EXCEPTIONAL IMAGES WIN THE ENVIRONMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE
YEAR 2010
The 2010 winners were featured in many publications such
as the The Telegraph and The Sun, as well as on the Daily Mail and National
Geographic
A picture of an unprecedented congregation of Munkiana Devil
Rays in Baja California Sur won Florian Schulz the prestigious 2010
title of The Environmental Photographer of the Year. And 20 year
old Bulgarian Radoslav Radoslavov Valkov gained the title of
The Young Environmental Photographer of the Year with his macro
photograph of a fly.
The Environmental Photographer of the Year 2010 has exceeded all
expectations, receiving over 4,500 entries - that's a record
breaking rise in entries of 93 percent from 2009, with this year
seeing the first entries from countries such as Tajikistan, the
Democratic Republic of Congo, Mongolia, Swaziland, Palestine,
Latvia and Bolivia. With entries from photographers in 97
countries, EPOTY has a greater geographical spread than the
Wildlife Photographer of the Year which has been running for over
30 years!
This year's categories were Mott MacDonald's Changing Climates;
The Natural World; Quality of Life; Innovation in the Environment
(New for 2010); The Underwater World (New for 2010); A View From
the Western World (New for 2010); and the Young Environmental
Photographer of the Year (Under 16 & Under 21).
Judge Nick Reeves, CIWEM's Executive Director, said:
"This year, the Environmental Photographer of the Year really
has surpassed itself. We've achieved a huge leap in the number of
entries with over half the world's countries now represented by
photographers, showing a vast geographical and cultural mix. It
really shows that CIWEM has its finger on the zeitgeist, with
thousands of people demonstrating their appreciation and concern
for our world through the Environmental Photographer of the Year.
Thanks to everyone who entered and congratulations to all of our
fabulous winners."
A full list of winners, runner ups and highly commended entries
for each category is as follows:
Underwater
World
A View of the Western
World
Mott MacDonald's
Changing Climates
Innovation in the
Environment
Natural
World
Quality of
Life
Under 16
Under 21
