Since 1964, the National History Museum in London has been organizing their annual Wildlife Photographer Of The Year contest. This year, the best photographer title winner in Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year, which includes photographers up to 17 years of age, was Carlos Perez Naval – a 9-year-old boy from Spain.
Carlos’ parents are tireless travelers, and they always take their son to all their trips around the world. When he was 4, he started taking beautiful photos of all the nature and wild animals he saw – first with a compact camera and now with professional wildlife photography equipment. He gets a bigger lens every time he goes abroad.
Carlos doesn’t need to be in faraway lands to take incredible pictures – during the school year, the plants and the beautiful animals in his garden and surrounding Teruel can’t escape the “clicks” of this professional photographer’s camera.
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Stinger In The Sun – Winner 2014
Source: nhm.ac.uk
Carlos Receives His Prize From The Duchess Of Cambridge
Source: independent.ie
I'm so glad that his family has recognized and embraced his talent! Not many kids get to discover these talents so young.
You're so right. And not all families support their kids even when they find their talent because photography is a very costly hobby.
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Awesome...I think that this boy has very high intelligence score, and that he is not great only in photography.
I do believe that many talented individuals are highly intelligent, but talent is never limited to IQ. Why stir the fire? Enjoy his talent!!
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that demonstrates once again that anyone with a professional camera and some free time can become a photographer
there are so many talented kid but there is not such a opportunity to have camera and other things like this kid ,
Its a brilliant hobby and isnt that expensive as you can get great second hand cameras and lenses- I just wish more kids did this!
We are three students from Australia. We loved the leopard picture. Although you are young, you're doing an excellent job. Congrats!
Hi Carlos, we are three students from Australia. We loved the leopard picture. Although you are young, you're doing an excellent job!
Shame it had to be spoilt with a sponging royal getting in on the act.
Creativity and intelligence are not necessarily related as these gifts from different sides of the brain.
I'm proud to be Spanish when I see the world through the eyes of a 9-year-old boy
I feel proud to be Spanish when I see this. We have so many corrupted politicians and bankers...It's nice to see the nature through his eyes
Great, congratulations for his passion and skill and a big like to his family that support him...I invite him for free in my wildlife tour
Unless you own a camera that can think for you (no such thing yet) a great deal of intelligence is needed to excel. True for all art forms.
Unless you own a camera that can think for you (no such thing, yet) a great deal of intelligence is needed to excel. True for any art form.
What a rare and wonderful talent. I am thinking here of the eye, the heart, and the head coming together and waiting for the moment...
WOW, he really has a very good eye for photography. May he continue to share his good work and inspire other young people to do the same.
Keep up the good work kid you get a good future,, God blessed u and your family members, by angel cividanes I am in the Bronx by the Bronx z
Congrats are definitely well deserved to a very talented (and young) photographer!!!!
Congratulations to Carlos Perez Naval also to his parents! Amazing talent Godspeed!
Awesome work for this very young - and rich - man ! Evey kid should have the chance to express his (or her) talent.
this kid definitely has an eye for beauty. he seems like he already has a deeper understanding of nature because of his love for it.
i was looking at this with my 7year old son and he said "I love your work". Keep up the good work Carlos!
Incredible and inspiring, I don't even know him and I'm so happy for him to have found his passion at such a young age! can't wait for more!
Great young person who doesn't wait age and experience to ride on his dreams. Thanks to show out so much talent… Go on Carlos
He is very good and it looks like he will go far in his ability to take beautiful photos. I would love to know what lens he is using.
Too many kids are being 'institutionalised' by their parents. "You will do this, study this..." Nice to see kids doing their own thing.
i m looking forward seeing more of his work in the future....excellent pictures!
Awesome -- congratulations Carlos - love seeing the world through a child's eye - keep the great work - !
He is quite young for his brilliancy of photography. He puts himself in harms way just to get a picture. You must be careful, young one!
Great work, young man! Keep on shooting!! We can hardly wait to see more of the world through your eyes!
WoW! When I was lilo, I loved taking pictures of weird things such as water with weed and plants stuck onto it or lady bugs.... XD
Definitely someone to watch. This young man understands light, composition, and juxtaposition of humor and pathos in his work. Exceptional
Extraordinary talent! I look forward to seeing the evolution of his perspectives.
Definitely he has talent and patience beyond his years, but fortunately for him he also has some awesome (and expensive) equipment.
His pictures are really wonderful. Congratulations to Carlos and his parents who encouraged him.
Good for him, so talented so early in life, let's hope he keeps his dream going.
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Awesome, and nearly welling up. Well Done Carlos, keep up the FANTASTIC work !!!!
He's so talented at such a young age and I especially love that he does this in soccer gear. Shows the true little boy!
He's amazing. I especially love that he does this in soccer gear! Shows the true spirit of little boys. Fabulous and congratulations.
I have talent for this and he is 3 years younger than me but THIS IS AMAZING
Amazing eye and technique in one so young. He'll go far in anything he wants to do.
Absolutely fantastic! Those photos are amazing. He has such an eye and such technique for one so young!
It's exciting to know that young people find their passions in life. Such recognition is a boon in their career. All the best kiddo!
welll and now i think to myself.. what would happen if my parents would listen to me and gave me a camera when I was so young :)
He is an outstanding photographer! Many great things to come still. Beautiful photographs, really intimate portraits.
As an artist, what impresses me is he eye for good composition amongst other things. Well done little man!
i guarantee every kids can do that, photography is 90% matter of tools not skill, look at his expensive camera / lens
Absolute rubbish. How many 9 year olds do you know with sufficient patience and powers of concentration to master wildlife photography?
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I'm so glad that his family has recognized and embraced his talent! Not many kids get to discover these talents so young.
You're so right. And not all families support their kids even when they find their talent because photography is a very costly hobby.
Load More Replies... Awesome...I think that this boy has very high intelligence score, and that he is not great only in photography.
I do believe that many talented individuals are highly intelligent, but talent is never limited to IQ. Why stir the fire? Enjoy his talent!!
Load More Replies... that demonstrates once again that anyone with a professional camera and some free time can become a photographer
there are so many talented kid but there is not such a opportunity to have camera and other things like this kid ,
Its a brilliant hobby and isnt that expensive as you can get great second hand cameras and lenses- I just wish more kids did this!
We are three students from Australia. We loved the leopard picture. Although you are young, you're doing an excellent job. Congrats!
Hi Carlos, we are three students from Australia. We loved the leopard picture. Although you are young, you're doing an excellent job!
Shame it had to be spoilt with a sponging royal getting in on the act.
Creativity and intelligence are not necessarily related as these gifts from different sides of the brain.
I'm proud to be Spanish when I see the world through the eyes of a 9-year-old boy
I feel proud to be Spanish when I see this. We have so many corrupted politicians and bankers...It's nice to see the nature through his eyes
Great, congratulations for his passion and skill and a big like to his family that support him...I invite him for free in my wildlife tour
Unless you own a camera that can think for you (no such thing yet) a great deal of intelligence is needed to excel. True for all art forms.
Unless you own a camera that can think for you (no such thing, yet) a great deal of intelligence is needed to excel. True for any art form.
What a rare and wonderful talent. I am thinking here of the eye, the heart, and the head coming together and waiting for the moment...
WOW, he really has a very good eye for photography. May he continue to share his good work and inspire other young people to do the same.
Keep up the good work kid you get a good future,, God blessed u and your family members, by angel cividanes I am in the Bronx by the Bronx z
Congrats are definitely well deserved to a very talented (and young) photographer!!!!
Congratulations to Carlos Perez Naval also to his parents! Amazing talent Godspeed!
Awesome work for this very young - and rich - man ! Evey kid should have the chance to express his (or her) talent.
this kid definitely has an eye for beauty. he seems like he already has a deeper understanding of nature because of his love for it.
i was looking at this with my 7year old son and he said "I love your work". Keep up the good work Carlos!
Incredible and inspiring, I don't even know him and I'm so happy for him to have found his passion at such a young age! can't wait for more!
Great young person who doesn't wait age and experience to ride on his dreams. Thanks to show out so much talent… Go on Carlos
He is very good and it looks like he will go far in his ability to take beautiful photos. I would love to know what lens he is using.
Too many kids are being 'institutionalised' by their parents. "You will do this, study this..." Nice to see kids doing their own thing.
i m looking forward seeing more of his work in the future....excellent pictures!
Awesome -- congratulations Carlos - love seeing the world through a child's eye - keep the great work - !
He is quite young for his brilliancy of photography. He puts himself in harms way just to get a picture. You must be careful, young one!
Great work, young man! Keep on shooting!! We can hardly wait to see more of the world through your eyes!
WoW! When I was lilo, I loved taking pictures of weird things such as water with weed and plants stuck onto it or lady bugs.... XD
Definitely someone to watch. This young man understands light, composition, and juxtaposition of humor and pathos in his work. Exceptional
Extraordinary talent! I look forward to seeing the evolution of his perspectives.
Definitely he has talent and patience beyond his years, but fortunately for him he also has some awesome (and expensive) equipment.
His pictures are really wonderful. Congratulations to Carlos and his parents who encouraged him.
Good for him, so talented so early in life, let's hope he keeps his dream going.
http://www.iphotochannel.com.br/index.php/fotografia-de-casamento/kalel-de-santi-um-fotografo-precoce/
http://www.iphotochannel.com.br/index.php/fotografia-de-casamento/kalel-de-santi-um-fotografo-precoce/
Awesome, and nearly welling up. Well Done Carlos, keep up the FANTASTIC work !!!!
He's so talented at such a young age and I especially love that he does this in soccer gear. Shows the true little boy!
He's amazing. I especially love that he does this in soccer gear! Shows the true spirit of little boys. Fabulous and congratulations.
I have talent for this and he is 3 years younger than me but THIS IS AMAZING
Amazing eye and technique in one so young. He'll go far in anything he wants to do.
Absolutely fantastic! Those photos are amazing. He has such an eye and such technique for one so young!
It's exciting to know that young people find their passions in life. Such recognition is a boon in their career. All the best kiddo!
welll and now i think to myself.. what would happen if my parents would listen to me and gave me a camera when I was so young :)
He is an outstanding photographer! Many great things to come still. Beautiful photographs, really intimate portraits.
As an artist, what impresses me is he eye for good composition amongst other things. Well done little man!
i guarantee every kids can do that, photography is 90% matter of tools not skill, look at his expensive camera / lens
Absolute rubbish. How many 9 year olds do you know with sufficient patience and powers of concentration to master wildlife photography?
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