Wildlife photographer BBC winners - 2008

Wildlife photographer of the year


Steve Winter - USA



Catriona Parfitt - UK






David Matiland - UK



Ira Meyer - USA



Piers Calvert - UK



Martijn de Jonge - The Netherlands




Animal awards: Animal Bhaviours - Birds
(This category of photographs must show action)

Antoni Kasprzak - Poland



Brian Matthews - UK




Paul Hobson - UK



Andy Rouse - UK



Arthur Morris - USA



Baris Koca - Turkey



Roman Navarro - Spain



Bence Mate - Hungary




Animal Bhaviour - Mammals

Cyril Ruoso - France



Steve Winter - USA



Patrick Centurioni - Austria




Animal Behaviour: All other Animals

David Maitland - UK



Amos Nachoum - Israel/USA



Adrian Hepworth - Uk




The Underwater World Award winners

Brian Skerry - USA



Brian Skerry - USA



Jordi Chias - Spain



Brian Skerry - USA



Thomas Peschak - South Africa



Laurent Piechegut - France



Amos Nachoum - Israel/USA



Noam Kortler - Israel



David Hall - USA




Animal Portraits Awards
(This category of photographs show portraits that capture the character or spirit of the subject)

Stefano Underthiner - Italy



Jordi Chias - Spain



Bill Harbin - USA



Carsten Braun - Germany



Adriano Ebenriter - Brazil



Andreas Byrne - UK



Claudio Koob - Mexico



Joan Lopez - Spain



Chris Rooyen - South Africa



Aaron Wong - Singapore



Piotr Neskrecki - Poland




Animals in their Environment
(This category conveys a feeling of the relationship between the animals and their habitats)

Yongkang Zhu - China



Brian Skerry - USA



Michael Lambi - Canada



Cristian Ziegler - Germany



Dan Mead - USA



Ellen Anon - USA



Florian Schulz - Germany



Nuno Sa - Portugal




In Praise of Plants
(The aim of this category is to showcase the beauty and importance of flowering and non-flowering plants)

Cece Fabro - USA



Fredrik Ehrenstrom - Sweden



Thierry Van Baelinghem - France



Koos van der Lende - South Africa



Danny Laps - Belgium



Darran Leal - Australia



Koos van der Lende - South Africa




Urban and Garden Wildlife Award winner

Jamie McGregor Smith - UK




Wild Places Award winners

Andy Biggs - USA



Franz Josef Kovacs - Austria



Albert Froneman - South Africa




Nature in Black and White Award
(The category of wild landscape, plant or living creature)

Carlos Virgili - Spain



Guillaume Bily - France



Fergus Kennedy - UK



Miguel Lasa - UK/Spain



Michel Roggo - Switzerland