BPOTY - Celebrating the best images from Italy

Over the last few weeks, the team at Bird Photographer of the Year have been celebrating the photography received from photographers based in various countries around the world. Our 2019 competition was blessed with some amazing images from our Italian photographers and we take the opportunity to highlight the best of these photographs as chosen by our judging panel. 

Showcased are: Marco Fabbri, Marco Valentini, Saverio Gatto, Riccardo Farina, Roberto Barilani and Stanislao Basileo. 

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As well as receiving two Commendations from the judges, our audience awarded Marco Fabbri with their People’s Choice Award for the Garden and Urban Birds category for his image of a Barn Swallow.

Marco Fabbri won our Garden and Urban Birds People’s Choice award with this photograph of a Barn Swallow. ©Marco Fabbri

Marco also received two Commendations from the judges, the first for this image of Eurasian Scops Owls in the Bird Behaviour category. ©Marco Fabbri

This Snowy Owl was Commended in the Best Portrait category. ©Marco Fabbri

Receiving four Commendations from the judges is Marco Valentini.

This Pied Plover was Commended in the Best Portrait category. ©Marco Valentini

This unusual image of a Gentoo Penguin entitled ‘Surfing the Wave’ was Commended by the judges in the Birds in the Environment category. ©Marco Valentini

This Gila Woodpecker was Commended in the Birds in the Environment category. ©Marco Valentini

A Commendation also came in the Birds in Flight category with this Southern Giant Petrel. ©Marco Valentini

Saverio Gatto has tasted success in the competition previously having won the Best Portrait category in 2018. Two Commendations from the judges was Saverio’s reward in 2019 with the following images.

This Squacco Heron entitled ‘Marching’ was Commended in the Best Portrait category. ©Saverio Gatto

Another Commendation came in the Birds in Flight category with this photograph of Spotted Sandgrouse. ©Saverio Gatto

Riccardo Farina was awarded a Commendation in the Bird Behaviour category for the following image of Great Crested Grebes performing the weed dance.

These Great Crested Grebes were awarded a Commendation in the Bird Behaviour category. ©Riccardo Farina

Roberto Barilani received a Commendation for this imaginative double exposure image entered in the Creative Imagery category.

A Commendation in the Creative Imagery category was the reward for this image of a Great Grey Owl. ©Roberto Barilani

Stanislao Basileo received a Commendation from the BPOTY judges for this White Stork photograph entered in the Birds in the Environment category.

A Commendation in the Birds in the Environment category was the reward for this photograph of nesting White Storks. ©Stanislao Basileo