Beautiful Winning Photos From The Bird Photographer Of The Year 2018
Bird Photographer of the Year 2018: Pedro Jarque Krebs. Black Friday – American Flamingos
Now in its fourth year, Bird Photographer of the Year is a global photographic competition; a celebration of avian beauty and diversity, and a tribute to the flexibility and quality of today’s modern digital imaging systems. Some fantastic prizes are on offer including our top prize of £5,000, plus other prizes of camera equipment from Olympus, binoculars from Swarovski Optik, outdoor clothing from Country Innovation, professional portfolio reviews and advice from Alamy, and a £1,500 travel voucher from Wildlife Worldwide.
Never before has there been a competition of this scale dedicated purely to the growing interest and passion for photographing one of the most interesting and engaging areas of natural history. The advent of digital technology has revolutionised photography in recent years and some fantastic images, of a quality that wouldn’t have been possible in the days of film, now proliferate on the Internet for millions to see.
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Best Portfolio 2018: Petr Bambousek – Czech Republic. Toco Toucans – Toco Toucan
Entwined – Northern Gannet
Spa Time – Giant Cowbird
Common Crane – Common Crane
Gannet flight – Northern Gannet
Anhinga in river – Anhinga
Best Portrait 2018: Winner. Red-necked Phalarope by Saverio Gatto
2nd. Common Snipe by Roelof Molenaar
3rd. Grey Heron by Ivan Sjögren
4th. Grey Plover by Mario Suarez Porras
5th. Blue Tit by Faisal Alnonas
Birds in the Environment 2018: Winner. Common Ostrich by Salvador Colvée
2nd. Ruddy Turnstones by Mario Suárez Porraz
3rd. Hyacinth Macaws by Petr Bambousek
4th. Jabiru by Dorothy Grace
5th. European Shag by Joel Walley
Attention to Detail 2018: Winner. Western Crowned-pigeon by David Easton
2nd. Starling by Alan Price
3rd. Atlantic Puffin by Mario Suarez Porras
4th. Common Pauraque by Jess Findlay
5th. Chilean Flamingo by Bill Coster
Bird Behaviour 2018: Winner. Northern Gannet by Richard Shucksmith
2nd. Cabot’s Tern by Petr Bambousek
3rd. Black Skimmer by Thomas Chadwick
4th. Bittern by Bence Mate
5th. Grey Partridge by Rostislav Ageev
Birds in Flight 2018: Winner. Little Egret by Sienna Anderson
2nd. Northern Fulmar by Marc Weber
3rd. Northern Wren by Roelof Molenaar
4th. Pheasant-tailed Jacana by Hira Punjabi
5th. Blue-tailed Bee-eater by Kallol Mukherjee
Garden and Urban Birds 2018: Winner. European Robin by Nikos Bukas
2nd. Bar-tailed Godwit by Mario Suarez Porras
3rd. Silver Gull by Kevin Sawford
4th. Great Crested Grebes by Daniel Trim
5th. Starlings by Terry Whittaker
Creative Imagery 2018: Winner. American Flamingos by Pedro Jarque Krebs
2nd. Greater Flamingos by Fahad Alenezi
3rd. Adelie Penguins by Martin Grace
