Established in 2009, the British Wildlife Photography Awards were created to celebrate the talents of both amateur and professional photographers, while simultaneously highlighting the great wealth and diversity of British natural history. This year there was a Young Photography competition as well as an adult photography competition.
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| Blue leaf-beetle - winner of Young British Wildlife Photography Award 2010 © Adam Hawtin (aged 14) |
Buglife sponsored the ‘Hidden Britain’ category of the adult competition and we are very pleased to see the winning ‘Dragonflies in the Dew’ by Lynne Newton.
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| Dargonflies in Dew - Winner of the 'Hidden Britain' category © Lynne Newton |
For the first time to accompany this year’s Awards, a stunning coffee table book has been published titled ‘British Wildlife Photography Awards: Collection 1’. Showcasing the 10 separate categories covering everything from marine wildlife and animal behavior to creepy crawlies and urban wildlife, the book beautifully reveals the unseen splendor and surprising diversity of Britain’s wildlife.
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| Emerging Cranefly - one of the highly commended photos in the 'Hidden Britain' category © Danny Beath |
A year-long nationwide tour of the BWPA exhibition starts this month and will tour throughout England, Scotland and Wales. For more details about the tour and the book click here.
