Entry to The Young Wild Photographer Competition for 2024 has now closed

Entries for the Young Wild Photographer competition closed on the 31st March. Judging is taking place during April, by award-winning wildlife photographer Richard Birchett.

The winning entry, and the three runners-up, will be announced live on Hen Harrier Action’s Skydancer Day broadcast on Saturday 4th May, live on YouTube.

Young Wild Photographer poster with fox cub

The Prizes to be Won

The overall winning entry will receive a £300 voucher to spend at Opticron, a leading supplier of binoculars, fieldscopes and accessories, and three highly commended entries will receive £100 Opticron equipment vouchers.

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Opticron is a leading UK supplier of high quality binoculars, field scopes, digiscoping equipment and accessories, providing wildlife watchers with the best mix of quality, choice, value and customer service. Offering a huge range of compact, lightweight and affordable equipment, with an innovative approach and a drive to deliver ‘smaller, lighter, brighter, sharper’ across every product in their range.

Founded in the UK in 1970, Opticron is a family-owned business with fifty years’ experience in consumer optics. They offer the widest range of quality full-size field monoculars of any company in the business and the innovative and popular Traveller BGA binoculars are the lightest of their type ever! The latest ED versions of this perennial favourite are among Opticron’s best-selling models.

Opticron is delighted to be sponsoring the Young Wild Photographer competition this year, and wishes the best of luck to all the entrants.