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The spectacular to the strange shortlisted for the British Photography Awards

The spectacular to the strange shortlisted for the British Photography Awards
Landscape – Barbados. "There's always a rainbow after the rain"
Landscape – Barbados. "There's always a rainbow after the rain"
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Landscape – Barbados. "There's always a rainbow after the rain"
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Landscape – Barbados. "There's always a rainbow after the rain"
Land Animal – Yellowstone National Park. "Bobcat Yellowstone Winter"
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Land Animal – Yellowstone National Park. "Bobcat Yellowstone Winter"
Drone – Svalbard. "Breaking into ice"
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Drone – Svalbard. "Breaking into ice"
Drone – West Bay, Dorset, UK. "A beautiful foggy sunrise on the Dorset Coast"
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Drone – West Bay, Dorset, UK. "A beautiful foggy sunrise on the Dorset Coast"
Portrait – Mongolia. "Embe"
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Portrait – Mongolia. "Embe"
Land Animal – Ardlussa Estate, Isle of Jura, Scotland. "The Nocturnal Stag"
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Land Animal – Ardlussa Estate, Isle of Jura, Scotland. "The Nocturnal Stag"
Birdlife – Bolivia. "Three is a Crowd"
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Birdlife – Bolivia. "Three is a Crowd"
Landscape – Kennack Sands, Cornwall. "Lonely"
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Landscape – Kennack Sands, Cornwall. "Lonely"
Landscape – Antelope Canyon. "Antelope Wave"
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Landscape – Antelope Canyon. "Antelope Wave"
Macro – Ware, Hertfordshire. "Veil"
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Macro – Ware, Hertfordshire. "Veil"
Macro – Braunton Burrows, North Devon. "Damselfly"
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Macro – Braunton Burrows, North Devon. "Damselfly"
Macro – London City Airport station platform. "A bumpy road ahead"
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Macro – London City Airport station platform. "A bumpy road ahead"
Documentary – Brixton, London. "Dboy"
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Documentary – Brixton, London. "Dboy"
Sports – Rutford Ice Stream, Antarctica. "Kite surfing on the Rutford Ice Stream"
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Sports – Rutford Ice Stream, Antarctica. "Kite surfing on the Rutford Ice Stream"
Drone – Merina Ripon. "Have you got it yet"
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Drone – Merina Ripon. "Have you got it yet"
Drone – Hull, Uk. "Hull fair birdseye"
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Drone – Hull, Uk. "Hull fair birdseye"
Drone – Cotswold Water Park, South Cerney, Gloucestershire. "Boats on a lake"
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Drone – Cotswold Water Park, South Cerney, Gloucestershire. "Boats on a lake"
Wedding – West Wittering Beach. "Sassi Holford Bridal Campaign 2018/19"
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Wedding – West Wittering Beach. "Sassi Holford Bridal Campaign 2018/19"
Wedding – Hampstead Heath Lido, London, England. "Maxine and Clifford wedding"
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Wedding – Hampstead Heath Lido, London, England. "Maxine and Clifford wedding"
Pets – Coggeshall, Essex. "Hamster"
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Pets – Coggeshall, Essex. "Hamster"
Street – Bujumbura, Burundi. "Rise"
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Street – Bujumbura, Burundi. "Rise"
Street – Oxford Street, London. ":-P"
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Street – Oxford Street, London. ":-P"
Pets – Gloucestershire. "Dragon Hound"
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Pets – Gloucestershire. "Dragon Hound"
Drone – Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland. "The Queen's sundial"
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Drone – Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland. "The Queen's sundial"
Sports – Lofoten Islands, Norway. "Cold Water Surfer"
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Sports – Lofoten Islands, Norway. "Cold Water Surfer"
Documentary – Mount Hagen, Papa New Guinea. "Omo Masalai skeleton boys, Mount Hagen, Papa New Guinea"
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Documentary – Mount Hagen, Papa New Guinea. "Omo Masalai skeleton boys, Mount Hagen, Papa New Guinea"
Land Animal – North London. "Urban Fox"
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Land Animal – North London. "Urban Fox"
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The shortlist for the 2019 British Photography Awards has been revealed highlighting a massive array of stunning images celebrating the best work from UK photographers. This year's competition incorporates a new People's Choice Award alongside 12 main category winners decided on by an independent judging panel.

The British Photography Awards is a relatively new competition on the photography scene. It is designed to highlight and celebrate the talent of UK photographers, with 50 percent of all the entry fees going to charity.

Drone – Svalbard. "Breaking into ice"
Drone – Svalbard. "Breaking into ice"

The remaining half of the collected entry fees go into prize money and processing costs for the running of the competition. Because of that, the winning prize money can vary from year to year depending on how many people enter. So the more entries there are, the larger the prizes and charitable donations.

Drone – Hull, Uk. "Hull fair birdseye"
Drone – Hull, Uk. "Hull fair birdseye"

There are 12 categories in the 2019 competition, spanning many of the usual areas, from an assortment of different animal sections (pets, birds, and land animals) to more niche styles, such as drone or macro photography.

Unusually, the competition also has a category focusing on wedding photography, which interestingly highlights how strange some wedding photographs are as people seem to continually strive for that unique special shot.

Wedding – Hampstead Heath Lido, London, England. "Maxine and Clifford wedding"
Wedding – Hampstead Heath Lido, London, England. "Maxine and Clifford wedding"

All the awards are set to be revealed in late January at a ceremony in London, and public voting for the People's Choice closes on the 15th of November.

Take a look through our gallery for some of the highlights from the enormous and impressive shortlist.

Source: British Photography Awards

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2 comments
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guzmanchinky
The fox is my favorite
ljaques
The first dozen were stunning. What happened after that? Top dozen, bottom fifteen? I mean _dog pics_?