Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2004
Recognised as the most prestigious wildlife photography award in the world, the BG Wildlife Photographer of the Year attracts photographers from all over the world both professional photographers and amateur photographers alike, striving to make a name for themselves. For the first time this year the competition will be excepting digital images a sign of the impact that digital technology has had in the photography industry as a whole, with many professional and amateur consumers converting to digital.
The `Wildlife Photographer of the Year' overall prize title is awarded for the single image judged to be the most striking and memorable of all the photographs entered in the competition. Previous winners include Gerhard Schulz, Tobias Bernhard, Manoj Shah, and Jason Venus.
This unique competition supported by BBC Wildlife, the Natural History Museuem and British Gas also encourage young photographers with junior categories including an overall 'Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year' award. see below for listed categories:
The Innovation Award:
An award to encourage innovative and original ways at looking at nature. It is awarded to the image which best illustrates originality of both composition and execution
The Eric Hosking Award:
This award goes to the best portfolio of six images taken by a photographer aged between 18-26. The award was introduced in 1991 in memory of Eric Hosking - Britain's most famous bird photographer, Eric was a supporter of this competition from its earliest days. The images taken should represent the photographers best work and demonstrate a range of ability
The Gerald Durrell Award for Endangered Wildlife: Up to three transparencies may be entered of species officially listed in the 2003 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or lower risk at an international or national level
Animals in their Environment:
In this category the environment must be as important a part of the picture as the wildlife being photographed
Animal Behaviour Birds:
The birds should be actively doing something. Pictures are judged on their interst value as well as their aesthetic appealFebruary 19, 2004
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Animal Behaviour Mammals:
These photographs too should show the subject actively doing something as well as being aesthetically pleasing
Animal Behaviour All Other Animals:
As the majority of the animals which inhabit this beautiful planet of ours are neither mammals or birds this category offers considerable scope however as in the two previous categories the photographs must show the subject actively doing something
The Underwater World:
The photographs entered in this category must have been taken under water and can illustrate any marine or freshwater animals or plants, the aesthetic appeal is particularly important in underwater images
Animal Portraits:
The photographs entered in this category should show the subjects in close-up or show the subject in full or centre frame
In Praise of Plants:
Pictures should highlight the beauty and importance of flowering or hon-flowering plants
Urban and Garden Wildlife:
This category is looking for original ways of showing animals or plants in a an urban or suburban setting including gardens
From Dusk to Dawn:
Pictures must have been taken between sunset and sunrise (the sun may be on but not above the horizon) and must feature animals
Composition and Form:
In this interesting category realism takes a back seat, and the focu is totally on the aesthetic appeal of the image which must illustrate natural subjects in abstract ways
Wild Places:
Pictures in this category should be landscapes that convey a feeling of wildness and create a sense of wonder or awe
The World in Our Hands:
Pictures must illustrate in a symbolic or graphic way our dependence on the natural world or our capability of inflicting harm on it
Junior Categories include:
Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year:
This section of the competition is open to photographers aged 17 and under. Your pictures must show wild animals, plants or wild landscapes. |
