Call
of the wild: from the deepest ocean to the tallest mountain, the search
for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2005 has begun…
An imaginative
eye, a love for the natural world and a camera are all it takes to enter
the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition, the world’s longest-running
and most prestigious wildlife photographic competition. Open to both amateurs
and professionals of all ages and nationalities, the competition last
year attracted over 18,500 entries from more than 50 countries, including
Poland, South Africa, Canada, New Zealand, Finland and Brazil. All entries
must be submitted by 4 April 2005 to have a chance to win a share of the
£16,500 prize pool.
Doug Perrine
from the USA won the overall title Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2004
for his dramatic image of bronze whalers charging a baitball, and Gabby
Salazar, also from the USA, became the Young Wildlife Photographer of
the Year 2004 with her image of a green anole lizard. Any category winner
has the chance to carry off the grand title, with categories ranging from
Animal Behaviour and Wild Places to the Underwater World and Urban and
Garden Wildlife, and three age categories for photographers
17 and under.
Winning photographers
not only receive a share of the £16,500 prize fund, they also see
their images featured in a special supplement with BBC Wildlife Magazine.
The winning images – those considered the most outstanding and memorable
– together with at least 50 commended ones, will go on display at
the Natural History Museum, London, from October 2005 before touring the
UK and worldwide. They will also be published in a hardback commemorative
portfolio book by the BBC.
Photographers
have until 4 April 2005 to submit their entries. Entry forms are available
in the February issue of BBC Wildlife Magazine, from the Wildlife Photographer
of the Year Competition office
(020 7942 5015) and on the competition’s website: www.nhm.ac.uk/wildphoto.
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