Tobias Bernhard

Pete Atkinson · Issue 3, Dec 2001 · pp. 16–17

Products mentioned: Nikonos V, Sea&Sea housing, Nikon F90X, Subal Nikon F4 housing, Subal F90x housing

For nature photographers, one competition is regarded more highly than any other, the BG Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition. It attracts over 19000 entries from 60 countries. 19000 is a stack of slides 38m high, just to put it in perspective. Many of the world’s top professionals enter and even a highly commended is cause for excitement. Winners and runner-ups in each category are flown to London for the presentation from all over the world. The dinner is simply magnificent, held in the main atrium of the Natural History Museum, lit by candlelight with an 80' Diplodocus skeleton draped between the tables. This year, for the first time, the overall winner was an underwater photographer, Tobias Bernhard. Almost amazing as the win itself, was the fact that he also won three highly commendeds (shown opposite). Four awards in one year is virtually unprecedented in the history of th…