Bird Photographer of the Year: Collection (Bird Photographer of the Year

Foreword by Chris Packham

This beautiful book accompanies a new photographic competition celebrating some of the best bird photography of the year.

The Bird Photographer of the Year competition celebrates the artistry of bird photography, and this large-format book is lavishly illustrated to reflect this. A celebration of avian beauty and diversity, it is a tribute to both the dedication and passion of the photographers as well as a reflection of the quality of today’s modern digital imaging systems.

The book includes the winning and short-listed images from the competition, now in its fourth year, showcasing some of the finest bird photography, with a foreword by BTO President and head judge, Chris Packham. A proportion of the profits from the book goes directly to the BTO to support their conservation work.

The advent of digital technology has revolutionised photography in recent years, and the book brings to life some of the most stunning bird photography currently on offer. It features a vast variety of photographs by hardened pros, keen amateurs and hobbyists alike, reflecting the huge diversity of bird enthusiasts and nature lovers which is so important in ensuring their conservation and survival.

• Now in its fourth year, the competition proved to be hugely successful in previous years, with thousands of images entered from all around the globe.

• Foreword by Chris Packham, BTO President and head judge of the competition. A well-known TV presenter and naturalist, Chris is a wildlife expert, photographer and author with a passionate concern for conservation and the environment. He has 229k+ Twitter followers and appears regularly on Springwatch, Autumnwatch and Winterwatch on BBC Two.

• Published to coincide with the British Bird Fair 2019, ‘the Glastonbury of the birdwatching world’, to which over 30,000 bird enthusiasts flock every year. The announcement of the winners and the prize presentation will take place at the UK’s Rutland Birdfair on Saturday 17th August 2019. Chris Packham will be hosting the event and revealing the winning images. He will also be signing copies of the book after the presentation.

• Will appeal to general wildlife enthusiasts and supporters of the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Natural History Museum (the tie-in book TCMs nearly 20k copies year-on-year).

• Close collaboration with both Nature Photographers and the BTO (British Trust for Ornithology) ensures a broader reach.

• The prize is supported by Swarovski Optik, Alamy Images, Birdwatching and Digital Photographer magazines, among many others.