Gli uccelli sono fra gli animali più maestosi del pianeta, creature aggraziate e maestose che colpiscono l’attenzione dal modo in si librano in aria alle pose che prendono quanto si riposano sui rami o passeggiano a terra.

L’annuale concorso Bird Photographer of the Year mira a celebrare tutto questo. Recentemente, sono stati annunciati i vincitori dell’edizione 2020 (la quinta di questa competizione) e pubblicate le immagini mozzafiato che hanno come protagonisti i volatili.

Il concorso è suddiviso in categorie, tra cui Miglior portfolio, Attenzione ai dettagli, Miglior ritratto, Comportamento degli uccelli, Uccelli nell’ambiente, Uccelli in volo, Bianco e nero, Immagini creative, Uccelli da giardino e urbani e altri.

Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
“End of the Day” 2020 Bird Photographer of the Year winner Majed Alza’abi. European Shag, Vardø, Norway.

Il primo premio è andato a Majed Alza’abi dalla Norvegia per la sua fotografia “End of the Day” di un marangone dal ciuffo (Phalacrocorax aristotelis).

“Ho scattato questa foto nell’aprile 2019 durante una visita alla famosa isola norvegese di Vardø, un luogo pieno di uccelli che offre infinite occasioni per la fotografia. Ci sono molte opportunità per la composizione creativa, giocando con il primo piano e lo sfondo; qui mi piace il marangone fuori fuoco che incornicia il soggetto a fuoco, oltre al bokeh del mare all’avvicinarsi del tramonto.”, ha spiegato Majed.

Aperte le selezioni per l’edizione 2021 del Bird Photographer of the Year, di seguito una selezione delle immagini finaliste delle vari categorie:

Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Georgina Steytler – BEST PORTFOLIO WINNER
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Georgina Steytler – BEST PORTFOLIO WINNER
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Georgina Steytler – BEST PORTFOLIO WINNER
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Georgina Steytler – BEST PORTFOLIO WINNER
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Georgina Steytler – BEST PORTFOLIO WINNER
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Georgina Steytler – BEST PORTFOLIO WINNER
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Moshe Cohen (Israel) – Attention to Detail – GOLD
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Mathias Putze – Attention to Detail – SILVER
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Francis De Andrés – Attention to Detail – BRONZE
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Greg Lecoeur – Best Portrait -SILVER
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Terje Kolaas – Best Portrait – BRONZE
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Roelof Molenaar – Bird Behaviour -GOLD
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Greg Lecoeur – Bird Behaviour -SILVER
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Nicolas Reusens – Bird Behaviour – BRONZE
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Francesco Pellegrini – Birds in the Environment – GOLD
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Pål Hermansen – Birds in the Environment – SILVER
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Swayamsiddha Mohapatra – Birds in the Environment – BRONZE
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Gadi Shmila – Birds in Flight – GOLD
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Nikos Fokas – Birds in Flight – SILVER
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Shu Qing – Birds in Flight – BRONZE
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Robert Sommer – Black and White – GOLD
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Daniel Stenberg – Black and White – SILVER
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Juan Pablo Plaza Pozo – Black and White – BRONZE
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©James Hudson – Creative Imagery – GOLD
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Terje Kolaas – Creative Imagery – SILVER
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Chengbo Sun – Creative Imagery – BRONZE
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Magdaléna Straková – Garden and Urban Birds – GOLD
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Kiko Arcas – Garden and Urban Birds – SILVER
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Carlos Cifuentes – Garden and Urban Birds – BRONZE
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Gail Bisson (Canada) – nspirational Encounters Award Winner
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Adam Lake – 14–17 Young Bird Photographer of the Year – Overall Winner
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Ismael Domínguez Gutiérrez – 9–13 YEARS AWARD WINNER
Bird Photographer of the Year 2020, #I vincitori del Bird Photographer of the Year 2020
©Deeksha Diya Sambath – 0–8 YEARS AWARD WINNER