These Award-Winning Photos Will Make You Want to Head Outdoors

The British Wildlife Photography Award winners for 2024 have been announced, and the photos will make you want to stop what you’re doing and go soak in some Mother Nature.

In the “animal portraits” category, finalists and winners caught some incredible moments and close-up images of animals that transport you to their world.

The winner in this category is a portrait of a common starling photographed mid-flight in Solihull, West Midlands, England. Looking at the image makes it feel like time has stood still.

Other categories in the annual competition include animal behavior, coast and marine, urban wildlife, and wild woods.

The competition celebrates not only the photographers’ skill and dedication to getting that perfect shot but also inspires people to care about animals and their U.K. habitats.

In the “habitats” category, the winning photo showcases a red fox cautiously walking across a tree branch in Sherwood Pines Forest Park in Nottinghamshire, England—a scene straight out of Robin Hood.

The 2024 overall British Wildlife Photography Award winner is Ryan Stalker, who captured a poignant image of a soccer ball that had drifted out to sea and is now covered in goose barnacles.

The image is visually interesting, but it also makes you think about the ways humans and animals co-exist.

The overall winner gains the title of British Wildlife Photographer of the Year and wins a cash prize of £3,500. The nearly £10,000 prize fund is split among the various category winners. Winning images are also published in a book.

Entries for the 2025 British Wildlife Photography Awards are now open.

Source: https://outdoors.com/these-award-winning-photos-will-make-you-want-to-head-outdoors/