The putting profitable picture, entitled ‘Hidden Below’, was taken by 17 yr outdated Ben Hancock-Smith from Guildford, Surrey, after being singled out from greater than 6,500 entries this yr.
Every yr, the RSPCA Young Photographer Awards invitations children aged 18 years and underneath to seize the animal kingdom on a digicam or a cellular system.
Overall winner Ben had entered his highly effective picture into the ‘Small World’ class. As nicely as being named this yr’s Awards’ ‘Overall Winner’ his wasp spider picture gained first prize within the ‘Small World’ class. This class was launched in 2020 particularly to recognise how measures to manage the pandemic meant younger folks needed to keep near residence to take their images.
Winner Ben stated: “I’m so comfortable that the judges appreciated my picture a lot.
“I discovered this wasp spider on its net down within the grass and it was fairly hidden away. I laid right down to attempt to get decrease than the spider so I may get the sundown coming via the grass within the image.”
It is the second yr Ben has gained an award within the RSPCA’s annual picture competitors for younger folks. In the 2020 awards, he was runner up within the 16-18 class for ‘The Chase’ – a picture of a swan chasing one other swan
This yr’s awards have been blind-judged on-line by a panel of consultants in wildlife pictures, together with photographer and TV presenter and RSPCA Vice President Chris Packham. Also on the panel have been wildlife photographer and former competitors winner Catriona Parfitt, skilled wildlife photographer and photographic information Ellie Rothnie, wildlife photographer, filmmaker and former winner Dani Connor and the RSPCA’s multimedia supervisor Andrew Forsyth and senior photographer Emma Jacobs.
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Sponsors of the competitors are Nature’s Images (wildlife pictures holidays), Camtraptions (digicam traps for wildlife pictures) and Wildlifephoto.com (assets for nature photographers).
Judge and awards host Chris Packham stated: “Ben’s picture of a wasp spider actually stood out to all of us on the judging panel. We felt it was a really skillful seize, with a rigorously thought-about composition bringing color into the scene. It’s definitely distinctive in its method to an typically missed species, and a really worthy winner.
“The top quality and vary of animal images acquired this yr has been astounding, notably given the restrictions of the pandemic. We do know that a number of of this yr’s finalists took up pictures when the primary covid lockdown occurred in 2020, which simply reveals how rewarding taking eye-catching photos could be even throughout probably the most troublesome of instances.
Photo Credit: Ollie Smith
“The RSPCA Young Photographer Awards is a real celebration of the animal kingdom and one I really feel honoured to be concerned with. Every individual shortlisted ought to be pleased with their contribution to a world that’s kinder to all animals.”
Other class winners and runners-up in the principle Awards* included Isabella Martin (aged 9), who took first prize within the Under 12 Mobile Phone & Devices class for her picture of Hattie the kitten enjoying on her mattress (pictured); Ollie Smith (aged 12), who gained the 12-15 Mobile Phone & Devices class together with his image of Stingray Steve (pictured); and Joshua Myers (18) who gained a Commended within the Portfolio class together with his sequence of 5 canine images (his picture Ozzie the spaniel is pictured)
There are ten classes; underneath 12 (taken with a digicam), 12 – 15 years (taken with a digicam), 16 – 18 years (taken with a digicam), underneath 12 (taken on a cellular/system), 12 – 15 years(taken on a cellular/system), 16 – 18 y(taken on a cellular/system), Picture Perfect Pets, Small World, Portfolio and Instagram.
The profitable pictures throughout the ten classes have been introduced throughout a web-based awards ceremony hosted by Chris Packham on Thursday, 16 December 2021. The ‘Overall Winner’ was chosen from the ten class winners by the judges. Earlier this yr, a particular social media ‘Instagram’ RSPCA Young Photographer Awards class passed off on-line and as well as, a choice of images from this yr’s Mobile Phone & Devices and Picture Perfect Pets will likely be put to the general public vote within the spring of 2022 to determine the ‘People’s Choice Award.
Photo Credit: Joshua Myers
Reflecting on the power of the competitors this yr, Chris Packham added: “I like trying on the work of younger photographers as they can make photos that are actually, actually thrilling. Very typically they haven’t realized the perceived guidelines that as adults we impose on ourselves once we’re making issues like pictures. As a consequence, younger folks see with recent eyes and so they break the foolish guidelines which don’t actually exist anyway.
“We’re particularly happy that the Mobile Phone and Devices class is now firmly established, as a result of as no specialist digicam is required, it actually opens up the competitors to nearly anybody.
“We hope that seeing among the great pictures which have been submitted this yr will encourage different younger folks to enter the RSPCA Young Photographer Awards subsequent yr.”
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