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30 Captivating Photographs From This Year’s WildArt Photographer Of The Year Contest
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“Nature and wildlife photography has the power to change lives for the better, not only by making the wonder of nature accessible to so many, but by improving awareness of conservation issues across the globe,” says Rob Read, the founder of WildArt Photographer of the Year contest. The contest has 4 categories (Wet, Light, Silhouettes, and Eyes) and is a great platform for talented photographers to get recognition for their work.
Scroll down to see this year’s best photographs and don’t forget to check out our post about last year’s contest too.
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#1
Ervin Horesnyík - Light Category
Bored Panda got to ask a few questions to Vicki Jauron, who won silver in the “Wet” category. She told us that the winning picture was from the most memorable photoshoot she’s ever done: “We had to race across the river hoping that the wildebeest would cross. We could have missed everything but instead just made it in time to be perfectly placed when the herd started heading into the river. I remember every moment of that morning.”
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#2
Amy Marques - Eyes Category
#3
Irma Szabó - Wet Category
“One of the things I love most about photography is that it’s given me the ability and drive to be out in the wild,” Vicki says. “Oftentimes I can hardly contain myself and can be heard exclaiming the beauty of the animal, making happy sounds and such. It’s thrilling to me and I’m in awe of the world's beauty. I might feel differently if I’m ever faced with a black mamba though.”
#4
Daniel D’Auria - Eyes Silver Award Winner
#5
Khurram Khan - Silhouettes Category
When asked about how she felt about winning, Vicki told us: “I never expect to win anything. Sometimes I feel like I have a potential winner, but there are always so many potential winners… I don’t know how the judges do it! But I was absolutely thrilled to win a place. Especially with the quality of the images in this competition.”
#6
Vicki Jauron - Wet Silver Award Winner
#7
Lukasz Sokol - Wet Category
dream of delusion 3 years ago
wait omg is it’s tongue stuck on the ice- or is it just licking the ice
As for the future, the talented photographer says: “My aspiration is to have my work help promote a love of nature, particularly in the next generation. I recently published two children’s books dedicated to that purpose featuring shore birds in Long Island. I’m doing some soul searching now on what more I can do and what project to take on next. And of course, I’m always looking to improve my skills and creativity.”
#8
Vanessa Mignon - Eyes Category
#10
Andorn Meesreedee - Eyes Category
Manjula Sridhar 3 years ago
What a beautiful pic. In India we refer to Peacock as Sahasraksha (or thousand eyes)
#11
Sean Chinn - Wet Category
#12
Florian Warnecke - Wet Category
#13
Yaron Schmid - Silhouettes Gold Award Winner
#14
Tim Crabb - Wet Category
#15
Jiri Hrebicek - Silhouettes Bronze Award Winner
#16
Andrew Fusek-Peters - Silhouettes Category
#17
Matthew Sullivan - Eyes Category
#18
Vicki Jauron - Wet Category
#19
Sean Chinn - Eyes Category
#20
Tibor Litauszki - Silhouettes Category
#21
Boldizsár Szucs - Light Gold Award Winner
#22
Aaron Todd - Light Founder’s Choice
#23
Kai Kolodziej - Eyes Gold Award Winner
#25
Ben Pulletz - Eyes Category
#26
Matthew Sullivan - Wet Category
Jef Bateman 3 years ago
I used to see salamanders more frequently. Are pesticides taking a toll, or is it global warming? Or both?
#27
Michal Dobes - Eyes Category
#28
Bernhard Schubert - Wet Founder's Choice
#29
Irma Szabó - Eyes Category
#30
Ponlawat Thaipinnarong - Eyes Category
#31
Vanessa Mignon - Wet Category
Who Panda 420 3 years ago
I know whale sharks are harmless but I think I would still be startled by one unaware. I wouldn't mind diving with one if I knew it was there.
#32
Simon Runting - Light Category
#33
Peter Hudson - Silhouettes Founder's Choice
#37
Krisztina Szakolczai - Light Category
#40
Robin Karpan - Light Category
#42
Jeremy Robbins - Silhouettes Category
Ashley Shelton 3 years ago
Beautiful.....animals and nature....God's glorious gifts for all of us to enjoy every day.
#44
Robin Morrison - Light Bronze Award Winner
#45
Tibor Litauszki - Silhouettes Silver Award Winner
#46
Luca Lorenz - Young Wet Category Winner
#49
Wanchanok Suvarnakara - Eyes Category
#50
Bhumit Patel - Silhouettes Category
#51
Norbert Kaszás - Wet Bronze Award Winner
#54
Norbert Kovacs - Light Category
#65
Chris Penker - Light Category
#66
Rick Beldegreen - Silhouettes Category
#68
Matthew Sullivan - Wet Category
Kahna Wanna 3 years ago
Spawning season is insane here in the PNW. Be interesting if people could leave them be for a season or so...
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Turnip and a Frog 3 years ago
I like the categories, light, eye, silhouette, wet. Simple and efficient.
Csaba Hegedűs 3 years ago
Beautiful photos! I'm especially proud at the high number of Hungarian entries!
Turnip and a Frog 3 years ago
I like the categories, light, eye, silhouette, wet. Simple and efficient.
Csaba Hegedűs 3 years ago
Beautiful photos! I'm especially proud at the high number of Hungarian entries!
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