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
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Young Bird Photographer of the Year
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Best Portrait
Gold – Strut Performer
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Silver – Puffin Love
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Bronze – The Doting Couple
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Birds in the Environment
Gold – Rock Ptarmigan Flight
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Silver – Kaleidoscope
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Bronze – Free as a Bird
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Attention to Detail
Gold – Sleeping Beauty
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Silver – Crazy
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Bronze – Beads of Diamonds
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Bird Behaviour
Gold – Duelling on the Lek
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Silver – Guillemot Swimmers
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Bronze – Waxwing Silhouette
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Birds in Flight
Gold – Silo Mural
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Silver – Starling at Night
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Bronze – Schalow’s Turaco
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Black and White
Gold – Between Two Worlds
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Silver – The Guardian of Mordor
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Bronze – Winter Swans
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Urban Birds
Gold – Over the City
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Silver – Gonzo
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Bronze – The Owlet and the Dump
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Creative Imagery
Gold – Van Gogh’s Storks
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Silver – Fishy Business
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Bronze – Sandhill Crane Flight Air Show
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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
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Silver – Pied Avocet Chick
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Bronze – Sunset
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9-13 Years
Gold – Droplets
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Silver – Shadows
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Bronze – Hop, Skip and Jump
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8 and under
Gold – Hoot Are You?
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Silver – The Poser
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Bronze – Beautiful Tracks
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Best Portfolio
Winner – Gal Sherbelis, Israel
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Conservation Award
Winner – Ewan Heath – Flynn, UK
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