How to take award-winning wildlife Photos

Benedict Brain discovers the story behind this heart-warming wildlife image, which won the Natural World round in APOY 2021. If you get your skates on, there is still time to enter the Landscape round before it closes today… In association with MPB ‘I love being outdoors! Nature is a great healer and good for the soul,’ declares wildlife photographer Jayne Bond. ‘I do enjoy photographing landscapes and flora but wildlife is such a joy to see and to capture it on camera is always fabulous.’ Jayne’s winning image – which won Round 2 of APOY 2021 (Natural World) – was taken close to Winterton on the Norfolk coast in December 2019. It’s the time of year when the seals come ashore to give birth to pups. ‘It’s absolutely essential to follow the strict ethical code set out by the beach wardens to ensure the safety of the pups, so keeping a good distance away and using a long lens is imperative,’ warns Jayne, who continues, ‘When I saw this seal pup asleep against a sand drift it told such a great story of the constant challenges these young pups face. The seal pup was fairly isolated so it was […]

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