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  • © Thomas Easterbrook

    Photographer: Thomas Easterbrook
    Category: Under 12 - Winner 2017
    Title: Holiday hawk-moth
    Description: We were having lunch outside in the summer. I had my camera with me as I had been taking photos of a hoopoe in the garden, when I noticed this visitor to a flower right next to where we were sitting.

  • © Joshua Kneale

    Photographer: Joshua Kneale
    Category: Under 12 - Runner-up 2017
    Title: Five-spot burnet
    Description: I took this photo in my garden. This summer we had many species of moths and butterflies. I was lucky enough to spot a five-spot burnet resting on his flower. I like the metallic black on the body and the symmetrical red spots. It really stands out against the white petals.

  • © Lyra Sweeney

    Photographer: Lyra Sweeney
    Category: Under 12 Commended 2017
    Title: Resting swan
    Description: I took this photo from a bridge in Cambridge with a very long zoom. I think the angle from above really helped to capture every flawless detail of the swan. I really enjoyed capturing the elegance and tenderness of it.