Scottish Botanical category

James Lynott - Fifeness Shallow Seaweeds

© James Lynott - Fifeness Shallow Seaweeds

James said: "I was extremely pleased to receive the wonderful news that my image had been awarded 1st place in the Scottish Botanical Category. Each year I admire the winning and shortlisted images in this competition, so I am incredibly thankful that the judges awarded my image this time.

"This image of thongweed (Himanthalia elongata) was taken in the shallows at Fifeness, during a lovely summer evening dive in July 2024. The rocky reefs along the shore at Fifeness are full of many different species of seaweeds and kelp, which make for wonderful scenic dives in the bright summer evenings. While pointing my camera almost vertically to capture the Snell’s window I waited for the gentle swell to move the thongweed into the frame."

2nd: Duncan McNaught - Birch in the Mist

© Duncan McNaught - Birch in the Mist

3rd: Angie Reynolds - Unfurling Fern

© Angie Reynolds - Unfurling Fern

Shortlisted:

Wendy Ball
Uwe Beutnagel-Buchner
Nick Brooks
Mick Durham
Alan Edwards
Ruth Grindrod
Nicki Gwynn-Jones
Alan Johnstone
Alison Lomax
Hugh Maxwell
Kenneth Muir
Brian Nicholson
Luke Regan



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