As the 2023 due date for entries looms, the RSPCA is contacting young southern professional photographers to send their images and display their abilities once again for the RSPCA Young Photographer Awards.
As this year’s awards judges brace themselves for another extreme evaluating session, the RSPCA is showcasing a few of the very best southern entries from the last couple of years.
Ten-year-old Wilfred Maidment from Cranbrook in Kent, shot this image of his dog Buda (Image: RSPCA)
Photographers still have up until completion these days to go into the distinguished awards, which is now commemorating its 33rd year.
Brooke Haycock, 15, from Uckfield, was applauded in the ages 12-15 classification in the 2022 awards for a spectacular photo of an owl.
Brooke’s gorgeous photo of an owl (Image: RSPCA)
Meanwhile 17-year-old Sophie Ritcherova, from Brighton, caught a breath-taking breeze of a reindeer while on vacation in Svalbard, Norway. Sophie won the Instagram award in 2019.
Sophie’s spectacular photo of a reindeer (Image: RSPCA)
Award-winning wildlife professional photographer and Young Photographer Awards judge Emma Jacobs said: “There is a lot young skill in the South of England.
Kathryn Walton, aged 12 from Northampton, took this image in 2020 (Image: RSPCA)
“Year after year we see such strong photos originating from our southern counties, so the concern is can southern children declare prominence as soon as again in our 2023 awards?
Daniel Zhang, aged 15 from Hendon in London, won the aged 12-15 classification in 2019 for snapping this bird searching for his dinner (Image: RSPCA)
“We can’t wait to see this year’s entries, so if you are aged 18 and under, get your submission in fast prior to the due date passes.
Ten-years of age Thomas Easterbrook, from Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire, was the youngest 2018 winner (Image: RSPCA)
“As the deadline looms, we’re proud to showcase some of the top photos we’ve had from southern youngsters over the years. They are all fantastic and highlight what the RSPCA Young Photographer Awards is all about.”
Will Jenkins, a 15-year-old from London, was applauded for his image of a brown bear scratching himself on a beach in 2018 (Image: RSPCA)
The judges will award prizes to winners in each classification in addition to crowning a total winner who will receive a weekend photography break with award-winning wildlife professional photographer Danny Green’s group at Natures Images.
11-year-old Max Pletzer, from Lymington in Hampshire, won leading area in the 2022 under 12 classification for his creative shot of a snake crawling over water (Image: RSPCA)
Worth £675, this reward consists of 2 nights’ accommodation for the winner and a parent/guardian.
The winners will be revealed in December 2023, at an awards event hosted by television biologist Chris Packham at the Tower of London.
Ben Hancock-Smith, aged 14 from Guildford in Surrey, was granted initially reward in the 2022 ‘Small World’ classification for this fantastic close up (Image: RSPCA)
Young professional photographers can publish their images, view past galleries and learn whatever they require to understand at www.rspca.org.uk/ypa.
