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Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners 2012.19/10/2011 17:55:46
Young Wildlife Photographer of The Year - 10 Years and Under winner. Alien - By Hui Yu Kim (Malaysia)/ Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2011
Winners of the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2011 announced October 2011. The winners of the internationally respected Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition 2011 have been announced. The title of Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year was presented to Daniel Beltrá from Spain for Still life in oil, a striking image of eight brown pelicans rescued from an oil spill, from his six-image portfolio for the Wildlife Photojournalist of the Year Award. Daniel took the image at a temporary bird-rescue facility in Fort Jackson, Louisiana. He describes how ‘crude oil trickles off the feathers of the rescued brown pelicans, turning the white lining sheets into a sticky, stinking mess. The pelicans are going through the first stage of cleaning. They've already been sprayed with a light oil to break up the heavy crude trapped in their feathers', making them look discoloured. Chair of the judging panel, Mark Carwardine, described the image as ‘a strong environmental statement, technical perfection and a work of art all rolled into one. The sheer simplicity of this powerful image makes it really beautiful and shocking at the same time.'
The international judging panel of respected wildlife experts and nature photographers reviewed more than 40,000 entries from aspiring amateurs and established professional photographers from all corners of the earth. As a sign of the competition's growing international reach, this year saw first-time submissions from countries as far afield as Cambodia, Moldova, Brunei and Kyrgyzstan. There was also a notable increase in photographs submitted from countries such as India, China and Russia. Now in its 47th year, the competition is owned by the Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife Magazine and is sponsored by Veolia Environnement. It is internationally recognised for taking a lead in the artistic representation of the natural world and continues to be held in high esteem with a reputation for being the Oscars of the wildlife photographic calendar. Enter the 2012 competition Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year is owned by the Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife Magazine
Behaviour: Birds - Runner up. Wings of a gull by Jan van der Greef (The Netherlands)/ Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2011
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Thanks for clearing that one up Ollie. It's nice to know that those of us old fogies who's pension doesn't stretch to Photoshop et al can still aspire to take such stunning images as these. Congratulations to all the winners.
Posted by: Jack Lindsey | 21 Oct 2011 16:38:44
Jack Lindsey,
More often than we would all like to you you are correct, however in the photogrpaher of the year awards photoshop is not allowed (beyond minor tweaks to contrast, stauration etc.. all of which can be executed on film images), in order to demonstrate the level of input you are requried to submit the original unaltered RAW or Jpeg file in support of your entry.
So luckily with this competition you can enjoy the images safe in the knowlege that they are skill and a bit of luck and not computer wizardry. I think that's one of the reasons this competition is still so special.
Posted by: Ollie Clarke | 21 Oct 2011 15:54:19
O.K., I know that I'm a (very) old reactionary, but would I be right in thinking that some of the photographs owe almost as much to Photoshop et al as to the actual camera work?
Posted by: Jack Lindsey | 21 Oct 2011 14:40:39
HI, where in particular in Cornwall is the best place to see Whales or Dolphins, my wife and i, would like to holiday in Cornwall, but, at the same time, be able to see some sea life.
Posted by: Steve Rider | 18 Oct 2011 11:22:25