WPY 60 Bird Category Winner
Wildlife Photographer of the Year (WPY) is an annual international wildlife photography competition staged by the Natural History Museum in London, England. It has been described as the most prestigious wildlife photography award in the world.[ 1] [ 2] The Bird Category competition is a highly competitive event in bird photography.
— Major press coverage: BBC [ 3] , CNN [ 4] , Forbes [ 5] , USA Today [ 6] , and National Geographic [ 7]
Bird Photographer of the Year (BPOY) is known as a prestigious and leading global competition, which celebrates the avian beauty and diversity and the world's best bird photography.[ 8] [ 9]
— Major press coverage: BBC [ 10] , CNN [ 11] , Forbes ,[ 12] The Times ,[ 13] CBS News [ 14] , The Guardian [ 15] , BBC Wildlife Magazine [ 16] , Amateur Photographers [ 17] , and Smithsonian Magazine [ 18]
The Audubon Photography Awards is referred to as the leading bird photography competition in North America.[ 19] It is organized by National Audubon Society .
— Major press coverage: BBC,[ 20] Forbes [ 21] , TimeOut [ 22] , PetaPixel [ 23] , and CNN [ 24]
Winners Of Top Bird Photography Awards
Year
Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Bird Category Winners
Bird Photographer Of The Year Grand Prize Winners [ 25]
Audubon Photography Awards Grand Prize Winners
2024
Jack Zhi[ 26]
Patricia Homonylo
Mathew Malwitz[ 27]
2023
Hadrien Lalagüe[ 28]
Jack Zhi[ 29]
Liron Gertsman[ 30]
2022
Nick Kanakis[ 31]
Rock Ptarmigan[ 32]
Jack Zhi[ 33]
2021
Shane Kalyn
Alejandro Prieto
Carolina Fraser[ 34]
2020
Jose Luis Ruiz Jiménez
Majed Alza’abi
Joanna Lentini[ 35]
2019
Audun Rikardsen
Caron Steele
Kathrin Swoboda[ 36]
2018
Thomas P Peschak
Pedro Jarque Krebs
Steve Mattheis[ 37]
2017
Gerry Pearce
Alejandro Prieto Rojas
Deborah Albert[ 38]
2016
Ganesh H Shankar
Andrew Parkinson
Bonnie Block[ 39]
2015
Amir Ben-Dov
Melissa Groo[ 40]
2014
Bence Máté
2013
Isak Pretorius
Michael Libbe[ 41]
2012
Paul Nicklen
Alice Cahill[ 42]
2011
Steve Mills
Carol Graham Fryer[ 43]
2010
Arto Juvonen
2009
Rob Palmer
Rob Palmer[ 44]
2008
Antoni Kasprzak
2007
Louis-Marie Préau
2006
Vincent Munier
2005
Manuel Presti
2004
Jan Vermeer
2003
Nick Oliver
2002
Bernd Zoller
2001
Louis-Marie Préau
2000
Tim Fitzharris
1999
Uwe Walz
1998
Kari Reponen
1997
Torsten Brehm
1996
Derrick Hamrick
1995
Roger Wilmhurst
1994
Mary Ann McDonald
1993
Pål Hermansen
1992
Niall Benvie
1991
Benjamin Pontinen
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^ Magazine, Smithsonian; Kuta, Sarah. "See Ten Stunning Images From the Bird Photographer of the Year Awards" . Smithsonian Magazine . Retrieved 2024-09-24 .
^ "2021 Audubon Photography Awards Winners Enchant with Birdlife Imagery" . Sierra Sun Times . 2021-07-08. Retrieved 2024-09-24 .
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