NPOTY 2019

Nature Photographer of the Year 2019

This year’s ‘NPOTY’ competition attracted more than 500 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	View from Hide	Rosie Oldham
2	Warnham Nature Reserve	Ron Boon
3	Warnham	Peter Hofman
HC	Warnham (eye)	Peter Merchant

Cat 2	British Flora & Fungi

1	Clouded Clitocybe	Mike Rowe
2	Heath Orchid	David Oldham
3	Autumn Leaves	Hilary Harding
HC	‘Prince’ Mushroom	Janina Stromfield

Cat 3	British Fauna

1	Red Fox	Lawrie Brailey
2	Bug Hotel Bee	Philip Broggio
3	Atlantic Puffin	Alannah Hawker
HC	Kingfisher	Philip Broggio
HC	Kestrel	Ian Nicol

Cat 4	Overseas

1	Lioness	David Oldham
2	European Brown Bear	Lawrie Brailey
3	Female Proboscis Monkey	Margaret Andrews
HC	Little Egret	David Oldham

Cat 5	Captives
1	Red-Eyed Tree Frog	Ron Boon
2	Highland Cow	Denise Alder
3	Red-Crested Turaco	Peter Hofman
HC	Tawny Owl	Wanda Machnicka

Cat 6	Young Photographers <16years

1	Fox Cub	Henry Keepin
2	Dragonfly	Alice Linturn
3	Fallow Deer	Edward Keepin
HC	Owl	Oliver Ruby
HC	Water Vole	Henry Keepin
HC	Tiger	Alice Linturn

Overall Winner	Red Fox *Judges’ comments “Evocative”, “A Stunning capture of urban wildlife”*	Lawrie Brailey