Mammal Photographer of the Year Competition

 

The Mammal Photographer of the Year 2014 competition will be opening in the Autumn of this year. See the results of the 2013 competition below.

 

 

11th IMC 2013 Delegate Photo Competition

 

A special competition is running for all 11th International Mammal Congress delegates, ahead of the event in Belfast this August. The TOP 20 images will be exhibited at the event, with 1 winner receiving a £250 cash prize!

 

The winner will be decided by IMC delegates, who will be looking for images that highlight an aspect of the biology of wild mammals, including interactions and relationships with people.

 

Ts & Cs

  • Up to 3 entries are allowed per person, each file up to 10Mb, and in the .jpg file format.

  • Colour, B&W, thermal-camera and camera-trap images are all allowed.

  • Entrants must not be a professional photographer (your main income must not be from photography), rather pursue it as a hobby.

  • Please submit with: your name, confirmation it is your own work, your affiliation, profession/position (student, lecturer etc); max. 10 word image title that describes the image, and which species & where taken (site and country).

  • Animals in captivity are allowed so long as they are still free to move and behave as they would in the wild. Interaction with humans is accepted, but animals must not be captured or confined for the purposes of photography to the extent that the animal cannot move or behave freely and naturally. There must be no loss to the levels of welfare for any animal involved. If we suspect this might have happened, and cannot satisfactorily resolve this with the owner of the photograph, the image will be disqualified.

  • By submitting an entry you give The Mammal Society permission to use your image(s) in its efforts to conserve mammals, such as on the website, in our members' magazine Mammal News, on social media, in our training brochure etc. The entrant will always receive acknowledgement wherever their entry is used.

  • Prizes are as stated; no alternative can be offered.  Reasonable efforts will be made to contact winners. Prizes unclaimed within a reasonable time frame will be reallocated. The judges’ decision is final. The competition may be modified or withdrawn at any time.

 

Send your images to photos@themammalsociety.org (10Mb limit per email so send files in separate emails if needed).

 

 

1st Mammal Society Photographer of the Year - 2012

 

               

1st place: Roy Rimmer                2nd place: Julie Milne       3rd place: Gary Cox

 

In 2012-2013 we ran the first Mammal Photographer of the Year competition for amateur photographers. Judges Kate MacRae, AKA "Wildlife Kate", and photographer Steve Magennis were looking for images that tell a story, show rare behaviour, highlight mammals in a fragile environment, or make the ordinary extraordinary. The aim was to bring mammals into public focus, raising awareness of the issues they face, and hopefully encouraging us to appreciate the species that are often overlooked but essential to the health of our habitats.

 

View the full shortlist of 199 images here on Flickr, and see the 15 winners and finalists here.

 

VOTE for your favourites, the top 50 of which, including the winners, will be displayed at an open exhibition at Exter University on 19th April 2013, on the eve of our Annual Spring Conference. Simply go to the Flickr site of shortlisted images above, and vote for your favourites by making them a 'Favourite' (click on the 'Favourite' button). The exhibition has been kindly sponsored by South West Water.

 

1st prize: Roy Rimmer wins a top of the range Spypoint HD10 Wildlife Camera worth £250!

2nd prize: Julie Milne wins a Cooley Wildlife Photography day in Ireland, worth £150

3rd prize: Gary Cox wins £30 Wildlife Watching Supplies gift voucher

Under-18's:  2x Bushnell 8x21 Binoculars worth £30

 

 

Members' Prize

In addition to the above prizes, Mammal Society member Bex Cartwright wins a Bushnell Trophy Cam worth £199 for the Best Members' Image!

 

 

9 Highly Commended Images all WIN a copy of our Mammals of the British Isles Handbook.

 

Ts&Cs

  • Mammals must have been photographed within the British Isles (including UK & Northern Ireland, Rubublic of Ireland, Channel Isl., Scottish Islands, Isle of Mann), and captive mammals must be labelled as such. Zoo animals can be submitted if taken in the British Isles and are relevant to the themes descirbed above. Pets and farm animals are not allowed.
  • Animals in captivity (such as wildlife centres, rescue centres, wildlife parks etc) are allowed so long as they are still free to move and behave as they would in the wild. Animals must not be captured for the purposes of photography, and images must not be contrived to the extent that the animal can not move or behave freely and naturally.
  • The Mammal Society does not condone any loss to the highest levels of welfare for any animal when capturing a photo for the competition. If we suspect this might have happened, and can not satisfactorily resolve this with the owner of the photograph, the image will be disqualified.
  • Up to 5 images are permitted per entrant, each up to 7Mb, and in the jpg format.
  • Entries from professional photographers (those whose main income is their photography) are not eligible to enter. Entries are not restricted to those living within the UK; however, the mammals must be photographed within the British Isles.
  • By submitting an entry you give The Mammal Society permission to use your image(s) in its efforts to conserve mammals, such as on the website, in our members' magazine Mammal News, on social media, in our training brochure etc. The entrant will always receive acknowledgement wherever their entry is used.
  • Prizes are as stated; no alternative can be offered.  Reasonable efforts will be made to contact winners. Prizes unclaimed within a reasonable time frame will be reallocated. The judges’ decision is final. The competition may be modified or withdrawn at any time.