Winners 2009
WINNERS' GALLERY
For the winning image we were looking for the one that, amongst thousand of entries, stood out as the most memorable and striking. Almost monochrome in tone, this beautiful silhouette is both intriguing and haunting, with a delicate composition and admirable clarity. Droplets of water shimmer on the wings; a fuzz of hairs’ bristle from the body and, perhaps most fascinating of all, the photographer Ross Hoddinott has caught the ‘face’ of our fly which holds, in profile, a curiously human look. No one viewing this photograph, we concluded, could fail to find it completely compelling. Sue Herdman, BWPA Judge, (Editor, National Trust Magazine).
ADULT – British Wildlife Photographer
Winner
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Ross Hoddinott, Damselfly silhouette
Runner Up
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David Slater, Blackbirds Fight to the Death
YOUNG – British Wildlife Photographer
Winner
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Will Nicholls, Red Squirrel
Runner Up
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Barney Couch, Smew
YOUNG – Schools, Youth and Community Group Award
Winner
Dalmally Primary School, Glenview, Dalmally
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Katrina Dow, Spider's web
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Shannon Donald, Ladybird
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James Gemmell, Fly
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Des Halewood, Robin silhouette
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Robert McLaughlin, Spider
CATEGORY WINNERS AND COMMENDED ENTRIES
Animal portraits
Winner
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Ben Hall, Gannet portrait
Highly commended
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Ian Mason, The Exhibitionist
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Nigel Snell, Mallard Drake
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Steward Ellett, Bold Red
Animal behaviour
Winner
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David Slater, Blackbirds Fight to the Death
Highly commended
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Ben Hall, Red deer stags fighting at dusk
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Ron McCombe, Herring Gull with Guillemot chick
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Andy Fisher, Young Brown hare at speed.
Urban wildlife
Winner
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Lorne Gill, The Ultimate Flock
Highly commended
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Paul Bunyard, Stoat
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Warwick Sloss, Urban fox looking into conservatory, Bristol.
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Jodie Randall, London pigeons
Hidden Britain
Winner
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Ross Hoddinott, Damselfly silhouette
Highly commended
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Philip Roxby, Violet Ground Beetle
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Doug Mackenzie Dodds, Feather-footed flower bee
Coast and Marine
Winner
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Alexander Mustard, Grey Seal In Seaweed Bed
Highly commended
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Danny Green, Sanderling running
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Sarah Sands, Hanging On
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Ben Hall, Gannet in flight
Wildlife in my locality
Winner
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Noel Bennett, Tranquility
Highly commended
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AnnMarie Jones, Meals on Wings
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Steve Young, Knot Flock Another Place…
Habitat
Winner
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Ben Hall, Fallow buck at dawn
Highly commended
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Mark Hamblin, Red deer hinds on Rannoch Moor in winter
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Marcin Zagorski, Mountain hare
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Dale Sutton, Swallow flying through stable door
AWARDS PRESENTATION
On the 23rd September at the BWPA awards ceremony and opening of the exhibition at Hoopers Gallery, Nick Baker, naturalist and broadcaster, presented the prizes.
The adult winner with a cash prize of £5,000 and title of British Wildlife Photographer was awarded to Ross Hoddinott.
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The young winner (under 18) with a cash prize of £500 and title of Young British Wildlife Photographer was awarded to Will Nicholls (age 14).
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The School, Youth and Community Group Award, with a cash prize of £1,000 was awarded to Dalmally Primary School in Scotland. Shannon Donald (aged 7), Katrina Dow (aged 8), James Gemmell (aged 8), Des Halewood (aged 8), and Robert McLaughlin (aged 7).
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EXHIBITION
The exhibition hung at Hoopers Gallery, Clerkenwell in September 2009 before touring the UK.
The winners were announced and awards presented by wildlife TV presenter Nick Baker on the 23rd September 2009 at the evening opening of the BWPA exhibition at Hoopers Gallery.
A range of images from the exhibition.
All images of gallery and winners © David Mallows
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