BWP Awards 2026 Winners

Ian Bongso-Seldrup · Issue 150, May/Jun 2026 · pp. 23

The winners of the British Wildlife Photography Awards 2026 have been revealed, and it was an underwater image that clinched the overall win. Paul Hobson’s wonderful winning shot—which was also top of the “Black and White” category—shows a toad gliding across the surface of a crystal-clear pond, located near the Overall Winner – Winner, Black & White: “A Toad Swims Across Its Woodland Pond” by Paul Hobson BWP Awards 2026 Winners by Ian Bongso-Seldrup photographer’s home in Sheffield, UK. Interestingly, Hobson’s wildlife subjects are nearly always above water, and he had to build a “glass box” to keep his camera dry for this image. “I had to add ballast to make sure it would sink and used old tripod legs glued to its sides to keep the box level,” Hobson writes in his caption. “I triggered the camera using an adapted long cable release.” Among the other categories, underwater shooters will…