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The British Wildlife Photgraphy Awards were devised by British Wildlife Photographer Chris Weston and Curator of Photography Maggie Gowan. The first awards were held in 2009 to widespread acclaim, with support from esteemed organisations including Natural England, WWF and Outdoor Photography magazine. The winning and commended images were unveiled at Hooper's Gallery in London, with the exhibition subsequently touring Britain. For the 2010 competition, the very best images are being brought together in a fabulous book for the first time. Britain has some of the most beautiful and unique wildlife in the world, and the sensational photographs from this prestigious competition capture and celebrate its wonderful variety. Showcasing the work of both amateur and professional photographers, this unique book highlights the great wealth of our island's natural history.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
In the past, I have been a keen collector of the "BBC Wildlife Photographer Of the Year Award" books which must hold some sort of record for the proportion of lack of text to amount of pleasure. However, the editions for 2009 and 2010 seemed a bit pedestrian in relation to previous editions and the controversy regarding a recent winner mean't that they no longer seemed quite the "must have" purchase that they had once been. I was therefore surprised to stumble upin this book which is a collection of the inaugural "British Wildlife Photography Awards" which covers almost the identical kind of territory but concerns itself with British wildlife as opposed to the global scope of the BBC books.
All in all, the pictures are wonderful and where the vision and imagination that I would associate with the BBC book is marginally inferior, this book scores highly due to the fact that everything is indigenous. The book covers everything from behaviour, marine, urban and plenty of remarkable pictures of insects. Whilst the usual suspects like hares and foxes are included, there are also some surreal images of animals such as sea slugs and cuttlefish. I would suggest that the comical images of the red squirrels playing in the snow is worth the money alone but then the whole book is full of delightful images whether it is a snail coming face to face with a hedgehog or dragonflies covered in dew. The photo of the wild cat licking his lips is also a favourite of mine.
Unlike the BBC publications, the technical information that is likely only to appeal to photographers is located at the back as an appendix. I have lost count of the number of times I have poured over this pictures in the last month and would thoroughly recommend this book - just the thing to inspire you to grab your binoculars and get out there in the wet and cold!!
All in all, the pictures are wonderful and where the vision and imagination that I would associate with the BBC book is marginally inferior, this book scores highly due to the fact that everything is indigenous. The book covers everything from behaviour, marine, urban and plenty of remarkable pictures of insects. Whilst the usual suspects like hares and foxes are included, there are also some surreal images of animals such as sea slugs and cuttlefish. I would suggest that the comical images of the red squirrels playing in the snow is worth the money alone but then the whole book is full of delightful images whether it is a snail coming face to face with a hedgehog or dragonflies covered in dew. The photo of the wild cat licking his lips is also a favourite of mine.
Unlike the BBC publications, the technical information that is likely only to appeal to photographers is located at the back as an appendix. I have lost count of the number of times I have poured over this pictures in the last month and would thoroughly recommend this book - just the thing to inspire you to grab your binoculars and get out there in the wet and cold!!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
I was looking for a Christmas gift for an elderly gentleman who is very interested in wildlife and I happened to see this book featured in a magazine article. Amazon had it on offer at almost half the cover price and delivery was very quick indeed - excellent service. The pictures are lovely but there is undersatndably a certain amount of technical photographic information which might not be releveant to everyone. Overall, though, at Amazon price it's a good buy.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
This book has the most wonderful pictures from around the British Isles. I bought it for a friend with the intention of going to some of the places to take photos ourselves.
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British Wildlife Photography Awards
An excellent book, exactly what I expected from AA Publications. Beautiful pictures of just British wildlife at it's best and from some very different views. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Tricia
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Amzing pictures, rich and detailed. Mum loved it esecially with the information that is included with each picture describing where and how the photo was taken.
Published 13 months ago by Dan
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As a collecter of Wildlife Photographer of the Year Portfolios I wasn't sure that a book limited to a small Island that has had it's wildlife and wild places depleated for... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Patrick John Murphy
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This is a wonderful book with a fabulous collection of photos of British Wildlife. Too good to put on the bookshelf, will have to now buy a coffee table to casually leave it on! Read more
Published 16 months ago by W7
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I own a complete collection of Wildlife Photographer of the Year Portfolios, I love decent wildlife photography and am an avid collector of anything of quality. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Andrew James
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a wonderful book full of beautiful and amazing pictures of british wildlife, a delight for all ages but it makes you realise there are photographers and snapshot takers alas i'm in... Read more
Published 17 months ago by P. F. Somerville
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