WildArt Photographer of the Year Winners -

ABSTRACTS

WildArt Photographer of the Year Volume 1 Now Available! Foreword by Robert Irwin

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ABSTRACTS represents the very essence of the WildArt competition’s focus n the artistic side of nature and wildlife photography and was our theme for August. Victoria Hillman was the judge in charge of this category which attracted hundreds of entries from photographers all around the globe. Many congratulations go to Kai Kolodziej from Austria who has won the category Gold Award with this amazing image of a Bluntheaded Tree Snake photographed in Costa Rica. Kai wins £500. Please watch the recording of our online Awards Presentation below, which includes reviews of the images by Victoria Hillman and interviews with the winners.

KAI KOLODZIEJ - ABSTRACTS GOLD AWARD WINNER

ABSTRACTS Gold Award Winner - ‘Dotted’ © Kai Kolodziej

URSZULA FRYDRYCH - ABSTRACTS SILVER AWARD WINNER

Congratulations also go to Urszula Frydrych from Poland who wins our Silver Award and a voucher worth $300 from F-Stop with this amazing image of water droplets of a plant; and also to Simone Baumeister from Germany who is awarded our Bronze prize and a Cotton Carrier CCS G3 Binocular and Camera Harness for her incredible dragonfly image entitled ‘Beautiful Eyes’. Our Gold, Silver, and Bronze Award winners all go forward to our grand final at the end of the year and are in with a chance of becoming our overall WildArt Photographer of the Year for 2022.

ABSTRACTS Silver Award Winner - ‘Blue Phantasmagoria’ © Urszula Frydrych

SIMONE BAUMEISTER - ABSTRACTS BRONZE AWARD WINNER

ABSTRACTS Bronze Award Winner - ‘Beautiful Eyes’ © Simone Baumeister

FOUNDER’S CHOICE

The Founder’s Choice for ABSTRACTS is awarded to Jan Piecha from Germany for his image of a Blackbird entitled ‘Flooded with Light’. This image is also Highly Commended by the judges. By winning this award, Jan’s image also goes forward to our grand final at the end of the year, along with our Gold, Silver, and Bronze Award winners.

THAMBOON UYYANONVARA - ABSTRACTS YOUNG CATEGORY WINNER

Congratulations go to Thamboon Uyyanonvara from Thailand who wins our Young Award for ABSTRACTS with this imaginative image of a Spider in its web. Thamboon wins £50 and his image goes forward to our grand final at the end of the year when he could be crowned WildArt Young Photographer of the Year 2022.