Better world
Ready for bed
Photographer
Jamie Smart
Category
Better world – Winner 2024
Description
I was privileged to be able to go along to watch and document the process of ringing and measuring barn owlets by professional licensed handlers on a farm in Mid Wales. I took this photo of the owlet just as they were ready to be put back into their nest box having just been measured and ringed. What a bundle of fluff they were!
Head in the cups
Photographer
Jamie Smart
Category
Better world – Runner-up 2024
Description
How nice would it be for all chickens to have the chance to roam in buttercups every day? Having the freedom and space to roam and forage makes for happier chooks! Cockerels don’t usually have the chance to live past a certain age so it’s heartwarming to see this chappy enjoying the sunshine and buttercups.
Dawn chorus
Photographer
Jamie Smart
Category
Better world – Commended 2024
Description
This is a corn bunting singing their heart out at dawn like they hadn’t a care in the world. I wish for a world where we could wake up to a dawn chorus or hear bird song every day, and these little creatures were thriving. I captured this image very, very early one morning using the car as a hide. I remember his/her song being so loud and I had to lower the car window very slowly to avoid spooking them.
A special bond
Photographer
Hope Whittaker
Category
Better world – Commended 2024
Description
Harry’s humans call him happiness in a bottle. If I’m having a bad day, he makes me feel joy again. I took this when he came for a visit and spent time trying to take the best shots while he went about doing his own thing. I feel it shows the bond between Harry and his human and how he enjoys spending time with the people he loves. I’m autistic and I hope my photography helps people see the world in a whole new light.