Wildlife Photographer of the Year

BG Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2001

BG Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2001 is the world's biggest and most prestigious wildlife photographic competition.

Once again, photographers from more than 60 countries rose to the challenge presented by the world's top wildlife photography competition, and this year in excess of 19,000 entries were submitted for the judges' consideration.

Grey reef shark
'Grey reef shark' Tobias Bernhard (Germany)
Bee buliding a nest in a snailshell
Bee buliding a nest in a snailshell - Bortomeu Borrell Casals (Spain)

Crowned sandgrouse chick drinking from its father's feathers
Crowned sandgrouse chick drinking from its father's feathers - Rafik Khalil and Dina Aly (Egypt)
Hyena with kudu foetus
Hyena with kudu foetus - Stephen Bekher (New Zealand)

Australian Tour for 2002-2003

Australian Museum
20 December - 10 March 2002

Questacon
18 March-12 June

Newcastle Regional Library
5 July - 17 August

Western Australian Museum
31 August - 29 September

Geraldton, Western Australia
3 October - 1 December

Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
14 December - 19 January 2003

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