Natural Abstract Category

1st: Brian Nicholson - Frozen

© Brian Nicholson - Frozen

Brian said: "I was absolutely thrilled and honoured to learn that I had won the Abstract category in this year’s Scottish Nature Photography Awards. I vividly remember the bitterly cold spell in January 2024, when sub-zero temperatures gripped the area. I had a plan to visit Gladhouse Reservoir, near to my home, to look for patterns/textures in the frozen water. Upon arrival, I was met with an expanse of thick ice. Curiosity led me to carefully venture a few metres onto the frozen surface to see what I could create. That is when I discovered these incredible, bright white frozen circles. I was captivated by how they gave the ice such a strikingly abstract appearance—something fleeting, destined to disappear as soon as the weather changed.

"I particularly love how we as photographers can create an abstract interpretation of what nature shares with us. Little did I know at the time that those fascinating patterns would lead to this incredible recognition."

2nd: Gill Williamson - All the Leaves are Brown

© Gill Williamson - All the Leaves are Brown

3rd: Grant Bulloch - Rock Cut Basin

© Grant Bulloch - Rock Cut Basin

Shortlisted:

Jason Baxter
Dawn Brown
Douglas Bruce
Richard Burdon
Mark Deans
Brian Doyle
Ruth Grindrod
Nicki Gwynn-Jones
James Lynott
Sue MacCallum-Stewart
Andy MacDougall
Brian Nicholson
Malcolm Nimmo
Peter Paterson
David Queenan
Chris Reekie
Charly Schleder
Gavin Shand
Adele Warner-Tate
Jayne Winter



Environmental category
Natural Abstract category
Scottish Botanical category
Scottish Landscape - The Land category
Scottish Landscape - Sea & Coast category
Scottish Landscape - Urban Greenspace category
Scottish Wildlife Behaviour category
Scottish Wildlife Portrait category
Junior category
Student category
Scottish Nature Video Award 2024
Favourite Scottish Nature Photography Book 2024