Bird POTY 2021 Finalists Snapshot

Over 22,000 images were entered into Bird Photographer of the Year 2021. Competing for the £5,000 cash prize and prestigious title, photographers from 73 different countries submitted images this year.

The winners of BPOTY 2021 will be announced on 1st September 2021, with the 2022 competition opening later that month.

“With images coming in from all over the world, the standard of photography was incredibly high this year,” said Will Nicholls, Director at Bird Photographer of the Year. “The incredible variety of different species was great to see, too. Now the judges are going to have a tough time deciding the winner of the competition!”

Traditionally, the competition has released a full list of finalists before the announcement of the winning images. However, going forward we will be releasing only a small handful of finalists to give you a taster of what is to come.

The images here are just some of the chosen finalists, and their selection here does not signify having placed (or not placed) in the competition.

No doubt everyone who has entered is desperate to know whether they have been successful or not. Rest assured, we have not yet contacted any winners and have no information yet on when this will be. Thanks for your patience!

Will Nicholls