Top 100
• 2017 Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith International Photography Awards, Semi-finalist
• 2016 Top Ten Female Nature Photographer to Watch, Wild Planet Photo Magazine
• 2016 Nature's Best Photography Yellowstone Forever Photo Contest Top 100 
• 2016 Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith International Photography Awards, Semi-finalist
• 2016 Lake Clark National Park Photo Contest winner
• 2015 Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith International Photography Awards, Semi-finalist
• 2015 Audubon Society of Greater Denver Share the View Photo Contest, top 250 finalist
• 2014 Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith International Photography Awards, Highly Honored
• 2014 Audubon Society of Greater Denver Share the View Photo Contest, top 250 finalist
• 2014 Defenders of Wildlife Photo Competition, Top Ten Finalist
• 2014 Chasing the Light Our Four Legged Friends Juried Photo Contest - Runner Up
• 2013 Audubon Society of Greater Denver Share the View Photo Contest, Featured Colorado Artist, five images selected as part of top 250 finalists
• 2013 National Wildlife Federation #1 photo for year on organization's blog
• 2013 Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory Annual Photo Contest, First Place, General Category
• 2013 Photo District News Great Outdoors Photo Contest, Winner Plants, Animals, Insects & Gardens Category
• Defenders of Wildlife 2013 Photo Competition, Top Ten Finalist
• 2012 Boulder County Open Space Photo Competition: Second and Third Place
• 2012 Larimer County Fair Photo Competition Second Place
• 2012 National Historic Landmark Photo Contest Honorable Mentions
• St. Stephen's 2012 Art Show Third Place
• Loveland Photographic Society Best of Show December 2011
• Audubon Society of Denver 2011 Semi-finalist
• Photographer's Edge Photographer of the Month
• Wyoming File 2011 Cold-snap Runner Up
• 2011 Larimer County Fair Photo Competition Third Place
• Art on Mountain 2010 Annual Photo Competition Honorable Mention

Publications, Displays and Interviews

• "Behind the Scenes with Dawn Wilson, Author of New Book About Estes Park", May 24, 2023
• "Poacher Steels Skull, Antler from Carcass of Famous Bull Elk in Rocky Mountain National Park", April 12, 2022, Outdoor Life
• Finding Your Path with Help from Fox Part-time MBA, Fox School of Business, March 2022
• Colorado Life, November/December 2021, "Finding Feather-Footed Ghosts"
• Colorado Outdoors, May/June 2021, "Dark Parks"
• Colorado Outdoors, March/April 2021, "Friends Again"
• Colorado Outdoors Fishing Issue, Summer 2020, "Spawn: A Day at Work at the Birthplace of Colorado's Fish"
• Wyoming Wildlife, June 2020, "Close to Home: Six Tips for Photographing Wildlife Without Traveling Far"
• The Weather Channel, Capturing Nature's Beauty Behind the Lens, June 15, 2020
• Art Fair Insiders, Instagram: How Can I Use It to Sell Art?, June 2020
• Art Fair Insiders, Facebook: Can It Help You Sell Art?, June 2020
• Colorado Outdoors, May/June 2020, "Colorado' Elusive Squirrel: The Life of the Abert's Squirrel"
• Colorado Life, March/April 2020, "Soapstone Prairie: Ice Age Hunting Grounds Hot Spot for Exploration" 
• Wyoming Wildlife, May 2020, "Motherhood in the Wild"
• Voyage Denver, February 2020, feature about my photography
• Colorado Life, 2020 calendar
• Bugle, December 2019, cover photo
• Colorado Outdoors, November/December 2019
• Colorado Life, March/April 2019, "Mud Season Hikes"
• Wild and Exposed Podcast, February 2019, "Hitting the Road RV Style" 
• Colorado Life, January/February 2019, "Wildlife Hikes Along I70"
• Wild Planet Photo Magazine, February 2019, "Au Natural: The Rut in Rocky"
• "Changing Demographics of Wildlife Photography," Expressions (NANPA), 2018
• Colorado Life, September/October 2018, Top Take
• Family RVing Magazine, written by Kerrie Flanagan, August 2018
• MotorHome magazine, "Weathering Heights" (photography and writing), December 2017
• Colorado Life magazine November/December 2017, cover photo
• Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation 2018 Calendar, July
• Colorado Life 2018 Calendar
• Wyoming Wildlife, September 2017
• Outdoor Photographer (cover), June 2017
• Outdoor Photographer (article), June 2017
• Wyoming Wildlife, June 2017
• Bugle, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, January/February 2017 ("The Pretty Boy")
• Girl Camper podcast interview
• Outdoor Photographer, December 2016
• Trail Blazer, May 2016, Written by Lynne and Cele Seldon, "Dawn Wilson Wildlife Photographer"
• Guide to Backyard Birds of the Front Range from Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
• Outdoor Photographer Photo of the Day, April 2016, May 2016
• National Geographic Polar Bears 2016 Calendar
• Colorado Life 2016 Calendar
• Montana Outdoors
• Girl Camper podcast interview
• National Geographic Digital Photo of the Day, January 2015
• Colorado Life
• National Geographic Top 10 Editor's Picks, December 2014
• Alaska magazine
• Outdoor Photographer, June 2014
• Colorado Outdoors
• Wyoming Wildlife
• PETA 2015 Calendar
• Colorado Life 2015 Calendar
• Rocky Mountain Raptor Program 2015 Calendar
• Colorado Weather Calendar 2014
• Rocky Mountain Raptor Program 2014 Calendar
• 2014 Buffalo Field Campaign Calendar, Cover Photo
• October 2013, Outdoor Photographer Behind-the-Shot
• Rocky Mountain Raptor Program 2013 Calendar
• Colorado Weather Calendar 2013
• National Historic Landmarks 2013 Event Planner
• The Senior Voice cover photos
• Colorado: Flora, Fauna and Landscapes From the Perspective of Women
• Rocky Mountain Raptor Program 2012 calendar
• Trippin' column in Fort Collins Coloradoan
• Interpretive sign - Fossil Creek Regional Open Space
• iBird app and WhatBird.com
• Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory newsletter, Primary Source, May 2012

Shows

• The Old Gallery, Allenspark, Colorado
• Inspired by Nature, Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood, Colorado
• Bemis Library, Littleton, Colorado
• Wright Kingdom Real Estate, Boulder and Longmont, Colorado
• Great Sand Dunes National Park Visitor Center
• Lake Clark National Park Visitor Center
• Warren Nagle Mansion of Cheyenne, Wyoming
• Gallery at Studio J
• The Nature Photography Gallery
• The Wildlife Experience
• Exempla Good Samaritan Cancer Center
• Starbucks
• Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital Grand Reopening
• 1650 Gallery Juried Photography Exhibition: Flowers
• Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
• St. Stephen's 2013 Art Show
• Capturing the Light 2013, Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park
• 1650 Gallery Juried Photography Exhibition: You're An Animal
• 2012-2013 La Puz, Mexico Art Center Art Display
• Gardens on Spring Creek - Artist of the Month
• Northern Colorado Writer's Studio
• Fossil Creek Regional Open Space
• Cuppy's Coffee Shop
• Full Throttle Coffee House
• Barnes & Noble
• University of Northern Colorado Michener Library

Presentations

Wildlife Photo and Video Symposium at Colorado State University Student Center Theater, October 6, 2022

Mile High Wildlife Photo Club

Estes Valley Library

Audubon Society of Greater Denver Share the View Award Ceremony

St. Vrain Photographic Society

Evergreen Camera Club

Fort Collins Digital Camera Club

South Metro Camera Club

Rowan University, College of Communication and Creative Arts

Loveland Photographic Society

Colorado Mountain Club