WildArt Photographer of the Year Winners - ABSTRACTS
ABSTRACTS was the competition category theme for June and was the design of Victoria Hillman. We received 804 entries into this contest, entries which proved to be of a really high standard with loads of really artistic images for Victoria and her judging team to consider. Many congratulations to all featured here, especially Rachel Piper from the United Kingdom for her fabulous image of a spider’s web which has won our Gold Award in this category. Rachel books a place in our grand final at the end of the year giving her the chance to become our very first WildArt Photographer of the Year winner. Victoria supported Froglife with ABSTRACTS, a UK wildlife charity committed to the conservation of amphibians and reptiles – frogs, toads, newts, snakes and lizards – and saving the habitats they depend on. Learn more about Froglife here. The competition raised a total of £157 through a percentage of competition entry fees. Thanks to all who entered ABSTRACTS and helped us to raise this money for conservation. Please watch our awards presentation to see all the images and hear what our judge Victoria and the winners have to say.
RACHEL PIPER - ABSTRACTS GOLD AWARD WINNER
ABSTRACTS Gold Award Winner ‘Hidden Beauty’ ©Rachel Piper
Congratulations also go to Steve Palmer from the United Kingdom who wins our Silver Award and £200 with this image entitled ‘Organic Manic’; and also to Trai Anfield, also from the United Kingdom who is awarded our Bronze prize and £100 for her image of a Cheetah entitled ‘Dreaming of Cheetah’.
ABSTRACTS BRONZE AWARD WINNER - Trai Anfield
ABSTRACTS SILVER AWARD WINNER - Steve Palmer
ABSTRACTS Silver Award Winner ‘Organic Manic’ ©Steve Palmer
ABSTRACTS Bronze Award Winner ‘Dreaming of Cheetah’ ©Trai Anfield
Topaz Labs Prize Winner ‘Satisfied Salsify’ ©Barbara White
Wild Planet Photo Magazine Award Winner ‘The Dance’ ©Jiří Hřebíček
TOPAZ LABS PRIZE WINNER
We are delighted to be able to offer an additional prize for ABSTRACTS in the form of Topaz Labs DeNoise AI worth $79.99. This prize goes to Barbara White from the United States of America for her image of the seed head of Salsify ‘Satisfied Salsify’. This image is also Highly Commended by the judges and is Rob Read’s Founder’s Choice.
WILD PLANET PHOTO MAGAZINE - EDITOR’S CHOICE
Congratulations go to Jiří Hřebíček from the Czech Republic for this image of Red-crowned Cranes entitled ‘The Dance’. Jiří is our Wild Planet Photo Magazine Editor’s Choice for ABSTRACTS and receives a year’s free subscription to the magazine.
Cotton Carrier Award Winner ‘Standing Alone’ ©Lynn Fergusson
COTTON CARRIER AWARD WINNER
Many congratulations go to Lynn Fergusson from the Canada who wins our Cotton Carrier Award with this image of a tree entitled ‘Standing Alone’. Lynn wins a camera sling from Cotton Carrier.
WildArt Young ABSTRACTS category winner ‘Backlit Lines’ ©D’Artagnan Sprengel
WILDART YOUNG ABSTRACTS CATEGORY WINNER
Our congratulations go to D’Artagnan Sprengel from New Zealand who wins our Young Award for ABSTRACTS with this image of New Zealand Flax entitled ‘Backlit Lines’. D’Artagnan wins £50 and goes forward to our grand final at the end of the year and will be considered for our overall WildArt Young Photographer of the Year.
HIGHLY COMMENDED
The images displayed below are Highly Commended by the judges. Congratulations to all.
COMMENDED
The images displayed below are Commended by the judges. Congratulations to all.
