Vote for your favourite nature photograph 2022

Emma Chaplin
, 06 October 2022
Vote for your favourite nature photograph 2022

Sussex Wildlife Trust Photography Competition judges, headed up by local wildlife expert and professional photographer David Plummer, recently had the difficult task of selecting 12 finalists from over 600 really excellent entries. But we are delighted to announce the shortlist has now been made.

Now it is over to the public to look through the final twelve and vote for their favourite here sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/photovote

Vote for your favourite

Voting closes on Monday 31 October. The overall winner will be announced early November.

12 Finalists

1. At the Setting of the Sun - Tom Hard
1. At the Setting of the Sun - Tom Hard

Our judges said

A capture of vibrant and iconic flowers taken with the minimum of equipment to stunning effect

2. Banded Demoiselle Silhouette - Brian Watkins
2. Banded Demoiselle Silhouette - Brian Watkins

Our judges said:

Perfect silhouette composition allowing us to identify the damselfly, a Banded Demoiselle
3. European Hornet - John Lauper
3. European Hornet - John Lauper

Our judges said:

Much maligned insect, beautifully captured, a real sci-fi feel to this one
4. Eye to Eye with a Shortie - Jack Branscombe
4. Eye to Eye with a Shortie - Jack Branscombe

Our judges said:

An iconic, yet easy to see owl in Sussex, beautifully captured highlighting its glaring expression
5. Jay in an Autumn Oak - Michael Harris
5. Jay in an Autumn Oak - Michael Harris

Our judges said:

Key species, beautifully framed and photographed. Jays are responsible for the dispersal of our most important tree species, the Oak
6. Male Stag Beetle - Chris Dawson
6. Male Stag Beetle - Chris Dawson

Our judges said

Great capture of an endangered beetle species
7. Marbled White at Sunset - Emma Varley
7. Marbled White at Sunset - Emma Varley

Our judges said:

A great decision not to over compose - beautifully backlit
8. Mouse Hunt - Anthony Thomsett
8. Mouse Hunt - Anthony Thomsett

Our judges said:

A perfectly captured hunting Fox

9. Roe Deer in the Bluebells  - Lee Mansfield
9. Roe Deer in the Bluebells  - Lee Mansfield

Our judges said:

Our most timid deer species beautifully photographed among the Bluebells
10. Searching the Early Tide - Peter Hofman
10. Searching the Early Tide - Peter Hofman

Our judges said:

Lovely winter capture along the shoreline of one of our often overlooked wading birds
11. Shooting Stars over the Cuckmere - Steve Geliot
11. Shooting Stars over the Cuckmere - Steve Geliot

Our judges said:

A beautifully executed example of astrophotography in a recognisable Sussex landscape
12. Snow on the Ashdown Forest - Natalie Fairway
12. Snow on the Ashdown Forest - Natalie Fairway

Our judges said:

Showing how wintery weather and chaotic nature results in a striking mood of dereliction in a plantation woodland

The final 12 photographs will feature in an online calendar, available in December, and will be on display at the Trust's AGM on 12 November and at the Booth Museum of Natural History, Brighton during 2023.

Prizes

First Prize is £100 cash

The Runners-up Prize is a t-shirt from Sussex Wildlife Trust's Clothing Store

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Comments

  • Susan Wilson:

    Excellent photos & difficult to choose one!
    8 – Mouse Hunt

    07 Oct 2022 12:59:00

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