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.
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.
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.
It is a pleasure to let you know I am one of 20 hand picked nature photographers contributing to Cheetah Conservation Fund’s (CCF) “Cheetahs Alive Photo Exhibition” in London.
The exhibition, in association with Strutt & Parker, will be on display at Patrick Mavros Art Gallery in London from 21st September to 7th October 2015, to raise awareness of the Cheetah’s plight in the wild.
It is a pleasure to let you know that my photographs below of fighting topis and walrus have been awarded 3rd place (PSA Bronze and FZC Bronze, respectively) in Narava International Contest of Photography 2015. In this year´s competition photographers from 62 countries participated with the total number of 4,100 images.
I am delighted to tell that my image titled “Kttiwake Dream” won the 1st place in the Bird category in I Am Photographer / Baltic Photo Contest 2015. In the same contest my image “Saluting Bearded Seal” won 3rd place (2nd Runner Up) in the Animals category. Both images are taken on Svalbard in July/August 2014 – thanks to WildPhoto Travel for yet another great trip.
It is a pleasure to share that my portfolio of six wide angle images of wild lions was awarded with a 3rd place in the Travel Photo category in Nordic Nature Photo Contest 2015. All images are taken on the same trip according to the contest rules. I also achieved a Highly Commended Award in the Landscape category in the same contest.
It is a pleasure to let you know that in the Monochrome Photography Awards 2014 I have received seven Highly Commended Awards. Photographers from 86 countries – in all 7,000 images – entered the 2014 competition.
Selected from 20,000 images of which 102 were awarded, I am delighted to let you know that my image “Sleeping Polar Bear” has been highly commended in the Polar Passion category in Nature’s Best Photography 2014.
It is a great pleasure to share that my image of a resting Polar Bear reached 3rd Place (Bronze Medal PSA) in Global Arctic Awards Competition 2014. I also achieved a Highly Commended Award (Ribbon RPS) for my under water / split picture of a walrus.
