Our inaugural wildlife photography competition has just closed for judging. Find out who won!

Celebrating the variety of wildlife, our Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010 competition is open to professional, amateur and young photographers alike.

We are looking for striking images that capture the essence of nature in four categories:

1. FLIGHT – in support of our 2010 fundraising appeal for birds
2. Native Wildlife – flora and fauna from the British Isles
3. Funnies – nature at its most amusing
4. Marwell Wildlife residents

Up to six images per person can be submitted and the deadline for entries is 5 June 2010.

The deadline for entry has passed. You can view the images submitted to the competition on Flickr. Alternatively, if you have taken great images of animals that are resident at Marwell Wildlife, you can submit them to the Marwell Wildlife Flickr group.

The Prizes!

Overall winner

• Image featured in our 2011 calendar
• Win a Canon Powershot SX200Is camera (worth £299)
• £100 Wild Arena Gift token
• £50 Park Cameras Gift token
• Annual subscription to BBC Wildlife magazine
• All category winners prizes

Overall Junior winner

• Image featured in our 2011 calendar
• Win a Canon Ixus 95 IS camera (worth £179)
• £100 Wild Arena Gift token
• £50 Park Cameras Gift token
• All category winners prizes

All category winners (Adult & Junior)

• Marwell Wildlife Annual Pass
• Photographic workshop day at Marwell Wildlife with Wild Arena
• Prints will be on display at Café Graze, Marwell Wildlife from September 2010
• Dedicated Marwell Wildlife e-card
• All runners up prizes (excluding family day pass)

All runners up (Adult & Junior)

• Family day pass to Marwell Wildlife
• Exhibited at the Discovery Centre in Winchester this summer alongside the International Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009 exhibition.
• A3 print of your image

The competition judges are:

• Chris Packham, Wildlife TV presenter and photographer
• Sophie Stafford, BBC Wildlife Magazine Editor
• Janet Robini & Peter Smart, Wild Arena photography workshops
• Paul Collins, Southern Daily Echo Picture Editor
• Kirsty Nutbeen, Winchester Discovery Centre Gallery Curator
• David Fidler, Canon UK Account Manager
• Chris Horsley, Marwell Photographic Group Chairman
• Paul Simmons, Head of Marketing Communications at Marwell Wildlife

Rules

Competition open to all residents of the UK except Marwell Wildlife employees and anyone connected with the competition. By entering the competition the participants agree that their name and nearest town of residence may be released if they win, and that their likeness may be used for pre-arranged promotional purposes. All entries must be the original work of the entrant and must not contravene the rights of third parties. Minor manipulation of images using Photoshop or equivalent is permitted. Entrants grant Marwell Wildlife a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive license to use the work for all purposes connected with the competition, included but not limited to post-promotion publicity. Entries must be submitted by 5 June 2010. Up to 6 entries are permitted per person. The winning entrant will be the ones that in the judges opinion is the best. No cash alternative to prizes is available and prizes are non transferable. Images can also be submitted by email to photocomp@marwell.org.uk Please submit only one image in jpg format per email.

15 January 2010

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