The Second GWW Photo Contest Winning photographs announced
The Second GWW Photo Contest Winning photographs announced
“Nature and wildlife you want to protect” was again the theme for our second GWW Photo Contest, held from May to November last year.
After careful selection under chief judge Mitsuaki Iwago, we are proud to announce the winners.
1,463 entries from 38 countries were sent in, with photographs on location all over the globe, including the North and South Poles.
As with the first contest, we were again surprised at the high quality of the entries, but carefully selected the Mitsuaki Iwago Award, the GWW Award, and Honorable Mentions.
“The Mitsuaki Iwago Award”
Title : “fineday”
The winners : nacky
About the photo :
It was the middle of winter with the mountain and trees thickly covered in snow, yet the rays of the sun seemed to be reminiscent of spring. This Ezo red fox was basking in this fleeting warmth.
“The GWW Award”
Title : “Bighorn Sheep”
The winners : mellowlife
About the photo :
I shot some Bighorn sheep roaming about searching for food in the snow as the long winter in the Canadian Rockies came to an end.
“Honorable Mentions”
Title : “The Big Cat”
The winners : rana
About the photo :
A Royal Bengal tiger jumps into a river from a nearby jungle of Sunderbans at Kalash Island in West Bengal, India, a world heritage site. The big cat which is slipping towards extinction as the last census report says only 58 of them are left in Sunderbans.
Title : “family”
The winners : toramimi
About the photo :
With the surging popularity of tropical fish, clownfish have been exploited for pet shop sales, bringing a sharp decrease in their numbers. My wishes are for them to stay in their natural habitat, and to be seen and adored by divers.
Title : “melt”
The winners : lotus
About the photo :
A glacier melts slowly under the sun. What will happen to our world if nothing is done to change it?
Judge’s Comments
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Wildlife Photographer Mitsuaki Iwago (Chief Judge)
I would like to express my gratitude again, for the many brilliant submissions made to our second contest. Many photographs taken from a global point-of-view were sent in. I noticed that everyone made a great effort to capture a magical moment, and was very impressed by their endeavors.
When shooting photos of animals, one tends to focus solely on the animal. Taking in the background, environment, and the animals’ way of life brings a whole new depth to one’s pictures. I am excited and looking forward to a deeper, more evolved future in wildlife photography.
The judging process
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From all 1,463 entries, 166 were left after the first two screenings. We were amazed at the quality of the finalists’ work and also by chief judge Mitsuaki Iwago’s knowledge of almost all of the world-wide locations of the submitted photographs.
