British Wildlife Photography Awards

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British Wildlife Photography Awards
Awarded for Wildlife photography
Country United Kingdom
Reward(s)£5000
First awarded2009
Currently held byCharlie Page
Website http://bwpawards.org

The British Wildlife Photography Awards is an annual photographic competition established in 2009. [1] It features images of wild species and habitats taken in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, or the Channel Islands. [2] The competition is followed by a national tour, displaying winning and commended photographs in regional galleries and venues.

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Since 2010, a book of winning entries has been published annually by AA Publishing. [3] In 2019 the Coast and Marine category part of the competition was expanded to include entrants from: the Coast of Ireland, England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland. [4]

Overall winners

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  1. ↑ Ltd, Magezine Publishing. "British Wildlife Photography Awards 2009". ePHOTOzine. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  2. ↑ BWPA entry conditions
  3. ↑ NHBS page about BWPA books
  4. ↑ "The British Wildlife Photography Awards 2019 | The Wildlife Trusts". www.wildlifetrusts.org. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  5. ↑ Ross Hoddinott profile Archived May 30, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ BWPA 2012 Winners' galleries
  7. ↑ "Gannet Jacuzzi wins British Wildlife Photography Award". BBC News. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "Ballintoy dolphin photo wins British Wildlife Photography award". BBC. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "In Pictures: British Wildlife Photography Awards". BBC. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  10. ↑ "Shetland picture wins British Wildlife Photography Award". BBC. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  11. ↑ "In Pictures: British Wildlife Photography Awards". BBC. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  12. ↑ "Photography Winners 2016". British Wildlife Photography Awards. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  13. ↑ "In pictures: A celebration of British wildlife". BBC. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  14. ↑ "Photography Winners 2017". British Wildlife Photography Awards. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  15. ↑ "Photography Winners 2018". British Wildlife Photography Awards. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
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  17. ↑ "Photography Winners 2019". British Wildlife Photography Awards. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  18. ↑ "BWPA".
  19. ↑ "BWPA 2023 Winners". British Wildlife Photography Awards. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

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