Founded in 1946, the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is one of the main conservation organisations in UK working for the protection of wetlands for wildlife and people on earth. The WWT was created by late Sir Peter Scott, a famous naturalist and artist. This trust is acknowledged as the sole UK charity that can boast of a national network of nine specialist wetland visitor centres. The organization now has an experience of more than 60 years about wetland protection and its achievements match Peter Scott’s ambitions for wetland conservations.
The main vision of WWT is a worldwide network of healthy, productive wetlands, where a rich variety of wildlife can live and breed safely, and ensure people’s lives are enriched by learning about and being close to nature.
About the WWT Photography Competition 2011
The WWT Photography Competition 2011-2012 will be launched on 1st September. The competition celebrates the centenary of the Scott Antartic Expedition, and to mark that this year’s grand first prize is an once-in-a-lifetime trip to Antartica, courtesy of Exodus in partnership with Quark Expeditions.
A full list of exciting category prizes will be announced soon.
New categories for 2011-2012
World Wetlands – submit your wetland pictures taken anywhere in the world. Under 16s category has been extended to Under 18s: Junior Photographer of the Year.
Under 18s are NOT eligible to win any of the main categories, all entries by Under 18s to ANY category will automatically be transferred to the Junior Photographer of the Year category.
Returning Categories:
Wetland Wildlife, Wetland Landscapes and Wildlife & People.
All photographs must have been taken at one of the WWT’s nine wetland centres across the UK.
There will be four seasonal, regional heats of the competition:
– Autumn heat: September – November
– Winter heat: December – February (2012)
– Spring heat: March – May
– Summer heat: June – August
The 2011-2012 competition will close on August 31, 2012.
All seasonal, regional heat category winners will go through to the national final to be held November 2012.
For more information and details, visit this link.
