2020 WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
THOMAS VIJAYAN, Canada | “The World Is Turning Upside Down”, Borneo
Congratulations to Thomas Vijayan of Canada for becoming The Wild Lens Magazine’s 2020 Wildlife Photographer of the Year with this stunning image. Mr. Vijayan won a safari to Nairobi, Kenya, hosted by Sunworld Safaris and Mara Bush Camp.
With hundreds of entrants from five continents and 27 countries, we were impressed and gratified by the quality of every entry. It was truly an international contest.
Thank you to our judges Kurt Bertels, Julio Hirsch-Hardy, John Isaac, Michelle Liles, Ranjan Ramchandani and Roy Toft.
We greatly appreciate the support of our sponsors Sunworld Safaris, Mara Bush Camp and Bay Photo.
Category Winners
Mammals
1ST Place – BEN CRANKE, United Kingdom | “The Battle”, Botswana, Africa
2nd Place – TRIKANSH SHARMA, India | “Dust Bath”, Uttarakhand, India
3rd Place – AVANKA FERNANDO, Sri Lanka | “My Home”, Yala National Park, Sri Lanka
Birds
1ST Place – BENCE MATE, Hungary | “Eye to Eye”, Monte Verde, Costa Rica
2nd Place – TIBOR KERCZ, Hungary | “Rainy Night”, Opusztaszer, Hungary
3rd Place – BEN CRANKE, United Kingdom | “Whiteout”, South Georgia Island
Underwater
1ST Place – AMOS NACHOUM, USA/Israel | “Facing Reality”, Plano Island, Antarctica
2nd Place – JODI FREDIANI, USA | “Curious Calf”, Vava’u, Tonga
3rd Place – AMOS NACHOUM, USA/Israel | “Family of Polar Bears Over My Head”, Hudson Bay, Canada
Landscape
1ST Place – BARRY FELDMAN, Australia | “Early Morning Mob”, Victoria, Australia
2nd Place – CHRISTINE GARNER, USA/St. Maarten | “Shallows at 35,000 Feet”, Exumas, Bahamas
3rd Place – JASON SPETH, USA | “Son Doong Cave”, Son Doong, Vietnam
Macro
1ST Place – ANIRBAN DUTTA, India | “Drenched In Dew”, West Bengal, India
2nd Place – REYNANTE MARTINEZ, Philippines | “The Sniper”, Zambales, Philippines
3rd Place – ARINDAM SAHA, India | “Big Eyes”, West Bengal, India
Reptiles
1ST Place – BRAD GRAF, USA | “Senior Year Portrait”, Galapagos, Ecuador
2nd Place – DR. S. S. SURESH, India | “Forest Green Lizard”, Trichur, India
3rd Place – SUMAN PAUL, India | “Mr. Poser”, Pune, India
Honorees
JUDGES’ CHOICE
Cathy Hart - Mammals, “The One That Got Away”
Ben Cranke - Birds, “Confrontation”
Anirban Dutta - Macro, “Tug Of War”
HONORABLE MENTION
Donald Bruschera - Mammals, “Defence”
Ben Cranke - Mammals, “Leap Of Faith”
Ben Cranke - Mammals, “The Forest Cat”
David Roberts - Mammals, “Family Tree”
Nilesh Shah - Mammals, “Spa Time”
Oleg Bogdanov - Birds, “Pelican Bathing”
Ben Cranke - Birds, “Rock Jumper”
Jay Dickman - Birds, “Puffin Lunch”
Graeme Guy - Birds, “Romancing The Female Bowerbird”
Johan Siggesson - Birds, “Dalmations On Ice”
Lawrence Worcester - Birds, “Bird And Cacti”
Brent Barnes - Underwater, “Eye Of The Playful Sea Lion”
Brent Barnes - Underwater, “Ocean White Tip" Shark”
Brent Barnes - Underwater, “Open Wide”
Brent Barnes - Underwater, “Spotlight on Moray Eel”
Jodi Frediani - Underwater, “Heading North”
Cathy Hart - Underwater, “Humpback”
Victoria Walker - Underwater, “Swimming Lizard”
Brian Brunetti - Landscape, “First Light At Sea”
Donald Bruschera - Landscape, “Drama And Sunbeams”
Enrico Pescantini - Landscape, “Earth’s Rainbow”
Jeff Schwab - Landscape, “Starry Starry Night”
Katerina Wallace - Landscape, “Ice Lagoon”
Anirban Dutta - Macro, “Galaxy”
Anirban Dutta - Macro, “Pathetic Death”
Arindam Saha - Macro, “GoldenDeath”
Sahaj Kohli - Macro, “Spider Weaving Web”
Arindam Saha - Macro, “Mirror Image”
Trikansh Sharma - Macro, “Translucence”
Chris Garner - Reptiles, “Camo”
Brad Graf - Reptiles, “I Like Long Walks On The Beach”
Christian Passeri - Reptiles, “Stereoscopic Vision”
Caroline Peppiatt - Reptiles, “Beast And Beauty”
Lawrence Worcester - Reptiles, “Green Snake with Red Ants”