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The Best 28 Wildlife Photos Revealed In The 2021 WildArt Photographer Of The Year Contest

The Best 28 Wildlife Photos Revealed In The 2021 WildArt Photographer Of The Year Contest

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WildArt Photographer of the Year is a new wildlife photography competition with a difference. Designed by wildlife photographers, for wildlife photographers and judged solely by wildlife photographers, it features 10 themed category contests run over the first 10 months of 2021 January through to October. The professional photographers judge the categories as they go to announce the winners every month from March onwards as judging is completed on each category.
By scrolling down below Pandas, you are sure to find the most mesmerizing photos from this photography competition, so make sure to vote and comment on the ones you think should be the favorites!

#1 Light Silver Award Winner ‘Last Moments’ – Tibor Kercz

Light Silver Award Winner ‘Last Moments’ – Tibor Kercz
152points

Besides the wildlife category, the WildArt Photographer of the Year contest has many more categories to choose from. There is still time to get involved if you’d like to take part in the competition, but you’ll have to hurry as their current category "MOTION" closes for entries at the end of September and October sees the last of this year’s categories, "COLOUR."

#2 Highly Commended – Fabio Sartori

Highly Commended – Fabio Sartori
111points

#3 Commended – Devon Jenkin

Commended – Devon Jenkin
107points

All category winners and selected images will be featured in a glorious hardback competition book due for publication in January 2022. With a foreword by Robert Irwin, the book will be a visual treat for all photography and wildlife lovers. With a limited print run of 1,000 copies, each one with its own unique serial number.

#4 Light Gold Award Winner ‘Connection’ – Amit Eshel

Light Gold Award Winner ‘Connection’ – Amit Eshel
97points

#5 Highly Commended – Tibor Kercz

Highly Commended – Tibor Kercz
91points

The competition is supporting 10 conservation causes–one for each of the monthly categories. For example, David Tipling chose to support the Committee Against Bird Slaughter or CABS as they are commonly known, an organization committed to fighting bird poaching in the Mediterranean region.

#6 Light Silver Award Winner ‘Last Moments’ – Tibor Kercz

Light Silver Award Winner ‘Last Moments’ – Tibor Kercz
76points

#7 Highly Commended – Kallol Mukherjee

Highly Commended – Kallol Mukherjee
76points

There is also "ABSTRACTS" that is the sixth of the ten WildArt categories and accepted entries during June; it is the concept of the category judge and wildlife photographer Victoria Hillman from the United Kingdom. "ABSTRACTS" attracted some amazing images from all around the world. The top 100 shortlist was full of outstanding photographs, demonstrating a multitude of artistic techniques.

#8 Commended – Andy Parkinson

Commended – Andy Parkinson
64points

#9 Wildart Young Light Category Winner ‘The Stars Beneath The Ground’ – D’artagnan Sprengel

Wildart Young Light Category Winner ‘The Stars Beneath The Ground’ – D’artagnan Sprengel
59points

#10 Light Gold Award Winner ‘Magic Spores’ – Bernhard Schubert

Light Gold Award Winner ‘Magic Spores’ – Bernhard Schubert
58points

#11 Commended – Kevin Morgans

Commended – Kevin Morgans
55points

#12 Cotton Carrier Award Winner ‘Warm Light’ – Peter Hudson

Cotton Carrier Award Winner ‘Warm Light’ – Peter Hudson
54points

#13 Wild Planet Photo Magazine Award Winner ‘Light And Shadow’ – Duncan Armour

Wild Planet Photo Magazine Award Winner ‘Light And Shadow’ – Duncan Armour
54points

#14 Commended – Nate Catterson

Commended – Nate Catterson
51points

#15 Commended – Kevin Morgans

Commended – Kevin Morgans
50points

#16 Commended – Colin Edwards

Commended – Colin Edwards
48points

#17 Commended – Lincoln Macgregor

Commended – Lincoln Macgregor
48points

#18 Commended – Rosie Jackson

Commended – Rosie Jackson
45points

#19 Commended – Tyler Reber

Commended – Tyler Reber
44points

#20 Commended – Vance Solseth

Commended – Vance Solseth
41points
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