British Wildlife Photography Awards 2012

The British Wildlife Photography Awards is an annual photographic competition. The competition features images of wild species and habitats taken in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands.. The competition is followed by a national tour, displaying winning and commended photographs in regional galleries and venues. In 2010 a book of winning entries was published by AA Publishing.
The inaugural competition was held in 2009, and was won by Ross Hoddinott.
The 2010 winner was Steve Young and the 2011 winner was Richard Shucksmith.
The 2012 winner has been announced and the award goes to Dr. Matt Doggett, a British biologist and photographer. He is a Marine Expert in the BBC Wildlife Magazine.