What juries look for in wildlife photography
- Behaviour, not just a sharp portrait of an animal.
- Animals in their environment.
- Strict field ethics, declared captive subjects and honest captions.
How to prepare your entry
Write precise captions with species, location and circumstances. Finalists are routinely asked for original files and sometimes for the frames before and after, so keep complete sequences.
Before you pay a fee
Rules on baiting, playback, drones and captive animals vary. A winning image can be withdrawn months later if it breaks them.
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