Thousands of entries were submitted for the national WWT Nikon 2007 Photography Competition.
Stunning photographs of three of our most familiar wetland birds - a Mute swan, Heron and Shelduck - were the unanimous winners of the first ever WWT Nikon Photography Competition announced at an awards ceremony held at the WWT London Wetland Centre on 18 September.
The awards celebrated the wealth of wildlife and wetland experiences on offer to visitors at WWT's nine UK centres and showcased the talent of amateur and junior photographers. Linda Wright from Monmouth picked up the top prize for general photography with her Mute swan photo taken at WWT Slimbridge.
The winner of the Digiscoping category was Eddie Howard from Dorking for his photo of a Heron taken at WWT Arundel, and the Junior winner was Kieran Slater from Stinchcombe, with his photograph of a Shelduck, taken at WWT Martin Mere. Kieran's winning entry was specially commended by the judge for being a difficult shot to take.
The judging panel included TV presenter Chris Packham, Tim Hunnable (Group Product Manager, Nikon UK Limited), Martin Spray (WWT's Chief Executive), Marcus Hawkins (Digital Camera Magazine) and Kevin Wilmot (Bird W
atching magazine).
Displayed here are the regional winning entries from each of our nine WWT wetland centres around the UK, as chosen by local judges. These winners each recieved a pair of Nikon Travelite waterproof binoculars and went through to the national finals.
This year's competition is closed but we will be running the competition each year for the foreseeable future. Come and see some of the other entries to this year's competition, on display at all nine WWT wetland centres around the UK, and get working on your entry for next year!
