Nature Photographer of the Year 2018
This year’s ‘NPOTY’ competition attracted 349 entries for the 6 categories.
First three in each category (together with ‘Highly Commended’ entries) are listed below, together with the winning photograph in each category.
The winning pictures can all be seen in the Visitor’s Centre at the Reserve
| Cat 1 | Landscapes of Horsham Nature Reserves | |
| 1 | River Walk – Chesworth Farm | Denise Alder |
| 2 | Leechpool-Owlbeech Woods | Marion Mantell |
| 3 | Warnham in Winter | Eleanor Coate |
| HC | Walnut Tree Plantation | Elisabeth Ryan |
| Cat 2 | British Flora & Fungi | |
| 1 | Autumn Breeze | Trevor Eells |
| 2 | Round-Headed Rampion | Eleanor Coate |
| 3 | Twisted Tree | Jim Glover |
| HC | Cowslip | Mike Rowe |
| HC | Fungi Forest | Paul Reader |
| Cat 3 | British Fauna | |
| 1 | ‘Colin the Cuckoo’ | Rod Kitchin |
| 2 | Pond Skater | Tina Hennings |
| 3 | Reed Warbler | Ian Redman |
| HC | Great-Spotted Woodpecker | Georgie Hudd |
| Cat 4 | Overseas | |
| 1 | Little Bee-Eaters | Mike Rowe |
| 2 | Giraffes | Rod Kitchin |
| 3 | Tigers | Michael Vickers |
| HC | Penguins | Mike Rowe |
| HC | Zebra | Rod Kitchin |
| HC | Blue-Footed Booby | Peter Hofman |
| Cat 5 | Captives | |
| 1 | Gorilla | Mike Rowe |
| 2 | Sumatran Tiger Cub | Marion Mantell |
| 3 | Giant Tortoise | Peter Hofman |
| HC | Owl | Trevor Eells |
| Cat 6 | Young Photographers <16years | |
| 1 | Campanula (‘I can hear the bells’) | James Martin |
| 2 | Thrush | David Schofield |
| 3 | Slow-Worm | Oliver Ruby |
| HC | Doves | David Schofield |
| HC | Wildflower | Oliver Ruby |
| Overall
Winner
|
‘Colin the Cuckoo’
“Fantastic composition with excellent depth of field” |
Rod Kitchin |
Cat. 1 Landscapes of Horsham
Cat.3 British Fauna
Cat. 5 Captive Birs & Animals
Cat. 2 British Flora & Fungi
Cat. 4 Overseas Flora, Fauna & Fungi
