WildArt Photographer of the Year Winners - WET

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

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WET was our competition category theme for January and is the design of Gail Bisson. We received over 1,100 entries into this contest, the standard of which was simply amazing. Gail and her team certainly had a really tough job selecting the winning images from the entries. Gail once again chose to support the Nova Scotia Nature Trust with WET. Many congratulations go to Vicki Santello from the United States who has won the category Gold Award with her stunning image of a Bobcat after a successful hunt on the Madison River. Vicki wins £500. Please watch the recording of our online Awards Presentation below, which includes reviews of the images by Gail Bisson and interviews with the winners.

VICKI SANTELLO - WET GOLD AWARD WINNER

WET Gold Award Winner - Bobcat after a successful hunt on the Madison River. © Vicki Santello

VICKI JAURON - WET SILVER AWARD WINNER

Congratulations also go to Vicki Jauron, also from the United States who wins our Silver Award and a voucher worth $300 from F-Stop with this incredibly atmospheric image of Wildebeest entering the Mara River; and also to Norbert Kaszás from Hungary who is awarded our Bronze prize and a Cotton Carrier. A CCS G3 Binocular and Camera Harness for his image of a Banded Demoiselle damselfly in the rain entitled ‘Golden Rain’. 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.

WET Silver Award Winner - Wildebeest entering the Mara River © Vicki Jauron

NORBERT KASZÁS - WET BRONZE AWARD WINNER

WET Bronze Award Winner - ‘Golden Rain’ © **Norbert Kaszás**

FOUNDER’S CHOICE

The Founder’s Choice for WET is awarded to Bernhard Schubert from Austria for his outstanding image of a Horn-nosed Frog. This image is also Highly Commended by the judges. By winning this award, Bernhard’s image also goes forward to our grand final at the end of the year, along with our Gold, Silver, and Bronze Award winners.

LUCA LORENZ - YOUNG WET CATEGORY WINNER

Congratulations go to Luca Lorenz from Germany who wins our Young Award for WET with this fabulous image of a Kingfisher reflection in the surface of the water. Luca 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.