Bird Photographer of the Year is an international photography competition taking place every year with the goal of celebrating avian beauty and diversity. After evaluating more than 20,000 entries from around the world, the exhibition team has announced the winners recently.
The most important thing to be highlighted is, that they are awarding photographs under eight main categories and some additional special awards too. On top of them, there is the overall winner, Bird Photographer of the Year and Young Bird Photographer of the Year. Here are the amazing winning photographs of each category.
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Overall Winner – Bird Photographer of the Year
Young Bird Photographer of the Year
Best Portrait
Gold – Strut Performer
Silver – Puffin Love
Bronze – The Doting Couple
Birds in the Environment
Gold – Rock Ptarmigan Flight
Silver – Kaleidoscope
Bronze – Free as a Bird
Attention to Detail
Gold – Sleeping Beauty
Silver – Crazy
Bronze – Beads of Diamonds
Bird Behaviour
Gold – Duelling on the Lek
Silver – Guillemot Swimmers
Bronze – Waxwing Silhouette
Birds in Flight
Gold – Silo Mural
Silver – Starling at Night
Bronze – Schalow’s Turaco
Black and White
Gold – Between Two Worlds
Silver – The Guardian of Mordor
Bronze – Winter Swans
Urban Birds
Gold – Over the City
Silver – Gonzo
Bronze – The Owlet and the Dump
Creative Imagery
Gold – Van Gogh’s Storks
Silver – Fishy Business
Bronze – Sandhill Crane Flight Air Show
As mentioned earlier also, celebrating avian beauty and diversity is the ultimate goal of this exhibition. Getting the participation of upcoming generations is vital in spreading awareness of a sensitive and important subject like bio-diversity. That could be the reason why the organizers have included three additional categories for contestants under 17 years old.
14-17 Years
Gold – Facing the Storm
Silver – Pied Avocet Chick
Bronze – Sunset
9-13 Years
Gold – Droplets
Silver – Shadows
Bronze – Hop, Skip and Jump
8 and under
Gold – Hoot Are You?
Silver – The Poser
Bronze – Beautiful Tracks
Best Portfolio
Winner – Gal Sherbelis, Israel
Conservation Award
Winner – Ewan Heath – Flynn, UK
