Curious deer in lockdown wins RSPCA Young Photographer of the Year competition

The winners of the RSPA Young Photographer of the Year competition have been announced. The winning image, Mind your Head, was taken by ‘17 year-old Jake Kneale from Pewsey, Wiltshire, during lockdown in June, and was singled out from a record 11,000 entries this year. Jake entered his winning image into the new ‘Small World’ category which was launched specifically to recognise how measures to control the pandemic will have limited how far young photographers could travel to take their photos. He was also awarded first prize in the competition’s Portfolio category for his series of striking swan images. “During lockdown I set up a camera trap on an area of farm land close to my home with the hope of photographing wildlife passing through the gate,” Jake explained. “I was delighted when I captured this roe deer buck passing through, seeming to duck its head to pass underneath […]

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