Under 12 years
My world
PHOTOGRAPHER
Flynn Thaitanunde-Lobb
CATEGORY
Under 12 – Winner 2025
DESCRIPTION
I’d gone to the bluebell woods at sunrise to photograph deer. It was so misty, magical and peaceful. I sat waiting, listening to the silence (with pins and needles in my legs) but there were no deer. On the way back I noticed a hare sprinting along the path. I dropped to my knees and got a photo just as they reached the sunbeam. The hare, quite unaware of my presence, wandered into the light as if saying: "This is my world!".
Motherly love
PHOTOGRAPHER
Jamie Smart
CATEGORY
Under 12 – Runner-up 2025
DESCRIPTION
I was wandering around Yorkshire Wildlife Park one day with my camera and noticed two baboons peacefully embracing. I wanted to create an image of calm that relayed the love between the pair, so I isolated them against a dark background to make sure there were no other distractions.
Happy Hugo
PHOTOGRAPHER
Jamie Smart
CATEGORY
Under 12 – Commended 2025
DESCRIPTION
I took this photo of a long-necked turtle at Australia Zoo. I spent quite a long time trying to capture an image of a turtle breaching the water but was finding it very difficult because of the glass enclosure. I then spotted this one swimming directly at me, looking straight down my lens with what I can only describe as a gummy smile!
Open wide
PHOTOGRAPHER
Jamie Smart
CATEGORY
Under 12 – Commended 2025
DESCRIPTION
I took this image of a corn bunting from the car window when we were driving around looking for wildlife really early one morning. I heard him before I saw him as he was singing his heart out. I slowly lifted up the camera and managed to capture him looking straight at me with his beak wide open.
Leap of faith
PHOTOGRAPHER
Flynn Thaitanunde-Lobb
CATEGORY
Under 12 – Commended 2025
DESCRIPTION
I was on holiday in Swanage. As we were walking to the beach, I saw a pair of magpies on a rock. The sea was glittering in the sun behind them, and they were hopping from one rock to another. I had an idea – I wanted to take a photo that represented a leap of faith, so I waited until one leapt onto the next rock. Then I used editing software to turn the magpie and foreground into silhouettes.