Published June 2022 Arnett Lucina
International Bird Photographer of the Year 2022 (BPOTY) Photography Competition has announced the current front-runners from its annual competition.
A contest with bird conservation in mind
The annual bird photography competition is now in its seventh year, with more than 20,000 entries from 115 different countries as of 2022. Entrants compete for a £5,000 ($6,030) cash prize and the prestigious title of 2022 Bird Photographer of the Year.
Photographers of all ages and experience levels are welcome to submit their best bird photos, which, if successful, will be reviewed by leading experts and potentially featured in a traveling exhibition.
The UK-based organization raises funds for various charities and trusts to support dialogue projects related to bird conservation.
"Birds are a very diverse group of animals, and this year we've seen a variety of stunning images of everything from mallards to harpy eagles," said Will Nicholls, wildlife photographer and director of Bird Photographer of the Year.
“We celebrate birds and conservation through images, and everyone on the judging panel was delighted to see the work of these talented photographers.”
Ahead of the announcement of the winners on September 8, 2022, the organization has released a list of this year’s submissions A brief preview of this, as shown below:
This photo is titled "Life hangs in the balance." Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias. Skagit Valley, Washington. Glenn Nelson. Category: Bird Behavior.
"Gentoo dances at sunset." Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis. Sea Lion Island , Falkland Islands. Audrey Wooler, UK. Category: Best Portrait.
"Full contact." Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia. Hortobágy National Park, Hungary. Gabor Baross, Hungarian . Category: Bird Behavior.
"Struggle." Spotted red-legged kingfisher with red spots. norway Finnmark. Erlend Haarberg, Norway. Category: Bird Behavior.
"Warty Head." Ocellated Turkey Meleagris ocellata. Qiqi Chen, Belize . Leander Hill, Austria . Category: Best Portrait.
" Manitoba Burrowing Owl Recovery Plan." Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia. Manitoba, Canada. Walter Potrebka, Canada. Category: Conservation Award.
"A cartoon bird with a raised 'hand'." Black and yellow broadbill Eurylaimus ochromalus.
Malaysia Selangor. Weng Keong Liew, Malaysia. Category: Best Portrait.
"King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus". Golden Harbor, South Georgia, South Georgia. Ben Krank, South Africa. Category: Best Portrait.
"Heels in love." Caracara cheriway. Rancho Laguna Seca, Edinburg, Texas . Marty Phillips. Category: Bird Behavior.
"Highland Vulture and Cossax Fox." Highland Vulture Buteo hemilasius. Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. Wang Baozhu, China. Category: Bird Behavior.
" hummingbird hideout." Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Liron Gertsman, Canada. Category: Bird Behavior.
