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Announcing the winners of the 2017 British Photography Awards: Water Life
The British Photography Awards have announced their first year’s winners and shortlisted photographers in an online gallery showcasing the best of British Photography. Around 6,300 photos were accepted for entry into the competition which raised thousands of pounds for charity. Here are the winners and shortlisted images in the Water Life category:
Winner: ‘Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)’ – Terry Whittaker – In Support of Shelter
“15 years ago I was involved in the reintroduction of water voles to a stream in mid-Kent, from which they had become extinct several years earlier. I continued to monitor the voles and photograph their progress building a considerable body of work. This image is of a vole in an old land drain covered in liverwort. East Malling, Kent.”
Runner-Up: ‘In The Dead Man’s Forest’ – Kirsty Andrews – In Support of The Wildlife Trusts
“This tiny amphipod (Iphimedia obesa) is living in a forest of polyps at the end of a “dead man’s finger” (Alcyonium digitatum). The extended polyps indicate that the soft coral is feeding from the nutrients delivered by the tide. This site contains a forest of dead men’s fingers on the sea floor and if you look closely you can see the amphipods darting from one to another, going about their business unperturbed by diving photographers. Lochcarron, Wester Ross, Scotland.”
Short-Listed Images
Happy Shark Wave – Will Clark – In Support of The Wildlife Trusts
Grey Seal Pup – John Moncrieff – In Support of Help For Heroes
Scotty McSquattie – Kirsty Andrews – In Support of The Wildlife Trusts
Lodberry Shoal – Cy Sullivan – In Support of The Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust
Compass Jellyfish – Malcolm Nimmo – In Support of The Wildlife Trusts
See all the images from the 2017 British Photography Awards and find out how to enter in 2018 at: www.britishphotographyawards.org
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