Natural Abstract Category

1st: Grant Bulloch - The Last Day of the Ice

© Grant Bulloch - The Last Day of the Ice

Grant said: "I feel very privileged and thankful to win the Natural Abstract category of this year's Scottish Nature Photography Awards and to also come runner-up is a great honour, especially when you consider how many fantastic photographs are entered each year. I've always felt a strong connection to this competition – it was the first one I ever entered, and I've had at least one image shortlisted every year since 2016, so to finally win a category is very pleasing indeed, and I shall continue to support it and encourage others to enter.

My image was taken after several days of very cold weather, and all the lochs and rivers on Rannoch Moor were frozen. Finally, a thaw was forecast, and I managed to visit and photograph the conditions before it all melted. The ice had already started to crack, and the water seeping through created interesting patterns as it melted and refroze overnight."

2nd: Grant Bulloch - Arran Rocks

© Grant Bulloch - Arran Rocks

3rd: Connor Hughes - Up Close, Wave Edition

© Connor Hughes - Up Close, Wave Edition

Shortlisted:

Marta Adamska
Kate Barclay
Emilie Blasco
Thomas Andy Branson
Grant Bulloch
Charles Gibson
Sandy Gilmour
Nicky Goodfellow
Ruth Grindrod
Caroline Lawrie
Andy MacDougall
Ian Mountford
Dylan Nardini
Brian Nicholson
Malcolm Nimmo
Peter Paterson
Frank Urban
Adele Warner-Tate
Ellis Wood


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