Burrard-Lucas Blog - Wildlife Photography

Few places feel as remote and wild as the Australian island of Tasmania; mile upon mile of sandy beaches and jagged rocks stretch for as far as the eye can see, whilst ancient forests full of giant ferns cover much of the interior. The island is frequently battered by stormy seas and howling winds from the Southern Ocean and as a result Tasmanian weather is unpredictable at best! As you look out over the vast ocean, without another human being in sight, it really does feel like you’re standing on a distant corner of the Earth.

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Here are the results of our 2011 Landscape Photo Competition. With around 6,500 entries, judging this contest was another difficult task! The standard of images entered was better than ever and we enjoyed exploring the world through your pictures. Thank you to everyone who entered and congratulations to all of the fantastic photographers who have made it into the final selection below.

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Update. This contest is now closed.

Enter our current photo contest: Pet Photo Competition

The third competition in our 2011 photo contest series is now open for entries. The theme is “wildlife”. We are looking for original and striking photographs of wild animals; it helps if you can capture the creature’s character or an interesting aspect of their behaviour in your shots. For some inspiration, checkout our wildlife galleries. Photographs of animals in captivity are eligible for entry but the circumstances must be disclosed in the caption. Photos of pets and domesticated animals may not be entered. The deadline for this contest is 15th October 2011.

We have some fantastic prizes on offer including the chance to win the new Canon EOS 60D Digital SLR camera (more info).

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After visiting the fearsome dragons of Komodo Island, I headed to the island of Bohol in the Philippines, in search of a creature with considerably cuter looks – the Philippine Tarsier. The contrast couldn’t have been more extreme; within moments of laying eyes on my first tarsier, I had concluded that this was probably the world’s cutest animal!

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I recently spent three days traveling around the Indonesian islands of Komodo and Rinca, photographing the legendary Komodo dragons.

Preparation for the trip commenced several weeks earlier, as I attempted to devise an effective and safe way of getting wide-angle, close-up shots of these notoriously dangerous creatures. I would not have time to set-up camera traps, and I didn’t have enough room to take BeetleCam, so I came up with something a little more basic!

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We would like to introduce you to a cool new photo sharing service called 500px and let you know how you can win one of 10 upgraded accounts worth $50 each! Read on for details…

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[update: see Photo Tours for the new Madagascar photo tour dates]

Join me on the trip of a lifetime to Madagascar!

As many of you know, Madagascar is one of my favourite places on Earth; it is an enchanted island inhabited by strange and exotic creatures. I have partnered with Steppes Travel (an excellent UK-based travel agency) to bring you a fantastic two-week photo tour that takes in some of Madagascar’s highlights.

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