Endangered Hummingbirds Wins Multiple Outstanding Creator Awards
I’m honored to share that Endangered Hummingbirds: Seeing the Crisis Through My Lens received multiple recognitions in the Outstanding Creator Awards, including several 1st Place honors.
The book received:
Best Non-Fiction Book of Spring 2026 — 1st Place
Educational & Reference Books — 1st Place
Animal Literature / Animal Media — 1st Place
Photography — 1st Place
In addition, the book was also recognized in the special awards categories for:
Best Research
Best Quote / Best Passage
Honorable Mentions:
"Rediscovery opens a door, but only active protection keeps it from closing." / “Their survival depends on more than just research and policy. It depends on awareness, which grows when people can see what they stand to lose. Photography gives these species a voice when their numbers are too small to speak.”
What makes these recognitions especially meaningful is the breadth of categories acknowledged. The awards recognized not only the photography but also the research, educational value, conservation message, and writing itself.
The Outstanding Creator Awards recognize literary and creative works across a wide range of disciplines, honoring projects that demonstrate originality, passion, craftsmanship, and impact.
I created Endangered Hummingbirds to document species living on increasingly fragile margins and to connect photography with conservation awareness in a way that felt both accessible and honest. To see the work recognized across multiple categories is deeply meaningful.
I’m grateful for this recognition and for everyone who continues to support the book and the conservation mission behind it.
$5 from every book sold supports hummingbird conservation efforts.
Endangered Hummingbirds: Seeing the Crisis Through My Lens
A visual record of the hummingbirds we’re at risk of losing
Award-winning
Literary Titan Gold Book Award in Environment
Firebird Book Award in Nature Conservation
Outstanding Creator Awards in Best Non-fiction, Best Research, Educational, Reference Books, Photography, and Animal Literature
Great Southwest Book Festival in Photography/Art
American Legacy Book Awards in Young Adult – Nonfiction
Endangered Hummingbirds: Seeing the Crisis Through My Lens is a powerful, photography-driven nonfiction book that documents the world’s most threatened hummingbird species and the urgent conservation work needed to save them. Photographer and conservation advocate Anthony Lujan takes readers into the rare habitats where critically endangered, vulnerable, and rediscovered hummingbirds fight to survive.
Across Chile, Colombia, Peru, and the Caribbean, Lujan captures species on the edge of extinction and exposes the real threats driving their decline: habitat loss, climate change, invasive species, extreme weather, and shrinking ecosystems. His field photography and work with conservation partners reveal what’s happening to hummingbirds in real time, far beyond what most people ever see.
Perfect for readers who care about wildlife conservation, bird photography, endangered species, and hummingbirds themselves, this book blends striking visuals with clear explanations about the crisis unfolding now across hummingbird habitats.
Inside you’ll find:
• Rare photos of critically endangered hummingbirds found in only a few locations on Earth
• The story of rediscovered species once thought extinct
• How climate change, deforestation, and invasive species are reshaping ecosystems
• Real conservation efforts happening across the Americas
• Why hummingbirds are disappearing faster than most people realize
This book is ideal for fans of wildlife photography, birding, nature conservation, and nonfiction about endangered species. It’s also a strong match for readers of nature documentaries and anyone who cares about wildlife and what’s putting these birds at risk.
This isn’t a field guide.
It’s an unfiltered look at what we stand to lose—and why awareness matters before silence takes their place.
Take part in this mission. Five dollars from every book sold funds organizations working to safeguard endangered hummingbirds and the ecosystems they depend on.
Hand-signed and shipped directly by Anthony
BONUS - (1) 5×7 Hummingbird Note Card
BONUS - sticker surprise