Cameron Bespolka Award Winners 2019

This year's Young Bird Photographer of the Year competition has just announced it’s winners.

The Cameron Bespolka Award

We are very pleased to once again support this prestigious competition which attracts hundreds of entries from all around the globe. We were delighted with the standard of photographs submitted.

A very important element of this Young Bird Photographer of the year competition ethos, is the encouragement and recognition of the younger generation of birders and photographers. The Cameron Bespolka Young Bird Photographer of the Year Awards are designed to meet this aim.

The Winners
Congratulations go to Tamás Koncz-Bisztricz from Hungary who wins the Young Bird Photographer of the Year title for 2019 for his photo entitled 'Cradle of Life'. Tamás was at Bird Fair 2019 to collect his cash prize of £350 together with a pair of Swarovski Optik CL Companion 8x25 binoculars. Second prize was awarded to Madeline Nolan for her image ‘The Tongue of the Hummingbird’. Madeline wins a cash prize of £200. Third place was taken by Ariel Fields with the image entitled 'Little Owl focused at a potential meal'. Ariel wins a cash prize of £100.

Young Bird Photographer of the Year Winner 2019

Tamás Koncz-Bisztricz (second from right) collects his First Place award from Keith Betton and Chris Packham. Photo: David Tipling

First Prize: Tamás Koncz-Bisztricz
Title: Cradle of life

The Cradle of Life by Tamás Koncz-Bisztricz

Second Prize: Madeline Nolan
Title: The Tongue of the Hummingbird

Tongue of the Hummingbird by Madeline Nolan

Third Prize: Ariel Fields
Title: Little Owl focused at a potential meal

Little Owl focused at a potential meal by Ariel Fields

Bird Photographer of the Year book
The above images, plus those highly commended by the judges appear in the Bird Photographer of the Year book, Collection 4. Published by William Collins, the book is available from 24 August 2019 and can be ordered from the BPOTY online shop