Wildlife | Nature photography competition

Nature Photography Awards 2011

We would like to say a huge thanks to everyone who took the time to enter the 2011 awards - our judges, Laurie Campbell and Graham Riddell, were overwhelmed by the standard of entries.

Voting for this year's competition is now closed - the winners will be announced soon and the exhibition will open on 10 February in the Environment Zone. Entry is included with tickets for the Discovery Centre and FREE for members.

Good luck to everyone who was shortlisted!

Landscape - Alex Adam, Bill Crookston, Malcolm Davidson, Caroline C Delaney, Tom Gardner, Elizabeth Howie, Anne Jeffray, Mark Laing and Neil MacGregor
Worldwide Wildlife - Alex Adam, Cameron Argyle-Robertson, William Blackhouse, Malcolm Davidson, Jimmie Drennan, Andy Duly, Douglas Gregor, Mark Laing, Alastair Marsh, Ron McCombe and Mark Shankey
Scottish Wildlife - Pamer Baker, Bill Crookston, Malcolm Davidson, Fiona Govan, Douglas Gregor, Alex Haggarty, Anne Jeffray, Tom Langlands, Neil MacGregor, Ron McCombe and Stuart Scott
Creative Visions of Nature - Alex Adam, Pamela Baker, Caroline C Delaney, Jimmie Drennan, Fiona Govan, Anne Jeffray, Stuart Scott, Allan Tunnock, Liz Wheelans and David Wolfenden
World Flora - Alex Adam, William Blackhouse, Russell Childs, Fiona Govan, Susanne Hulme, Anne Jeffray, Sameena Purvane, Stuart Scott, Rob Shields, Allan Tunnock, Ian Wade and Christel Zurhelle
Environmental Impact - Alex Adam, Cameron Argyle-Robertson, William Blackhouse, Russell Childs, Malcolm Davidson, Vince Holak, Allan Petrie, Sameena Purvane, Stuart Scott, Ian Wade and Liz Wheelans

The prizes for this year's competition have been unveiled as a family membership for the Scottish Wildlife Trust, a day-trip with Speyside Wildlife, a two-day Highland tour with Rabbies, a tour with Wild About Orkney, items from Wildlife Watching Supplies, plus an exclusive guided tour of the world-famous Bass Rock with Laurie Campbell.

Be inspired by the images from the 2010 competition, which can be viewed in our Flickr Gallery.

Young photographers under age 15 could also get in on the action by submitting images inspired by nature close to home with the theme Back Garden Biodiversity. For more information visit our junior section.

Photography Awards go on tour

We are happy to announce that our Photography Exhibition will go on tour. The exhibition will be available for hire, showcasing the top 20 winning images from the 2011 and 2010 competitions. If you are interested in hiring this exhibition, please contact Anna Pugh at events@seabird.org or on 01620 890202.