Highly Commended in the International Color Awards 2017

I am delighted to let you know that my photograph titled “Eurpean Shag in snow”, taken on Hornøya in Finnmark, Norway, in 2016, has been Highly Commended in International Color Awards 2017 (USA).

This year the contest received 6,178 images created by photographers from totally 75 different countries. The portrait photograph of the Shag won a Honorable Mention in the Wildlife category.

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First Place and two Highly Commended Awards in MML 2016

It is a pleasure to let you know I am honored with both a First Place / Category Winner and two Highly Commended Awards in the international nature photography contest Memorial Maria Luisa, MML 2016 (Spain). Photographers from 81 countries, in all 16,000 images, entered this year´s competition.

 

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1st Place and Highly Commended Award in Global Arctic Awards 2016

It is a great pleasure to let you know that my image of Kittiwakes is awarded a GPU Gold Medal – 1st Place – in Global Arctic Awards 2016. I also achieved a GPU Honorary Mention for my picture of a Common Guillemot.

 

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Highly Commended Awards in the Monochrome Photography Awards 2016

It is a pleasure to let you know that in the Monochrome Photography Awards 2016 out of five participating images I received three Highly Commended Awards. Photographers from 81 countries – in all 8,122 images – entered the this year´s competition.

 

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Honorable Mention in Black and White Spider Awards 2016

I am delighted to announce that my image of Common Guillemots, photographed on Hornøya in Finnmark, Norway in March 2016, has been awarded Honorable Mention at Black and White Spider Awards 2016. Photographers from 71 countries – in all 7,556 images – entered this year´s competition. I also had four nominee photographs in the contest.

 

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Highly Commended in Glanzlichter 2016 – European Nature Photographer of the Year

Selected from 21,654 images, I am delighted to let you know that the image “Quizzical Cat” has received a Highly Commended award in the Black & White category in Glanzlichter European Nature Photographer of the Year 2016.

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1st Place and National Awards Winner at Sony World Photography Awards 2016

I am both delighted, proud and humbled to receive the Norway National Award for the best single image – across all ten categories – in the Sony World Photography Awards 2016, the world’s biggest photography competition.

 

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Highly Commended Photographer at Sony World Photography Awards 2016

I am both delighted, proud and humble to announce that I am a Highly Commended Photographer at Sony World Photography Awards 2016!  The Sony World Photography Awards is the world’s biggest photography competition. In this year´s contest the winning photographs have been selected from stunning 95,541 images entered from 186 countries all over world.

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3rd Place and Highly Commended in Global Arctic Awards 2015

It is a great pleasure to let you know that my image of a Black Grouse in backlight reached 3rd Place (PSA Bronze) in Global Arctic Awards 2015. I also achieved a Highly Commended Award (PSA Ribbon) for my picture of a female Black Grouse.

 

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1st place in Por El Planeta 2015

Having National Geographic photo-grapher Paul Nicklen as chair of the jury, a giant prize pool of USD 300,000 (!) and 28,578 participating photographs taken by 2,949 photographers off 88 countries, there is no doubt about neither the effort nor the success of Por El Planeta’s first nature photo contest. Also it is an honor to let you know that my image, “Quizzical Cat”, was awarded a 1st place as a Category Winner of Animal Portraits in this contest.

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