Photo: Jill Finney
01of 10Coyotes Cross PathsAndrew InterisanoIt’s a wild world out there, including in your backyard!The inaugural Urban Wildlife Photography Awards encouragedanimal-lovingphotographers to capture the creatures they found around them on camera. London-based global photography platformPicfairorganized the free-to-enter photography awards to highlight the trend of photographing urban wildlife, which increased in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic.The 2022 awards received over 6,000 entries from all over the world. Read on to see which photos won the competition and other outstanding finalists.Amateur photographer, Andrew Interisano, took “Date Night,” the photo chosen as the awards' Overall Winner. The champion shot captures two coyotes crossing paths in Toronto, Canada.
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Coyotes Cross Paths
Andrew Interisano
It’s a wild world out there, including in your backyard!
The inaugural Urban Wildlife Photography Awards encouragedanimal-lovingphotographers to capture the creatures they found around them on camera. London-based global photography platformPicfairorganized the free-to-enter photography awards to highlight the trend of photographing urban wildlife, which increased in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2022 awards received over 6,000 entries from all over the world. Read on to see which photos won the competition and other outstanding finalists.
Amateur photographer, Andrew Interisano, took “Date Night,” the photo chosen as the awards' Overall Winner. The champion shot captures two coyotes crossing paths in Toronto, Canada.
02of 10Big City DreamsAustin MonteroAustin Montero’s photo of a thoughtful-looking rat — who had just emerged from a sewer in Cuernavaca, Mexico — won the Urban Wildlife Photography Awards' Nightlife category. Montero titled the phenomenal photo “Life Beyond the Sewer.”
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Big City Dreams
Austin Montero
Austin Montero’s photo of a thoughtful-looking rat — who had just emerged from a sewer in Cuernavaca, Mexico — won the Urban Wildlife Photography Awards' Nightlife category. Montero titled the phenomenal photo “Life Beyond the Sewer.”
03of 10Hello ThereJill FinneyJill Finney decided to follow her wildlife photography dreams during the COVID-19 pandemic, treating the squirrels and raccoons she came across in her Toronto neighborhood like the large wild animals featured inNational Geographic. Her photo “Trash Panda” won the Urban Wildlife Photography Awards' Fancy Seeing You Here category.
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Hello There
Jill Finney
Jill Finney decided to follow her wildlife photography dreams during the COVID-19 pandemic, treating the squirrels and raccoons she came across in her Toronto neighborhood like the large wild animals featured inNational Geographic. Her photo “Trash Panda” won the Urban Wildlife Photography Awards' Fancy Seeing You Here category.
04of 10Bird’s Eye ViewMano AliczkiMano Aliczki was on holiday in Sardinia, Italy, known for its greater flamingo colonies, and spotted this lone pink bird feeding from an artificial salt pan. The resulting flamingo photo, titled “Window to the salt pan” won the awards' Daylight category.
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Bird’s Eye View
Mano Aliczki
Mano Aliczki was on holiday in Sardinia, Italy, known for its greater flamingo colonies, and spotted this lone pink bird feeding from an artificial salt pan. The resulting flamingo photo, titled “Window to the salt pan” won the awards' Daylight category.
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Swan Park
Doug Wallace
06of 10City SunNicolas BamberskiNicolas Bamberski caught a ground squirrel sunbathing in Alameda, California, in front of a scenic view of San Francisco and couldn’t resist taking a picture. His photo “Tanning In Style” was a finalist in the awards' Fancy Seeing You Here category.
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City Sun
Nicolas Bamberski
Nicolas Bamberski caught a ground squirrel sunbathing in Alameda, California, in front of a scenic view of San Francisco and couldn’t resist taking a picture. His photo “Tanning In Style” was a finalist in the awards' Fancy Seeing You Here category.
07of 10Kick itCheryl RogersCheryl Rogers' photo of a Brogla bird in Melbourne, Australia —“Free Kick”— was another finalist in the Fancy Seeing You Here category.
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Kick it
Cheryl Rogers
Cheryl Rogers' photo of a Brogla bird in Melbourne, Australia —“Free Kick”— was another finalist in the Fancy Seeing You Here category.
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Bread Break
Barak
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Snooze at Sea
Mark F Wallner
10of 10Lunch to GoMatko Petrić"Cat and fish" is another finalist from the awards' Daylight category. Matko Petrić took the photo in Split, Croatia.View the full finalists and winners' gallery on Picfairhere.All Picfair profits on print sales will go to global conservation non-profitRe:Wild.
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Lunch to Go
Matko Petrić
“Cat and fish” is another finalist from the awards' Daylight category. Matko Petrić took the photo in Split, Croatia.
View the full finalists and winners' gallery on Picfairhere.All Picfair profits on print sales will go to global conservation non-profitRe:Wild.
source: people.com
