The results are in for the APEM 2020 Photo of the Year competition! Every year we run an internal Photo of the Year competition for all our staff. We’re an outdoorsy lot, both in and outside of work, which allows for plenty of photo opportunities!
We received over 90 entries in total, from starfish to mountains to butterflies. There was a wide variety from all over the world featuring wildlife, aerial surveys, mountains, lakes, rivers and seascapes.
We allowed entries from previous years as we recognised that, due to lockdown restrictions in 2020, photo opportunities were limited. Everyone at APEM had the chance to contribute by voting for the monthly winners, creating a shortlist of 12. Our friends at design agency Future then had the challenging task of choosing the overall winner for 2020. Thank you for your help Future!
The winner is Parablennius Gattorugine by Matthew Boa, senior consultant.
Congratulations Matt! The judges chose this image as they thought it was an unusual subject, and also a great example of macro photography (from a technical point of view).
The judges were all impressed with the shortlist. They narrowed it down to these four before picking the overall winner.
Below are the monthly winners as chosen by APEM staff who all made the shortlist. All our monthly winners will be featured on our social media channels throughout 2021.
January
Beam Trawl by Stephen Smith, freshwater team.
February
Mersea by Søren Pears, senior marine taxonomist.
March
Blue Tit by Lorna Rowe, terrestrial ecologist.
April
Parablennius Gattorugine by Matthew Boa, senior consultant.
May
Roe Deer by Nick Kneebone, technical specialist.
June
Brecon Beacons by Jennifer Gibson, marine ecological consultant.
July
Coate Country Water Park by Elen Stahl, consultant freshwater scientist.
August
Old Harry’s Rocks by Matthew Boa, senior consultant.
September
Old Salen Pier by Matthew Boa, senior consultant.
October
Humpback Whale by Abi Goulding, ornithology consultant.
November
Goodrich by Elen Stahl, consultant freshwater scientist.
December
Spiderweb by Søren Pears, senior marine taxonomist.
Congratulations to all the winners! The standard was high this year and we look forward to seeing this year’s entries! You can see more of our staff photography on APEM’s Instagram.
Last year we ran an internal photography competition for all our staff the theme was nature and wildlife here are our winners
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