Ο διαγωνισμός «Bird Photographer of the Year 2020» επέλεξε και μοιράστηκε τις καλύτερες φωτογραφίες πτηνών για το 2020.
Amazing Birds: 20 Shortlisted Images Competing For Bird Photographer Of The Year 2020
Yellow Youngsters: Yellow Bittern, Best Portrait category.
Photo: Deliang Tong - Bird Photographer of the YearAs part of its fifth annual edition, the Bird Photographer of the Year (BPOTY) 2020 competition organized by the British natural history photo library Nature Photographers Ltd (NPL), has unveiled a selection of shortlisted images culled from more than 15,000 received from photographers representing 60-plus countries around the world.
“The standard of this year’s imagery is simply stunning and it was a very difficult job to whittle the entries down to the shortlist for final judging,” the organizers explained.
A list of the finalists will be announced on April 1, 2020, and the winners will be presented on August 22.
“Winning this competition is getting harder,” said naturalist and TV host Chris Packham, who heads the judging team. “And that’s the way it should be because photography is evolving more rapidly than ever: It is visibly edging closer to being able to facilitate perfection.”
“Every year, the standard just keeps improving, making the job of the judges increasingly tricky,” BPOTY Director and Competition Coordinator Rob Read explained. “There are so many technically brilliant photographs to look at, it takes something truly outstanding to catch the eye – I hope that this is demonstrated by the amazing shortlist that the judges have produced this year.”
One of the main aims of the competition is to support bird-related conservation initiatives and to promote both the art of bird photography and the work of wildlife photographers.
The BPOTY is open to professional and amateur photographers and offers a top prize of £5,000 plus other awards including camera equipment, binoculars, outdoor clothing and travel vouchers.
The competition awards the Best Portfolio and gold, silver, bronze and honorable mentions in various categories including Best Portrait, Birds in the Environment, Attention to Detail, Bird Behavior, Birds in Flight, Garden and Urban Birds, Creative Imagery, Young Bird Photographer, Black and White, Inspirational Encounters and Conservation Documentary.
Here you can see the full first-cut list of entries.
Burning: White Stork, Birds in the Environment category.
Photo: Pavel Chekanov - Bird Photographer of the Year
Peeping: Spotted Owlet, Best Portrait category.
Photo: Tomasz Szpila - Bird Photographer of the Year
Shortlisted, Black-and-White category.
Photo: Jean-Marie Ville - BIRD PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Changing Diet Bearded Tit, Bird Behaviour category.
Photo: Barry Carter - Bird Photographer of the Year
Heron Dance: Grey Heron, Birds in Flight category.
Photo: Andreas Hemb - Bird Photographer of the Year
Great Egret, Birds in the Environment category.
Photo: Guang Hua Chen - Bird Photographer of the Year
Big/Small: Northern Gannet, Best Portrait category.
Photo: Manuel Enrique González Carmona - Bird Photographer of the Year
Golden Autumn Colours: Golden Eagle, Birds in Flight category.
Photo: Jari Peltomäki - Bird Photographer of the Year
Peek-a-boo: Least Bittern, Birds in the Environment category.
Photo: Joshua Galicki - Bird Photographer of the Year
Plover Vs Worm: Piping Plover, Bird Behaviour category.
Photo: Matthew Filosa - Bird Photographer of the Year
Pied Falconet: Best Portrait category
Photo: Gary Zeng - Bird Photographer of the Year
Singing the Blues: Eurasian Wren, Bird Behaviour category.
Photo: Simon Roy - Bird Photographer of the Year
All the Fun of the Fair: Common Starling, Garden and Urban Birds category.
Photo: Ben Andrew - Bird Photographer of the Year
Camouflage: Great Spotted Woodpecker, Birds in the Environment category.
Photo: Peter Bartholomew - Bird Photographer of the Year
Raider in the Storm: Gentoo Penguin, Birds in the Environment category.
Photo: Renato Granieri - Bird Photographer of the Year
Shortlisted, Young Bird Photographer of the year category.
Photo: Nathan Yoder - BIRD PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Savannah Calling: Savannah Sparrow, Best Portrait category.
Photo: Brad James - Bird Photographer of the Year
Tongue in Cheek?: Brown Pelican, Best Portrait category.
Photo: Matthew Filosa - Bird Photographer of the Year
Oasis: Flamingos, Birds in the Environment category
Photo: Ali Kabas - Bird Photographer of the Year
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