Rainbow Colors BY Bence Máté
Our First Place Winner was submitted by
Bence Máté from Pusztaszer, Hungary
Bence Máté from Pusztaszer, Hungary
Bence Máté is a Hungarian wildlife photographer, and the most successful participant in the history of the BBC Wildlife Photographer of The Year competition. He is the only person to be voted both 'Young Wildlife Photographer of The Year' and 'Wildlife Photographer of The Year', and he leads all the rankings in this competition. He is best known to the public as 'The Invisible Wildlife Photographer' from the title of a three-part series broadcast on Spectrum Television.
Apart from these achievements he has also established an international reputation as a designer of specialist photography hides. According to a 2014 survey, he is the 9th best-known Hungarian in the world, and is also very successful in his own country.
Bence is an Ambassador for Panasonic cameras. Books: The Invisible Wildlife Photographer (English, Hungarian), The Handbook of Bird Photography (Markus Varesvuo, Jari Peltomäki, Bence Máté; English, German, Finnish, French, Chinese); The Exhibition (English, Hungarian)
Visit more of Bence's amazing work online at:
www.bencemate.com
Apart from these achievements he has also established an international reputation as a designer of specialist photography hides. According to a 2014 survey, he is the 9th best-known Hungarian in the world, and is also very successful in his own country.
Bence is an Ambassador for Panasonic cameras. Books: The Invisible Wildlife Photographer (English, Hungarian), The Handbook of Bird Photography (Markus Varesvuo, Jari Peltomäki, Bence Máté; English, German, Finnish, French, Chinese); The Exhibition (English, Hungarian)
Visit more of Bence's amazing work online at:
www.bencemate.com
Triumph By Brian Clopp
Our Second Place Winner was submitted by
Brian Clopp from Huntsville, Utah
Brian owns Lens Explorers, a tour guide operation in Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone, and has won a Travel Photographer of the Year award for his wild horses. He has done portraits of celebrities including President Jimmy Carter, and was the field rep for the American Wild Horse Campaign for several years. He believes life is a gift and what matters most is what you do with the time you have.
Visit more of Brian's amazing work online at:
brianclopp.com
Brian Clopp from Huntsville, Utah
Brian owns Lens Explorers, a tour guide operation in Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone, and has won a Travel Photographer of the Year award for his wild horses. He has done portraits of celebrities including President Jimmy Carter, and was the field rep for the American Wild Horse Campaign for several years. He believes life is a gift and what matters most is what you do with the time you have.
Visit more of Brian's amazing work online at:
brianclopp.com
Under The Moon BY BENCE MÁTÉ
Our Third Place Winner was also submitted by
Bence Máté from Pusztaszer, Hungary
Bence Máté from Pusztaszer, Hungary
Play By Shyamala Thilagaratnam
Our Honorable Mention Winner was submitted by
Shyamala Thilagaratnam from Singapore
I am based in Singapore. Photography has been a passion since I received my first camera as a gift when I was 14. I love travelling and using my photographs to tell a story.
Visit more of Shyamala's amazing work online at:
https://www.shyamalathilagaratnam.com/
Shyamala Thilagaratnam from Singapore
I am based in Singapore. Photography has been a passion since I received my first camera as a gift when I was 14. I love travelling and using my photographs to tell a story.
Visit more of Shyamala's amazing work online at:
https://www.shyamalathilagaratnam.com/
Theme Shortlist
Below are the amazing images that shortlisted into the top tier of this themes competition. A big congratulations to all the talented photographers that participated!
