Winners Of The British Wildlife Photography Awards 2011

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2011 British Wildlife Photography Award Winners - The winners of this year's British Wildlife Photography Awards have been announced.

Posted: 29th September 2011
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Richard Shucksmith - 'Jellyfish in the Blue Sea of Sula Sgeir'
Richard Shucksmith - 'Jellyfish in the Blue Sea of Sula Sgeir' BWPA

Richard Shucksmith's photo of a jellyfish has won this year's British Wildlife Photography Awards. The photo, which was taken at Sula Sgeir - a small uninhabited Scottish island, 41 miles north of Lewis, was described by Greg Armfield, Photography and Film Manager from WWF, as a 'truly beautiful shot'.

The younger photographers were not forgotten about either with Oliver Wilks with a 'fox yawning' and Walter Lovell with the shot 'frog with spawn' walking away with the Young British Wildlife Photographer awards.

The full category winners were:

COAST AND MARINE
Richard Shucksmith - 'Jellyfish in the Blue Sea of Sula Sgeir'

ANIMAL PORTRAITS
Mark Smith - 'Mystical Mist, Fallow Deer'

HABITAT
Ian Paul Haskell - 'Hare in Morning Light with Hoar Frost'

ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR
Andrew Parkinson - 'Grey Heron Walking on Water'

URBAN WILDLIFE

David Biggs - 'Champagne Starling'

WILDLIFE IN MY BACKYARD
Rana Dias - 'Busy Wasp on Blackberries'

HIDDEN BRITAIN
Leslie Holburn - 'Scorpion Fly on a Leaf'

LIVING LANDSCAPES
Connectivity, Graham Eaton - 'Llyn Idwal – War and Peace'

BRITISH SEASONS
Ross Hoddinott - 'Summer Insects'

DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Neil Aldridge - 'Its Only a Game'

WILDLIFE ON VIDEO

Mark Sisson - 'Great Crested Grebe Family'

The winning video can be viewed here: British Wildlife Photography Awards - Wildlife On Video

Competition judge Paul Wilkinson, Head of Living Landscape for The Wildlife Trusts, said "We are delighted to see how many people from around the UK were inspired by the competition to explore nature in their local area.  This year’s entries reflected a real passion, and affection, for local wildlife. This competition is a special opportunity to give the natural world that surrounds us the recognition, and reverence, it deserves."

For more information, visit British Wildlife Photography Awards


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MikeA
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891 forum posts England
30 Sep 2011 - 3:47 PM
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Like the jelly fish image but the video I would not have posted on you tube, jerky and out of focus, not for me.

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