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PHOTOGRAPHY

Bird Photographer of the Year 2022

Janine Lee wanted to create a light-hearted picture of birds stealing a fisherman’s catch and so created this composite image of pelicans and flamingos, which won silver in the creative imagery category
Janine Lee wanted to create a light-hearted picture of birds stealing a fisherman’s catch and so created this composite image of pelicans and flamingos, which won silver in the creative imagery category
JANINE LEE
The Times
Erlend Haarberg was named this year's overall winner for his image of a rock ptarmigan which he captured on camera near the summit of a mountain in the Tysfjorden area of Norway
Erlend Haarberg was named this year's overall winner for his image of a rock ptarmigan which he captured on camera near the summit of a mountain in the Tysfjorden area of Norway
ERLEND HAARBERG
Andy Pollard caught the “teddy bear” plumage of this king penguin chick which was sleeping at Volunteer Point in the Falkland Islands. The image was awarded the gold prize in the attention to detail category
Andy Pollard caught the “teddy bear” plumage of this king penguin chick which was sleeping at Volunteer Point in the Falkland Islands. The image was awarded the gold prize in the attention to detail category
ANDY POLLARD
A family of great northern divers — or common loons as they are called in North America — in the Cariboo region of British Columbia allowed Sue Dogherty to take this close-up image, which won bronze in the attention to detail category
A family of great northern divers — or common loons as they are called in North America — in the Cariboo region of British Columbia allowed Sue Dogherty to take this close-up image, which won bronze in the attention to detail category
SUE DOUGHERTY
This male sage grouse put on a theatrical display in order to try and attract a mate in Colorado, United States. Ly Dang, who took the image from a hide, won best portrait
This male sage grouse put on a theatrical display in order to try and attract a mate in Colorado, United States. Ly Dang, who took the image from a hide, won best portrait
LY DANG
A pair of Atlantic puffins seemed to share a romantic moment in the morning sun in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Brad James was the silver award winner for the best portrait category
A pair of Atlantic puffins seemed to share a romantic moment in the morning sun in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Brad James was the silver award winner for the best portrait category
BRAD JAMES
Richard Flack, who was named the bronze award winner for the bird portrait category, was surprised by this pair of purple-crested turacos while looking for African emerald cuckoos in the Lower Mpushini area near Pietermaritzburg in South Africa
Richard Flack, who was named the bronze award winner for the bird portrait category, was surprised by this pair of purple-crested turacos while looking for African emerald cuckoos in the Lower Mpushini area near Pietermaritzburg in South Africa
RICHARD FLACK
Common guillemots are incredible freedivers and Henley Spiers proved it in this image taken in the Berwickshire marine reserve in Scotland which took the silver prize for the bird behaviour category
Common guillemots are incredible freedivers and Henley Spiers proved it in this image taken in the Berwickshire marine reserve in Scotland which took the silver prize for the bird behaviour category
HENLEY SPIERS
A mating display by two male sage grouse turned vicious but luckily Peter Ismard, who took gold in the bird behaviour category, was safe in his hide in Colorado when he took the image
A mating display by two male sage grouse turned vicious but luckily Peter Ismard, who took gold in the bird behaviour category, was safe in his hide in Colorado when he took the image
PETER ISMERT
Mark Williams used the flash and rear curtain sync mode — which lets in ambient light —to capture this picture of a common starling at night. He won silver in the birds in flight category
Mark Williams used the flash and rear curtain sync mode — which lets in ambient light —to capture this picture of a common starling at night. He won silver in the birds in flight category
MARK WILLIAMS
A dilapidated grain silo in Yelarbon, in the Australian state of Queensland, has been painted and provided a fantasy backdrop for Raoul Slater’s image of two galahs. It won gold in the bird in flight category
A dilapidated grain silo in Yelarbon, in the Australian state of Queensland, has been painted and provided a fantasy backdrop for Raoul Slater’s image of two galahs. It won gold in the bird in flight category
RAOUL SLATER
It took more than a decade for Aaron Baggenstos to see a decent picture of a schalow’s turaco, but luckily managed to take one himself on a trip to the Maasai Mara in Kenya and won bronze for the birds in flight category
It took more than a decade for Aaron Baggenstos to see a decent picture of a schalow’s turaco, but luckily managed to take one himself on a trip to the Maasai Mara in Kenya and won bronze for the birds in flight category
AARON BAGGENSTOS
A European shag is unfazed by an 8-metre wave in Asturias, northern Spain. Mario Suarez Porras won bronze for the birds in the environment category
A European shag is unfazed by an 8-metre wave in Asturias, northern Spain. Mario Suarez Porras won bronze for the birds in the environment category
MARIO SUAREZ PORRAS
A double-crested cormorant is about to shatter the peace of a school of fish, but luckily Henley Spiers was there to capture the action in Baja California Sur, Mexico, and won the prize for best black and white photo for his efforts
A double-crested cormorant is about to shatter the peace of a school of fish, but luckily Henley Spiers was there to capture the action in Baja California Sur, Mexico, and won the prize for best black and white photo for his efforts
HENLEY SPIERS
For Ukrainians white storks are a symbol of their love for the motherland and Petro Katerynych is no exception. He created this image, inspired by Van Gogh, and won the gold prize in the creative imagery category
For Ukrainians white storks are a symbol of their love for the motherland and Petro Katerynych is no exception. He created this image, inspired by Van Gogh, and won the gold prize in the creative imagery category
PETRO KATERYNYCH
A trip to a US Navy military airshow in San Francisco inspired Wei Lian to make this image of sandhill cranes flying in unison
A trip to a US Navy military airshow in San Francisco inspired Wei Lian to make this image of sandhill cranes flying in unison
WEI LIAN
Ammar Alsayed Ahmed was surprised by a line of flamingos flying high over a fog-covered Abu Dhabi, and won the gold prize for the urban birds category
Ammar Alsayed Ahmed was surprised by a line of flamingos flying high over a fog-covered Abu Dhabi, and won the gold prize for the urban birds category
AMMAR ALSAYED AHMED
A little owl peeks out from under a roof tile in Transylvania, Romania. The birds have been nesting in the abandoned building for more than a decade, according to Laszlo Potozky, who took the photograph and won silver for the urban birds category
A little owl peeks out from under a roof tile in Transylvania, Romania. The birds have been nesting in the abandoned building for more than a decade, according to Laszlo Potozky, who took the photograph and won silver for the urban birds category
LASZLO POTOZKY
Levi Fitze braved a sandstorm on the island of Heligoland in the North Sea to take this image of a group of hardy dunlin battling on. He was named young bird photographer of the year and took gold in the 14-17 category
Levi Fitze braved a sandstorm on the island of Heligoland in the North Sea to take this image of a group of hardy dunlin battling on. He was named young bird photographer of the year and took gold in the 14-17 category
LEVI FITZE
A water fountain in Fremont, California, is a hotspot for hummingbirds, as Parham Pourahmad proved with this image of an Anna’s hummingbird which took the top prize for the 9-13 category
A water fountain in Fremont, California, is a hotspot for hummingbirds, as Parham Pourahmad proved with this image of an Anna’s hummingbird which took the top prize for the 9-13 category
PARHAM POURAHMAD
Water buffalo tolerated Tamás Koncz-Bisztricz for long enough to allow him to capture this image of a pied avocet taking a drink in lake Nagyszeksos in Hungary. He won silver in the 14-17 category
Water buffalo tolerated Tamás Koncz-Bisztricz for long enough to allow him to capture this image of a pied avocet taking a drink in lake Nagyszeksos in Hungary. He won silver in the 14-17 category
TAMÁS KONCZ-BISZTRICZ
Achintya Murthy used a bird hide in the Western Ghats of India to capture a colourful image of a plum-headed parakeet and was given the bronze prize for the 9-13 category
Achintya Murthy used a bird hide in the Western Ghats of India to capture a colourful image of a plum-headed parakeet and was given the bronze prize for the 9-13 category
ACHINTYA MURTHY
Arjun Jenigiri took the top prize for the eight-and-under category for this image of a curious barred owl chick that was captured on a hike with relatives in Maine
Arjun Jenigiri took the top prize for the eight-and-under category for this image of a curious barred owl chick that was captured on a hike with relatives in Maine
ARJUN JENIGIRI
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