The Bird Photographer Photo Award has announced the winners of the 2024 competition
The author of the picture tried to draw attention to the mass death of birds
Patricia Gomonillo
Bird Photographer of the Year Photo Award announced this year’s contest winners, who were chosen from among the authors of over 23,000 images.
The victory was won by photojournalist Patricia Gomonillo, who photographed 4,000 dead birds that died as a result of collisions with windows in Toronto (Canada).
Her photo also won first place in category “Savings”which is designed to tell about efforts to protect a certain species.
The author of the winning photo was trying to draw attention to the mass death of birds, who often confuse reflective surfaces, such as windows, with the continuation of the landscape. Therefore, animals can crash into the glass at full speed and die.
“Over one billion birds die every year in North America alone from window collisions. I’m a conservation photojournalist working with the Fatal Light Awareness Program, where we rescue window collision survivors in Toronto.
Unfortunately, most of the birds we find are already dead. They are collected and at the end of the year we create this spectacular display to honor the lives lost and raise public awareness.”– Patricia Gomonilo told about her work.
In the category “The best portfolio” the Hungarian Bense Mate, who presented pictures of local birds at the competition, won the championship. In addition, he supplemented the photos with the creative use of the latest technologies.
“Curiosity, harmony, struggle for survival and incredible moments are all part of the natural world, and I always enjoy watching these intimate and intense events in nature.
I created this portfolio of native waterfowl to tell their stories and highlight moments in their lives.”Mate shared.
Agree to disagree
Bense Mate
Be my Valentine
Bense Mate
Bird lines
Bense Mate
Good neighborhood rules
Bense Mate
A game of shadows
Bense Mate
Chapel caps
Bense Mate
Among video work the competition jury recognized Malcolm Boothroyd, who won the video award.
The best way to capture the character of the bird and its distinctive features was Alan Murphy from the USA, who won the nominations “Portrait”.
Pink winter
Alan Murphy
Among images of birds in the environment the photo of the American Kat Zhou was chosen as the best, the second place was taken by Levi Fitze from Switzerland. “Bronze” was given to Dane Jonas Bayer.
Diving
Cat Zhou
Surf on the other side
Levi Fitze
Crazy feeding
Jonas Bayer
In the category “Birds in flight”which celebrates the dominance of birds in the sky, the first place was taken by Hermes Garidas from India.
Whisper of the stars
Hermes Garidas
Separately, the organizers of the photo award singled out authors who created pictures of birds in cities.
“In an increasingly urbanized world, many birds are forced to live on people’s doorsteps. This category explores the world of urban bird photography.”– noted on the website of the competition.
The “gold” of the nomination was won by the work of the Pole Grzegorz Dlugosz, in which a feathered family crosses a road filled with cars and people.
A treacherous journey
Grzegorz Dlugosz
Among the photos on which it is recorded funny moments in naturethe best picture was taken by the American Nadia Hack. It is immediately followed by the work of Robert Glockner from the USA and Gary Collier from Great Britain.
Modern dancer
Nadia Haq
The door is open
Robert Gloeckner
The magpies are getting ready for bed
Gary Collier
Bird Photographer of the Year is the leading annual bird photography competition. The organizers of the photo award select the best photographs of birds in the world, and also provide financial rewards to their authors.
Formerly the Natural Landscape Photography Award shared pictures of the winners of the landscape competition for 2024.
