Spectacular Winning Photos Of The Bird Photographer Of The Year 2022

Overall Winner, Bird Photographer of the Year by Erlend Haarberg

Here are the winning photos of the Bird Photographer of the Year 2022. An image of a rock ptarmigan in winter plumage taking flight above the snow-covered mountains of Tysfjord, Norway, takes the grand prize in the world’s largest bird photography competition.

Photographers from all over the world entered more than 20,000 images into the competition, each with their eyes on the £5,000 grand prize. Norweight photographer Erlend Haarberg was declared this year’s grand prize winner for his beautiful image taken above Tysfjorden.

The Young Bird Photographer of the Year 2022 was awarded to a 17-year-old Swiss photographer Levi Fitze for his image of a dunlin struggling against a sandstorm.

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Attention to Detail: Gold Winner by Andy Pollard

Attention to Detail: Silver Winner by Isabella Chowra

Attention to Detail: Bronze Winner by Sue Dougherty

Best Portrait: Gold Winner by Ly Dang

Best Portrait: Silver Winner by Brad James

Best Portrait: Bronze Winner by Richard Flack

Bird Behaviour: Gold Winner by Peter Ismert

Bird Behaviour: Silver Winner by Henley Spiers

Bird Behaviour: Bronze Winner by Simon d’Entremont

Birds in Flight: Gold Winner by Raoul Slater

Birds in Flight: Silver Winner by Mark Williams

Birds in Flight: Bronze Winner by Aaron Baggenstos

Birds in the Environment: Gold Winner by Erlend Haarberg

Birds in the Environment: Silver Winner by Paul Mckenzie

Birds in the Environment: Bronze Winner by Mario Suarez Porras

Black and White: Gold Winner by Henley Spiers

Black and White: Silver Winner by Paweł Smolik

Black and White: Bronze Winner by Tomasz Sczansny

Creative Imagery: Gold Winner by Petro Katerynych

Creative Imagery: Silver Winner by Janine Lee

Creative Imagery: Bronze Winner by Wei Lian

Urban Birds: Gold Winner by Ammar Alsayed Ahmed

Urban Birds: Gold Winner by Laszlo Potozky

Urban Birds: Gold Winner by Kerry Wu

Young Bird Photographer of the Year by Levi Fitze

14-17 Years: Silver Winner by Tamás Koncz-Bisztricz

14-17 Years: Bronze Winner by Thamboon Uyyanonvara

9-13 Years: Gold Winner by Parham Pourahmad

9-13 Years: Silver Winner by Andrés Luis Domínguez Blanco

9-13 Years: Bronze Winner by Achintya Murthy

8 and Under: Gold Winner by Arjun Jenigiri