Winner: “Ocean Drifter” by Ryan Stalker
This yr’s British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) have been introduced, and the grand prize winner has turned out to be an uncommon over-under of a colony of goose barnacles hooked up to a floating soccer ball. Captured by Ryan Stalker within the waters off the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England, the highly effective picture highlights the unseen risks of air pollution in our oceans—on this case, an invasive species hitching a journey throughout the ocean.
“Above the water is only a soccer. However under the waterline is a colony of creatures,” says Stalker. “The soccer was washed up in Dorset after making an enormous ocean journey throughout the Atlantic. Extra garbage within the sea might enhance the danger of extra creatures making it to our shores and changing into invasive species.” Stalker’s picture took prime honors within the “Coast and Marine” class, whereas the runner-up was Dan Bolt’s glowing picture of a fireworks anemone captured in Loch Fyne, Scotland.
Greater than 14,000 wildlife photographs have been submitted into 10 classes for adults and three age teams of kids. Try the competition website to see the opposite class winners, runners-up and extremely recommended entries.
Don’t overlook that this yr’s Photo Competition for UN World Oceans Day is at present accepting entries. Ensure to enter your greatest work into the competition’s 5 classes!
Runner-up, Coast and Marine: “Fireworks within the Night time” by Dan Bolt
Extremely Recommended, Coast and Marine: “Galactic Gooseberries” by Billy Arthur
Extremely Recommended, Coast and Marine: “Hyperspace” by Grace Bailey
Extremely Recommended, Coast and Marine: “Pipefish Camouflage” by Shannon Moran
Extremely Recommended, Coast and Marine: “Time and Tide” by Jeremy Walker
