Scottish Nature Photography Awards 2021

The Scottish Nature Photography Awards celebrate nature, wildlife and landscape photography and filmmaking in Scotland.

The Scottish Nature Photography Awards Photographic Competition 2021 is open to professional and amateur photographers from around the world, but images must be taken in Scotland.

Entries close 24:00 hours GMT on 30th November 2021.

SNPA has consistently supported the principles of the Artists' Bill of Rights.

This is the 12th annual competition to seek the Scottish Nature Photographer of the Year. The categories are:

Scottish Nature Photographer of the Year 2021

• Environmental
• Natural Abstract
• Scottish Botanical
• Scottish Landscape - The Land
• Scottish Landscape - Sea & Coast
• Scottish Landscape - Urban Greenspace
• Scottish Wildlife Behaviour
• Scottish Wildlife Portrait

The search is on to find the next winner of Close-up Photographer of the Year, in association with Affinity Photo. Photographers have until 23 May 2021 to enter the competition and be in with a chance of winning a cash prize of £2,500.

©Minghui Yuan, Blue Eyes Green Eyes, 2020 CUPOTY Finalist

Close-up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY) is an annual competition showcasing the best close-up, macro and micro photography from around the world. The competition is open to everyone, using any type of camera, phone or light microscope. To find out more visit www.cupoty.com.

In a year when our connection with nature has never felt more important, the annual Scottish Nature Photography Awards provided the judging panel, photographers Mhairi Law, Charlie Phillips and Niall Irvine, with a wealth of environmental, abstract, botanical, wildlife and landscape images to choose from.

Scottish Nature Photographer of the Year 2020 is Edinburgh based nature photographer Charles Everitt whose image, Taking Root, of Pink purslane rooted in the base of a tree won the Scottish Botanical category before being chosen by the judges as the overall winner. Charles, who has run his own photography business since 1998, finds much of the inspiration for his work in his local area and this image was no exception.

Taking Root © Charles Everitt

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of the Year 2020

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