Natural History Museum Podcast

Natural History Museum Podcast

The Natural History Museum commissioned Somethin Else to make a podcast to celebrate the 2007 Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition. Presented by art critic Charlotte Mullins, the podcast contains interviews with several of the winning photographers and gauges their opinions on the digital versus film debate, and gathers their top tips to help you improve your photographic skills. The exhibition is at the Natural History Museum until 27th April 2008.  

‘Nothing speaks louder than an evocative photograph that stirs the imagination, pulls at the heart strings and engages the mind.’Mark Carwardine, Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition judges’ chair

 

The Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition was launched in 1964 by Animals,the forerunner of BBC Wildlife Magazine. It attracted just 500 entries to its three categories – mammals, birds and other animals. From this first collection of documentary shots the competition has grown into the largest and most prestigious of its kind, encouraging entries with ever-higher standards.

In 1987, the popular exhibition of winning images started touring museums and art galleries in the UK and now visits around 30 venues nationwide. The reputation of the competition grows each year, attracting not only amateur photographers but also top professionals such as Frans Lanting, Art Wolfe and Thomas Mangelsen. It is a truly international event, touring across Europe, Japan, Australia, Canada and the USA.

 

The overall winner of the Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition is chosen from the winners of the 12 categories and three special awards in the adult competition, and the Shell Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year from the three age categories in the junior competition. In the past 20 years, winners have come from all corners of the globe including Italy, India, Finland, South Africa, the USA, Germany, Kenya and the UK.

The Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition is undoubtedly the most successful wildlife photography contest in the world, and it continues to inspire millions of people with images of the richness and variety of life on Earth. 

PHOTOGRAPHS - Clockwise from top left: Freezing Issues by Norbert Rosing; The Emergence by Tom Steele; Battling Blackcocks by David Tipling; Eye of the Minke by Jürgen Freund; Porpoising Penguin by David Tipling

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