WildArt Photographer of the Year Winners - AIRBORNE

AIRBORNE was our competition category theme for May. We received some amazing entries into this contest, which was new for 2023. Many congratulations go to Sebastien Blomme from France who has won the category Gold Award. Please watch the recording of our online Awards Presentation below, which includes reviews of the images by Gail Bisson and interviews with the winners.

SEBASTIEN BLOMME - AIRBORNE GOLD AWARD WINNER

ELISA CONFORTINI - AIRBORNE SILVER AWARD WINNER

Congratulations also go to Elisa Confortini who wins our Silver Award and a camera and binocular harness from Cotton Carrier with this unusual perspective of a warbler in the reeds of the Danube; and also to Simon Staiger who is awarded our Bronze prize and a copy of the first WildArt POTY collection book for his image of a Dipper. Our Gold, Silver, and Bronze Award winners all go forward to our grand final at the end of the year and are in with a chance of becoming our overall WildArt Photographer of the Year for 2023.

SIMON STAIGER - AIRBORNE BRONZE AWARD WINNER

GRZEGORZ DLUGOSZ - AIRBORNE FOUNDER’S CHOICE

The Founder’s Choice for AIRBORNE is awarded to Grzegorz Długosz for this beautiful image of a Ruff along the Narew River. This image is also Highly Commended by the judges. By winning this award, Grzegorz’s image also goes forward to our grand final at the end of the year, along with our Gold, Silver, and Bronze Award winners.

YOUNG AIRBORNE CATEGORY WINNER

Congratulations go to Thamboon Uyyanonvara from Thailand who wins our Young Award for AIRBORNE with this fabulous image of a hawk hunting bats. Thamboon’s image goes forward to our grand final at the end of the year when he could be crowned WildArt Young Photographer of the Year 2023 and receive a binocular from Swarovski Optik.

HIGHLY COMMENDED

The images displayed below are Highly Commended by the judges. Congratulations to all.

COMMENDED

The images displayed below are Commended by the judges. Congratulations to all.