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World Art Day promotes creativity, innovation & diversity

  World Art Day, a celebration to promote the development, diffusion and enjoyment of art, was proclaimed at the 40th session of UNESCO’s General Conference in 2019. Art nurtures creativity, innovation and cultural diversity for all peoples across the globe and plays an important role in sharing knowledge and encouraging curiosity and dialogue. These are qualities that art has always had, and will always have if we continue to support environments where artists and artistic freedom are promoted and protected. In...

Capturing wildlife with a camera

Photographing  wildlife is a major deal – both in terms of the technical side of the art – a picture tells 1000 words – and a great way of raising awareness of conservation issues. Major competitions  Bird photographer of the year – “ Bird Photographer of the Year is the leading bird photography competition. We celebrate the world’s best bird photography, whilst supporting conservation efforts through imagery and financial support. “ Deadlines – September, December, following autumn. Bird photo website  Comedy...

Wildlife photography – using camera traps!

  Taking photos of wild animals can be notoriously challenging – the ‘camera trap’ can be one answer to these challenges.  Here is an article from Green Teacher magazine all about camera traps.   By Cate Rigoulot My heart skipped a beat as I plugged the memory card into the reader while my students stared at the projector screen in wide-eyed anticipation. As the images began to load, my fears of setting up the camera incorrectly — or worse, forgetting...

Wonderful Wildlife Mag with new features

Introducing the new-look BBC Wildlifemagazine and website BBC Wildlife has had a make-over!   “BBC Wildlife magazine and the Discover Wildlife website have a brand new look, and we’ve still got the in-depth and expert nature writing, photography, advice, guides and more that you’ve come to know and love. Launched in 1963 and first titled Animals magazine, BBC Wildlife has evolved over the years. This will be its 16th incarnation! While  our photo- and feature-packed magazine is still at the...

Breathtaking natural images

Now in its fifty-sixth year, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year (WPY) competition and exhibition showcases the beautiful wildlife of the Earth by talented photographers across the world. This year’s competition attracted almost 49,000 entries from professionals and amateurs across 86 countries. Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London (NHM). The competition was originally founded in 1965 by BBC Wildlife Magazine, then called Animals. The NHM joined forces in 1984 to create the competition as...

New invertebrate photo competition

Buglovers are invited to submit their images to a new photography competition – the Luminar Bug Photography Awards 2020, in association with Buglife The Grand Prize winner of the competition will be awarded £2,500 cash and the title of ‘Bug Photographer of the Year 2020’, as well as other prizes. There is also a title available for ‘Young Bug Photographer of the Year’. aquatic bugs arachnids beetles flies, bees, wasps and dragonflies butterflies and moths snails and slugs all the other...

Very, very sad penguin picture…

The sad story behind this devastating photograph of a little penguin . This photograph is a shortlisted image in this years Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition. Little penguins are routinely victims of dog attacks and can become the victims of Victoria’s duck hunting season, which kicks off in March each year. “A couple of weeks ago, I was shocked to see a hunter hidden behind saltbush at the foreshore, and more shocked to be told that it...

Top animal photos

Here are a selection of some of best websites featuring animal images… Photo Ark founded by National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore has taken images of 10, 000 species in a bid to ‘show the world before it’s too late’ …. There are education resources called Photo Ark in the Classroom using Endangered Species, Storytelling and a special Save the Frogs project , all via the massive resource that is National Geographic The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition brings together...