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2023 Photography Competition Winners – Under 18 Category

Tuesday 25th June 2024

View the fantastic winning entries for the 2023 Photography Competition (Under 18 Category) below. 1st place Tranquillity Gustav Parenmark, age 17 Banded Demoiselle damselfly, Calopteryx splendens. Titled ”Tranquillity”. A banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) resting in some tall grass near a river. Taken in Gävle, Sweden. June 2023.

Competition 2023 – Photography – Under 18 years – Jamie Smart – (2) Robberfly

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I was up early one morning and decided to have a wander around our wild garden with my camera when I saw this fly on the end of an awn of grass. I didn't realise until looking on the computer that he was actually eating another fly! Double whammy!

Competition 2023 – Photography – Under 18 years – April Horscraft – (1) Grasshopper

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In this photograph is a beautiful grasshopper relaxing on a vibrant sea of green and red coloured foliage.

Competition 2023 – Photography – Under 18 years – Abdullah Shehabuddeen – (2) Utetheisa pulchella (aka Crimson Speckled Moth)

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A white moth, spotted all over with beautiful red, orange, yellow, and black patterns, is perched onto delicate white flowers that contrast against the lush background greenery. This photo reflects nature's astounding colors and beauty.

Competition 2023 – Photography – Under 18 years – Kushaan A Ksheerasagar – (2) Stick mantis

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A stick mantis is on leaf. The shades of the matis and the leaf are almost the same and without the movement of the insect it would be impossible to locate it. The body of the mantis was aligned with the veins of the leaf which made it harder to identify.

Competition 2023 – Photography – Under 18 years – 张益萌 – (3) earwigs

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I took a walk in Yunnan in the evening to see it, very beautiful, lying on a leaf so I took a picture

Competition 2023 – Photography – Under 18 years – Gustav Parenmark – (1) Emerald damselfly. Lestes sponsa

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I went out at 4 AM to photograph emerald damselflies early in the morning by a mire on the Swedish island of Fårö. Although quite the task, I eventually managed to get a stacked portrait of this gorgeous male, with his stunning blue colouration.

Competition 2023 – Photography – Under 18 years – Gustav Parenmark – (2) Megachile lagopoda

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The nature reserve of ”Södra Hällarna”, located on the western coast of Gotland, Sweden is home to a very delicate fauna of bees, such as this Megachile lagopoda, a powerfully built insect that I found sleeping in some greater knapweed, (Centaurea scabiosa).

Competition 2023 – Photography – Under 18 years – Gustav Parenmark – (3) Banded demoiselle. Calopteryx splendens

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I was able to find many of these gorgeous banded demoiselle by a river near my home in Gävle, Sweden. With the help of the nearby blades of grass I could create foreground and background elements in order to create depth in the image.