Nicki Gwynn-Jones’ Fulmar with Golden Raindrops won the awards’ top prize. Nicki captured the scene at Longaglebe Geo in Orkney.
The 15th annual Scottish Nature Photography Awards winners have been announced.
Nicki Gwynn-Jones, who lives in Orkney, won the main prize with a picture of a fulmar in a rain shower on a cold December day.
She said it was the middle of the day and the sun was low in the sky.
“I was desperately hoping for something special in those few moments when the raking winter light was producing deep shadows and gorgeous golden tones,” said Nicki.
Kiran Simpson
Kiran Simpson won the junior Scottish Nature Photographer of the Year award with this picture called Feathers and Ripples.
Callum McKenzie
Callum McKenzie’s photograph called Puffin Protest was part of a portfolio that won him the student prize.
Douglas Bruce
Douglas Bruce won the sea landscape category with Evening Light, which was taken at Luskentyre, Harris.
Anthony Robson
The urban prize was awarded to Anthony Robson’s Paved Paradise, Put Up a Parking Lot – lyrics in Joni Mitchell’s song Big Yellow Taxi. The picture was taken in Edinburgh.
James Lynott
The botanical award went to James Lynott, whose picture was called Fifeness Shallow Seaweeds.
Brian Nicholson
Brian Nicholson’s study of the surface of a frozen Gladhouse Reservoir in Midlothian won the natural abstract category.
Edinburgh filmmaker Richard Nicholls won the video award with a short film called 19th July 2022, which looked at climate change and Scotland.
He was filming in Edinburgh on Scotland’s hottest day when the unusually high temperature spurred him into embarking on a project on the climate crisis.
Richard Nicholls
Richard Nicholls’ concern about climate change inspired him to make a film
The film documents his journey working with NatureScot’s Peatland Action team to raise awareness of the need to restore peatland.
Ruaridh Mitchell
Ruaridh Mitchell’s environmental category-winning image of a dead gannet entangled in fishing gear was taken at Isle of Noss, Shetland.
John Cobham
John Cobham scooped the behaviour award with a wasp feeding frenzy. The picture was taken while John was on holiday in Ardnamurchan.
Nicki Gwynn-Jones
Kiran Simpson
Callum McKenzie
Douglas Bruce
Anthony Robson
James Lynott
Brian Nicholson
Richard Nicholls
Ruaridh Mitchell
John Cobham