Young RSPCA

Photographer: Gideon Knight
Category: Portfolio - Winner 2018
Portfolio title: The carrion crow
Image title: Take flight (1 of 5)
Image description: A carrion crow takes flight from a dead branch as the evening sun shines bright on the horizon. Valentines Park, London.

Photographer: Gideon Knight
Category: Portfolio - Winner 2018
Portfolio title: The carrion crow
Image title: On an autumn morning (2 of 5)
Image description: A carrion crow sits among some fallen leaves as the early morning sun begins to bring colour to the parkland behind. Valentines Park, London.

Photographer: Gideon Knight
Category: Portfolio - Winner 2018
Portfolio title: The carrion crow
Image title: Black on white (3 of 5)
Image description: During the winter the lakes of my local park froze and were covered with a layer of snow. I was struck by the sharp contrast between the black of this crow and the white of the lake. Valentines Park, London.

Photographer: Gideon Knight
Category: Portfolio - Winner 2018
Portfolio title: The carrion crow
Image title: Evening bokeh (4 of 5)
Image description: The setting sun filters through the trees behind this crow, creating golden 'bokeh balls'. Valentines Park, London.

Photographer: Gideon Knight
Category: Portfolio - Winner 2018
Portfolio title: The carrion crow
Image title: Seaside swoop (5 of 5)
Image description: A small party of crows along Brighton beach were picking up small items of food which they would then fly into the air with and drop onto the hard stones below. This would crack apart the morsel and allow the crow to eat it. This crow is swooping down to see if its drop has been successful.

Photographer: Gideon Knight
Category: Portfolio - Runner-up 2018
Portfolio title: The colours of autumn
Image title: Autumn's russet (1 of 5)
Image description: A red fox vixen rests amongst fallen leaves. Her thick winter coat matches the rich reds and oranges of the leaf litter. Valentines Park, London.

Photographer: Gideon Knight
Category: Portfolio - Runner-up 2018
Portfolio title: The colours of autumn
Image title: Little egret (2 of 5)
Image description: A little egret stands in a tree above a canal, keeping a keen eye out for the local mistle thrushes who will often mob it. Valentines Park, London.

Photographer: Gideon Knight
Category: Portfolio - Runner-up 2018
Portfolio title: The colours of autumn
Image title: Grey heron (3 of 5)
Image description: A grey heron sits in a tree among the autumn leaves. In a busy London park the heron waits until the canal is safe before flying down to fish. Valentines Park, London.

Photographer: Gideon Knight
Category: Portfolio - Runner-up 2018
Portfolio title: The colours of autumn
Image title: Little grebe (4 of 5)
Image description: A little grebe swims through a shallow canal. The floor of the canal is coated with the large leaves of a plane tree that have dropped into the water. Valentines Park, London.

Photographer: Gideon Knight
Category: Portfolio - Runner-up 2018
Portfolio title: The colours of autumn
Image title: A lake of gold (5 of 5)
Image description: The trees around the lake reflected their leaves turning the water around this mallard to gold. Valentines Park, London.

Photographer: Gideon Knight
Category: Portfolio - Commended 2018
Portfolio title: The herring gulls of Brighton
Image title: Southern sunset (1 of 5)
Image description: A herring gull is silhouetted by the famous Brighton sunset.

Photographer: Gideon Knight
Category: Portfolio - Commended 2018
Portfolio title: The herring gulls of Brighton
Image title: Gull in the snow (2 of 5)
Image description: A herring gull surrounded by falling snow during the winter cold snap.

Photographer: Gideon Knight
Category: Portfolio - Commended 2018
Portfolio title: The herring gulls of Brighton
Image title: Summer shower (3 of 5)
Image description: To cool down during the heatwave in July this herring gull found a fountain to sit under.

Photographer: Gideon Knight
Category: Portfolio - Commended 2018
Portfolio title: The herring gulls of Brighton
Image title: Roost (4 of 5)
Image description: At dusk, herring gulls leave the town and head out to the abandoned West Pier to roost for the night.

Photographer: Gideon Knight
Category: Portfolio - Commended 2018
Portfolio title: The herring gulls of Brighton
Image title: Town crier (5 of 5)
Image description: A herring gull calls loudly in Brighton's popular Churchill Square.