Deadline: December 10, 2020
Entry Fee: Young – Free, Adult – from £30 to £35
Prizes: £1,000, £1,250, £1,500, £2,500, £10,000, trip to London, trophy, certificates
Wildlife Photographer of the Year is an internationally renowned competition that recognises, rewards and celebrates the work of talented photographers, from amateurs to professionals.
Whether you shoot in the wilderness or at the heart of an urban environment, Wildlife Photographer of the Year is open to everyone.
The Competition comprises an Adult Competition open to photographers aged 18 and over, and a Young Competition open to photographers aged 17 and under.
Sections
- Adult Competition
Photographers aged 18 and over - Young Competition
aged 17 and under
The Adult Competition
Categories
- Animals in their Environment
Evoking atmosphere and a sense of place – with the habitat as a major element of the picture – to convey how an animal is an integral part of its environment. - Animal Portraits
Revealing the personality of an individual or an intimate group of animals in a thought-provoking or memorable way. - Behaviour: Amphibians and Reptiles
Revealing active behaviour that adds to our understanding of the nature of a species. - Behaviour: Birds
Portraying memorable, unusual or dramatic behaviour. - Behaviour: Invertebrates
Revealing the most interesting or memorable behaviour of any of the multitude of smaller animals without backbones – whether on land, in the air, or in water. - Behaviour: Mammals
Portraying memorable, unusual or dramatic behaviour. - NEW Oceans – The Bigger Picture
Reporting on the vital influence and importance of marine environments for us or the planet. Images can be taken above or below the water. They should convey a message – symbolic or actual – whether seas as reservoirs of extraordinary plenty or oceans as drivers of climate and weather, or as examples of human exploitation, protection or restoration of a marine environment. - Plants and Fungi
Conveying the essence of a plant or fungus or portraying its importance or role in its environment or its means of survival. - NEW Natural Artistry
Reflecting the simple beauty or complex artistry of nature. Images can be in colour or black and white and although may not match the criteria of other categories, they must remain true to nature. - Underwater
Revealing life under water, whether a marine or freshwater environment. Images can focus on animal behaviour or portray animals or plants as part of particular underwater environments. - Urban Wildlife
Focusing on nature’s occupation or cohabitation in a human-dominated environment, whether capturing the magic of the commonplace or the surprise of the unexpected or normally unseen. - NEW Wetlands – The Bigger Picture
Communicating the vital role of freshwater ecosystems, from mountain-tops-bogs and peat uplands, rivers and lakes to deltas, floodplains, marshes and mangroves. Images can be powerful through their impact or beauty or illustrate an environmental or conservation story that reveals the importance of wetlands for nature and/or for people. - Photojournalism
Investigating the relationship between humans and the natural world. Images can be challenging, uplifting, provocative or revelatory, and should illustrate how our attitudes, decisions and actions impact the natural world. - Photojournalist Story Award
Telling a powerful story, these six to ten images should have both individual quality and combined narrative power. Stories can be challenging, uplifting, provocative or revelatory and should illustrate how our attitudes, decisions and actions impact the natural world. - Rising Star Portfolio Award (aged 18 to 26)
Demonstrating style and artistic intent, this selection of the photographer’s best images (six to ten images of varying subjects or viewpoints) should show a breadth of skill and vision but with consistent quality. - Portfolio Award (Aged 27 and over)
Displaying a selection of the photographer’s best work, these images (six to ten) should sit well together, whether through a particular style or approach or a focus on a particular topic, but do not need to tell a story.
You can submit a maximum of twenty five (25) images in total regardless of how many of the above categories you submit entries for.
Prizes
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year
£10,000, trophy and personalised certificate - Portfolio Award
£2,500 and personalised certificate
trip to London to attend the awards ceremony - Photojournalist Story Award
£2,500 and personalised certificate
trip to London to attend the awards ceremony - Rising Star Portfolio Award
£1,500 and personalised certificate
trip to London to attend the awards ceremony - Adult category winners
£1,250 and personalised certificate
trip to London to attend the awards ceremony - Adult category highly commended
personalised certificate
invitation to the awards ceremony in London
Entry Fee
- £30.00 is required from each entrant up until 11.29am GMT on Thursday 3 December 2020
- From 11.30am GMT on Thursday 3 December a one-off non-refundable entry fee of £35.00 is required from each entrant
Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year
The Young competition is open to anyone who is aged 17 or under on 10 December 2020.
Categories
For Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year, you can submit up to 10 photos into one of the three age group categories.
- 10 Years and Under
- 11-14 Years
- 15-17 Years
Images can cover any aspect of wildlife and the natural world, whether wild plants or animals or their natural environments, or illustrate our interaction with nature, good or bad.
The winner of each age category will be considered for the Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year title.
Prizes
- Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year
£1,000, trophy and personalised certificate - Young category winners
personalised certificate
trip to London for awards ceremony - Young category highly commended
personalised certificate
invitation to the awards ceremony in London
Entry Fee
There is no fee to enter the Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
