First prize, adult category
![Praying mantis in a sunflower field](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_194-A1st_pic-1050x1400.jpg)
Praying mantis in a sunflower field
Tessa Kohn-Speyer
- Mantises
Second prize, adult category
![Grasshopper Camouflaged on Dead Leaves in Croatia](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_119-A2nd_pic-1400x1050.jpg)
Grasshopper Camouflaged on Dead Leaves in Croatia
Ruth Siller
Second Prize 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
- Grasshoppers, crickets and bush-crickets
First Prize, riverfly category and commended, adult category
![Mayfly on iris bud](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_009-R1st-ACom_pic-1056x1400.jpg)
Mayfly on iris bud
Colin Ebd
- Mayflies or upwing flies
Second Prize, riverfly category
![Ringlet butterfly, Aphantopus hyperantus](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/2008_049-ACom_pic-1400x987.jpg)
Ringlet
Kenny Crooks
Aphantopus hyperantus.
- Butterflies and moths
Joint third prize, riverfly category
![Soft Body of a Caddis Fly Larva](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_111-R3rd_pic-1400x933.jpg)
Soft Body of a Caddis Fly Larva
Jean Paterson
Joint Third Prize 2008 NIW Photography Competition riverfly category
- Caddisflies or sedge flies
![Soft Body of a Caddis Fly Larva](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_111-R3rd_pic-1400x933.jpg)
Soft Body of a Caddis Fly Larva
Jean Paterson
Joint Third Prize 2008 NIW Photography Competition riverfly category
- Caddisflies or sedge flies
Runner up, river fly category
![Adult caddisfly, Philopotamus montanus](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_083-RRUp_pic-1400x931.jpg)
Adult caddisfly, Philopotamus montanus
Stuart Crofts
- Caddisflies or sedge flies
Specially commended, riverfly category
![Common Mayfly on River Stour](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_201-RCom_pic-1400x1050.jpg)
Common Mayfly on River Stour
Stan Maddams
Common Mayfly on River Stour
- Mayflies or upwing flies
![Common mayfly by River Stour](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_099-RSpC_pic-1400x933.jpg)
Common mayfly by River Stour
Stan Maddams
Specially Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition riverfly category
- Mayflies or upwing flies
Specially commended, adult category
![Mayfly](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_050-RSpC-ACom_pic-1400x937.jpg)
Mayfly
Kenny Cro
Specially Commended in riverfly category and Commended in adult category 2008 NIW Photography Competition
- Mayflies or upwing flies
Specially commended, under 18 category
![Honey Bees, Apis mellifera, Collecting Nectar](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_047-USpC_pic-1400x1050.jpg)
Honey Bees, Apis mellifera, Collecting Nectar
Sophie Shapter
Specially Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition under 18 category
Commended, riverfly category
![A mayfly on a fence post](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/2008_113-R2nd_pic-1400x933.jpg)
Translucent in the sunshine
Jean Paterson
A mayfly on a fence post
- Mayflies or upwing flies
Commended, adult category
![On the road again! Great green bush cricket](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_161-ACom_pic-1400x685.jpg)
On the road again! Great green bush cricket
Peter Tilley
Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
- Grasshoppers, crickets and bush-crickets
![Juvenile vegetable bug on passion fruit in Croatia](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_120-ACom_pic-1400x1120.jpg)
Juvenile vegetable bug on passion fruit in Croatia
Ruth Siller
Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
![Bombus on buddleia](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_273-ACom_pic-1400x1045.jpg)
Bombus on buddleia
Ian Beddison
Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
![On guard! Worker honey bees, Apis mellifera, protect their nest](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_300-ACom_pic-1400x765.jpg)
On guard! Worker honey bees, Apis mellifera, protect their nest.
Claire Waring
Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
![Peacock butterfly, Aglais io](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_048-ACom_pic-1400x1007.jpg)
Peacock butterfly, Aglais io.
Kenny Crooks
Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
- Butterflies and moths
![Large red damselfly, Pyrrhosoma nymphula](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_308-ACom_pic-1400x724.jpg)
Large red damselfly, Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Tim Fanshawe
Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
- Dragonflies and damselflies
![Fritillary butterfly, Melitaea sp., feeding on knapweed](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_032-ACom_pic-1400x920.jpg)
Fritillary butterfly, Melitaea sp., feeding on knapweed
Danny Beath
Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
- Butterflies and moths
![Soldier beetle on sentry duty](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_264-ASpC_pic-1400x933.jpg)
Soldier beetle on sentry duty
Greg Hitchcock
Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
![Small skipper butterfly, Thymelicus sylvestris, nectaring](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_019-ACom_pic-1400x1112.jpg)
Small skipper butterfly, Thymelicus sylvestris, nectaring
Ian Phillips
Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
- Butterflies and moths
![Souther Hawker Dragonfly, Aeshna Cyanea, Emerging From Nymph](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_221-ACom_pic-997x1400.jpg)
Southern hawker dragonfly, Aeshna cyanea, emerging from nymph
Gary Cox
Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
- Dragonflies and damselflies
![Male Four-Spotted Chaser Dragonfly, Libellula Quadrimaculata](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_063-ACom_pic-1400x956.jpg)
Male Four-Spotted Chaser Dragonfly, Libellula quadrimaculata
John Young
Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
- Dragonflies and damselflies
![Marbled white butterfly, Melanargia galathea](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_061-ACom_pic-933x1400.jpg)
Marbled white butterfly, Melanargia galathea
John Young
Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
- Butterflies and moths
![Mayfly on iris bud](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_009-R1st-ACom_pic-1056x1400.jpg)
Mayfly on iris bud
Colin Ebd
- Mayflies or upwing flies
![Great Green Bush Cricket, Tettigonia viridissima](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_215-ACom_pic-1400x933.jpg)
Great green bush cricket, Tettigonia viridissima
Peter Tilley
Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
- Grasshoppers, crickets and bush-crickets
![Four-spotted chaser dragonfly, Libellula quadrimaculata, perching](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_224-ACom_pic-1400x1000.jpg)
Four-spotted chaser dragonfly, Libellula quadrimaculata, perching.
Tim Daish
Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
- Dragonflies and damselflies
!["En garde" bee-fly, Bombylius major](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_247-ACom_pic-1085x1400.jpg)
En garde” bee-fly, Bombylius major
Peter White
Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
![Solitary Bee](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_266-ACom_pic-1400x986.jpg)
Solitary Bee
Greg Hitchcock
Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
- Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
![Fly (Muscidae) Resting on Leaf](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_279-ACom_pic-1400x933.jpg)
Fly (Muscidae) resting on leaf
Sarah-Fiona Helme
Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
![Bumblebee in Flight](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_197-ACom_pic.jpg)
Bumblebee in Flight
Paul Beardwood
Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
- Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
![Hoverfly Settling on Wild Orchid](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_134-ACom_pic-1109x1400.jpg)
Hoverfly Settling on Wild Orchid
Richard Siller
Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
![Gray Hairstreak Butterfly, Strymon melinus](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_036-ACom_pic-1400x933.jpg)
Gray Hairstreak Butterfly, Strymon melinus
Mary Baker
Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
- Butterflies and moths
![Gendarme Firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_225-ACom_scan-1137x1400.jpg)
Gendarme Firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus
Jenny McGowan
Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
![Shy Black Beetle Departs as a Pair of Soldier Beetles, Rhagonycha fulva, Mate.](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_162-ACom_pic-1400x648.jpg)
Shy Black Beetle Departs as a Pair of Soldier Beetles, Rhagonycha fulva, Mate.
Peter Tilley
Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
- Beetles
![Ruby-tailed wasp, Chrysis ignita](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_246-ACom_pic-1400x985.jpg)
Ruby-tailed wasp, Chrysis ignita
Peter White
Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
- Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
Commended, under 18 category
![Grasshopper resting in the undergrowth](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_131-UCom_pic-1400x933.jpg)
Grasshopper resting in the undergrowth
James McGovern
Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition under 18 category
- Grasshoppers, crickets and bush-crickets
![Dragonfly ready for take-off](https://www.insectweek.org/wp-content/uploads/Archive_1/2008_095-UCom_pic-1400x1331.jpg)
Dragonfly ready for take-off
Emma Houston
Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition under 18 category
- Dragonflies and damselflies