WildArt Photographer of the Year Winners - LIGHT

LIGHT was our first competition category theme for 2023 and was open for entries during March. We received well over 1,000 entries into this contest, and the standard was breathtaking making the job of our lead judges Jari and Kaisa Peltomaki really tough. Many congratulations go to Irma Szabó from Hungary who has won the category Gold Award and a trip with our category sponsor Finnature to photograph eagles in Finland in the autumn. Please watch the recording of our online Awards Presentation below, which includes reviews of the images by Jari and Kaisa and interviews with the winners.

IRMA SZABÓ - LIGHT GOLD AWARD WINNER

MOSTAHFIZ GANI - LIGHT SILVER AWARD WINNER

Congratulations also go to Mostahfiz Gani from the United Kingdom who wins our Silver Award and a camera and binocular harness from Cotton Carrier with this ethereal image of a bellowing Red Deer stag; and also to Johan Siggesson who is awarded our Bronze prize and a copy of the first WildArt POTY collection book for his image of antelope. 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.

JOHAN SIGGESSON - LIGHT BRONZE AWARD WINNER

NICKI GWYNN-JONES - LIGHT FOUNDER’S CHOICE

The Founder’s Choice for LIGHT is awarded to Nicki Gwynn-Jones for this beautiful image of a Fulmar. This image is also Highly Commended by the judges. By winning this award, Nicki’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 LIGHT CATEGORY WINNER

Congratulations go to Jomtup Charoenlapnumchai from Thailand who wins our Young Award for LIGHT with this fabulous image. Jomtup’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.