Selection of Finalists for Bird Photographer of the Year 2021
Brian Matthews
These are a selection of the finalists of the prestigious Bird Photographer of the Year 2021 Photo Competition. With species from around the world, the shortlist offers a stunning look at birdlife across the planet. Highlights range from a face-off between a white-tailed sea eagle and fox in Japan, to a nuthatch landing in a garden in Solihull, UK.
Will Nicholls, director – Bird Photographer of the Year, explains: “This year we saw an incredible 22,000 entries into the competition, with images coming in from all over the world. The standard of photography was incredibly high, and the diversity in different species was great to see. Now the judges are going to have a tough time deciding the winner of the competition!”
Winners are announced 1st September 2021, and the next contest opens later that month.
More: Bird Photographer of the Year, Instagram h/t: petapixel
Daniel Zhang
Li Ying Lou
Øyvind Pedersen
Terry Whittaker
Daniela Anger
Gail Bisson
Tom Schandy
Mark Sisson
Diana Schmies
Scott Suriano
Irene Waring
Fahad Alenezi
Irma Szabo
Raymond Hennessy
Brad James
Amanda Cook
Andy Parkinson
Zdeněk Jakl
James Wilcox
David White
Aguti Antonio
Gábor Li
Mark Williams
Tzahi Finkelstein
Daphne Wong
Anupam Chakraborty
Taku Ono
Thomas Vijayan
Eirik Grønningsæter
Mario Suarez Porras
