PRESS RELEASE
16 March 2012
Caught on camera: Global search for the BBC Wildlife Magazine Camera-trap Photo of the Year 2012 begins
BBC Wildlife Magazine launches its 2012
Camera-trap Photo of the Year competition today, kicking off its annual search
for the most exciting and revealing camera-trap images captured around the
world.
The
competition, sponsored by the World Land Trust and Páramo, is open to anyone
working on a research or conservation project that uses remote camera
technology. This year also sees the competition opened up to keen amateur
photographers for the very first time, with the launch of a new British
Wildlife category for anyone experimenting with remote cameras in the UK.
Entrants
to the BBC Wildlife Magazine Camera-trap
Photo of the Year competition can submit a maximum of 12 camera-trap images
into any of the four categories:
·
Animal Portraits - Images taken during the
course of your research which capture the character or spirit of their subject.
·
Animal Behaviour - Images captured during
the course of your research which show interesting or unusual behaviour.
·
New Discoveries - Images should show
something new to science, such as a species never before photographed in the
wild or outside its known range, or behaviour never before recorded. The
caption must make clear what the discovery is.
·
British Wildlife - Images must be taken in
the British Isles by amateur photographers.
Sophie
Stafford, Editor of BBC Wildlife
Magazine, commented: “Remote camera technology is an increasingly important
tool in conservation efforts and is helping to unravel the secrets of rare and
secretive species around the world and close to home. This year, in response to
reader feedback, we are delighted to invite amateur photographers to enter
their photos of British wildlife. I can’t wait to see the results.”
The
winner of each of the three ‘research’ categories will be awarded £1,000 for
their project. The overall winner will be chosen from one of these three
winners and their project will win an additional £2,000.
The
winner of the British Wildlife category will win a top of the range Páramo Halcon
jacket worth £310. The winners, up to three runners-up and up to six commended
images in each category will be published in the December 2012 issue of BBC Wildlife Magazine and in a gallery on
the BBC Wildlife Magazine website, www.discoverwildlife.com.
Entry
is online at www.discoverwildlife.com/competitions, and all photos must be
submitted by the closing date of 13 July 2012.
For competition rules and further information on
how to enter, see the April issue of BBC
Wildlife Magazine on sale 17 March 2012, or visit www.discoverwildlife.com/competitions
For all media enquiries, please contact:
Carolyn Wray
Press Office | Immediate Media Co
0117 3148812 | carolyn.wray@immediate.co.uk
Just got this in an email as well, thanks for sharing though! I hope to be able to participate!
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