Wilder Kent Photography Competition 2023 - Winners announced!
A huge thank you to everyone who entered this year's Photography Competition.
For 2023, we had eight exciting categories for you to enter under
- Plants - Leaf the competition behind
- Insects - Bug out and show off your macro skills
- Birds - Take flight and capture avian wonders!
- Landscapes - Frame the perfect scenic snapshot
- Animals - Capture the wild side
- Marine - Make waves
- [NEW] People in nature - Celebrate human connections to nature
- [NEW] Kids category - Calling all young wildlife enthusiasts under the age of 18!
Conservation is often not an inclusive environment for women, people of colour, young people and members of the LGBTQ+ community. We encourage participants from all backgrounds and communities to take part in this challenge. We understand that not everyone has the income available to spend on often expensive photography equipment and software, therefore we look forward to seeing all entries, from beginners with smartphone cameras to experienced and keen photographers, both in rural and urban areas. The beauty of nature is in it's diversity, and we want to capture that.
The prizes
Each Category Winner will receive two full vouchers to go on one of our incredible Wilder Kent Safaris. In addition to this, the overall winner – Kent Wildlife Trust’s Photographer of the Year 2023 - will be honoured in the winter issue of Wilder Kent with a double page spread featuring their work.
2023 winners
Matt Smith
Laura Page
Louise Spratt
Corinne Pardey
Lynne Overett
Mike Hardy
Luke Pembroke
Riley Shickle
2023 Commendation
Hannah Austen
Greg Bessant
Darren Hammond
Lynne Overett
Tracey Mantle
Danielle Butler
Robert Standen
Mike Hardy
Evie Goodfellow
Competition Rules
2022 Winners
Overall Competition Winner: Chris Moncrieff
Animal Category Winner: Jim Higham
Bird Category Winner: Hunter Herbert
Insect Category Winner: Jason Steel
Landscapes Category Winner: Taylor Williams
Plants Category Winner: Bob Price-Adams
2022 Commendations
Animal Category - Special Commendation: Steve Cullum
Bird Category - Special Commendation: Jacob Watson
Insect Category - Special Commendation: Chris Moncrieff
Landscape Category - Special Commendation: Alan Bousfield
Plant Category - Special Commendation: Penny Baines
Plant Category - Special Commendation: Alan Bousfield
Marine Category - Special Commendation: Gabrielle Crowe
2019 Winners
Wilder Woodlands and Grasslands - WINNER - David Featherbe
Wilder Woodlands and Grasslands - 2nd Place - Barry Cook
Wilder Woodlands and Grasslands - 3rd Place - Anthony Launchbury
Wilder Towns and Cities - WINNER - Andrew Beck
Wilder Towns and Cities - 2nd Place- Sue Rowland
Wilder Towns and Cities - 3rd Place - Anthony Launchbury
Wilder Rivers, Lakes and Wetlands - WINNER and OVERALL WINNER- Anthony Hurren
Wilder Rivers, Lakes and Wetlands - 2nd Place - Marc Heath
Wilder Rivers, Lakes and Wetlands - 3rd Place - Donna Joyce
Wilder Coasts and Seas - WINNER - Shalley Lewis
Wilder Coasts and Seas - 2nd Place - Daniel Oates
Wilder Coasts and Seas - 3rd Place - Susan Scullard
Wilder Juniors - WINNER - Charlie Groves
Wilder Juniors - 2nd Place - Sophia Dennett
Wilder Juniors - 3rd Place - Hunter Herbert
Even Wilder - WINNER - Chris Moncrieff
Even Wilder - 2nd Place - Jim Higham
Even Wilder - 3rd Place - Jim Higham
2018 Winners
Photo by: David Wanostrocht
Photo by: Jason Steel
Hare in grass at Elmley National Nature Reserve - Jim Higham
Migrant hawker dragonfly in flight - Selwyn Dennis
Green - Photo by Lynne Overett
Tree of life at Bredhurst Woods - Nigel Leonard
Sunset in Canterbury - Danni Thompson
Kemsing, North Downs November Sunset - Ruth Winter
Winter sunset on Darland Banks - Nigel Leonard
Kent seaside - Jenni Mathews
Circular coast - Kate Holderness
Shark - Will Martin
Fly agaric - Edward Norris
Fungi - Miles Brierley
Bee - Theresa Mackey
Kent Wildlife Trust Wildlife Photography Competition is owned by Kent Wildlife Trust.