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Curlews by Keith White

Photo Competition 2026 — Winners

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Results of the 2026 Photographic and Art Competition

After a three-year gap, we were delighted to see the return of our annual Photographic and Art Competition this year. This was made possible thanks to Ian Taylor, who kindly stepped forward to organise the competition once again.

The competition attracted a great variety of entries from our members. As always, the standard of photography was very high, making the voting at our AGM a difficult task.

A big thank you to Ian for all his hard work in putting the event together, to everyone who submitted their photos, and congratulations to this year’s winners.

Here are the winning entries in each category:

Birds in Britain
First place
Second place
Third place

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Curlews by Keith White
Common Tern by Steve Casson
Gannet Love by Steve Casson

Birds outside Britain
First place
Second place
Third place

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Bee Eater by Roger Forder
Lustful Cuckoo by Ian Taylor
Tied Three Ways – Not Awarded

Beasts and Beasties
First place
Second place
Third place

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Leopard Cub by Mike Harrison
Brown Hare by Gill Pullinger
Wild Dog by Mike Harrison

Plants and fungi
First place
Second place
Third place

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Bee Orchid by Richard Cheeseman
Slime Mould by Kirsten Osa
The Path Taken by June Seabrook

Landscapes
First place
Second place
Third place

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Verdant Valley by Keith White
Dawn Reeds by Gill Pullinger
Snowdonia from Ffestiniog Railway by John Axtell

Best in Show
First place
Second place
Third Place

(The Koniotes Award)
Curlews by Keith White
Bee Eater by Roger Forder
Leopard Cub by Mike Harrison

Here are the winning entries in each category:

Photo Competition 2023 — winners

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Results of the 2023 Photographic and art competition

The competition was a great success, with 74 photos and one drawing submitted. Let’s have even more entries next time.

With the usual high standard, choosing just one from each category was no easy task. Thanks to all the contributors and congratulations to the winners.

Here are the winning entries in each category:

Birds in Britain
First place
Second place
Third place

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Angus Lamont – “Great Crested Grebe”
Tony Cummins – “Water rail”
Nicky Cooke – “Vain Moorhen and company”

Birds outside Britain
First place
Second place
Joint third place

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Jane Stevenson – “King Penguins”
Angus Lamont – “Northern Emerald Toucanet”
Andrew Kingston – “Lilian’s Lovebird at Nest”
Andrew Kingston – “African Wood Owl”

Beasts and Beasties
First place
Second place
Third place

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Andrew Kingston – “Thick-legged Flower Beatle on Ox-eye Daisy”
Angus Lamont – “Baby & Mother Sloth”
Jane Stevenson – “Mountain Gorillas”

Plants and fungi
First place
Second place
Third place

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Angus Lamont – “Frosted Fig”
Richard Cheeseman – “Chicken of the Woods”
John Axtell – “Crocosmia”

Landscapes
First place
Second place
Third place

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Richard Cheeseman — “Reflections”
Nick Baxter — “Wey and Arun Canal”
John Axtell — “Wells Cathedral“

The Koniotes Award
First place
Joint second place

(for the best overall)
Richard Cheeseman – “Reflections”
Andrew Kingston – “Thick-legged Flower Beatle on Ox-eye Daisy”
Jane Stevenson – “King Penguins South Georgia”
Angus Lamont – “Baby & Mother Sloth”

A huge thanks to Margo for stepping in as the organiser when Charlie had to stand down. We are going to need someone new next time. Who can take it on and keep this very enjoyable competition going?

For those of you who were unable to attend the AGM, here are the winning images.