News & Blog
The 2012 competition is now closed to new entries
Posted : 13th May 2012The 2012 competition is now closed to new entries and judging is under way.
Just a few weeks left to enter the 2012 Competition. Closing date 12th May.
Posted : 3rd April 2012Easter holidays are a great time for exploring. Dust your camera down and capture the delights of British wildlife emerging from its winter rest. The light is wonderful with spring flowers, blossom and vivid lush foliage to enhance your images. Win a prestigious photography award, cash prize of £5,000 and overall prize fund worth £20,000.
The 2012 competition opens on 1st February 2012
Posted : 27th January 2012The 2012 competition opens on 1st February 2012 with some new sponsors, some changes to the categories, and of course an impressive range of prizes. All the details will be on this website, and our Twitter and Facebook feeds.
The brand new BWPA book is out now
Posted : 5th October 2011The brand new BWPA book is out now.
BWPA hits the front page of the BBC!
Posted : 27th September 2011We've had a lot of interest in the successful photographers and their images - enquiries are coming in from all around Europe.
So we were delighted to get some exposure on the BBC home page this morning!
2011 Winners are now available to view!
Posted : 26th September 2011The winning photographs are now online for you to view.
BWPA 2011 winners coming soon!
Posted : 30th August 2011BWPA 2011 winners and a selection of commended entries will be published on this website on Monday 26th September.
Shortlisting is now complete
Posted : 19th June 2011If your entry has been short-listed you will now have an email inviting you to submit your original files. If you have not heard from us, unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion. We wish you all the best and hope you continue to enjoy wildlife photography - and of course look out for the 2012 competition.
The 2011 competition closed on 2 June.
Posted : 3rd June 2011The 2011 competition is now closed to new entries.
Exhibition opens at Penrhyn Castle
Posted : 20th April 2011Our exhibition opens today, 20 April at fantastic Penrhyn Castle, North Wales, run by the National Trust. It's there until 5th June - a great day out!
News for readers of Outdoor Photography
Posted : 24th March 2011BWPA have teamed up with Outdoor Photography to give readers the added opportunity to have their images seen in print.
Each calendar month before the end of May Outdoor Photography will choose their favourite image entered. These three images will then be published in the forthcoming BWPA book .
Exhibition at Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
Posted : 17th March 2011If you're in the Derbyshire area look out for the exhibition at Calke Abbey.
The new video category
Posted : 5th January 2011If you've been following our Facebook and Twitter feeds you will have spotted that we will be introducing a new category this year. We've had a few questions already about how it will work, so now the 2011 categories are ready to reveal, it's time to find out what it's all about.