The votes are in – winners of APEM Group’s Picture of the Year 2022 have been announced!
Every year the APEM Group holds a staff photography competition to showcase beautiful environmentally focused images.
This year we received over 140 entries, ranging from shots of the UK’s beautiful shores to those of New Zealand’s most elusive species.
To choose the ultimate winner of the internal competition, staff across the APEM Group voted for their favorite photos for each month of 2022, leaving 12 monthly winners. But the final decision of the overall 2022 picture of the year was made by Barry Wilkinson, Video Producer at Go Live Group.
This is what he had to say:
“After shooting a few films for APEM, learning about the business, and getting to go out on location with some of the team over the last few years, I’m thrilled to have been asked to judge the photography competition. Being a filmmaker, the shoots I do with APEM are always visually engaging and adventurous; from going up in a plane over an offshore wind farm to wading through the Mersey (and going out on the litter boat!). Looking at the monthly winning photos it’s amazing to see the deep connection that the APEM team has with nature, as well as an obvious passion for photography. Any of the images could have won for me and I’d love to see more work from the photographers next year!”
The winner is Seal by Edward Rickard, Senior Marine Fisheries Consultant – congratulations Edward!
Barry’s thoughts on the photo:
“It was a challenge to choose just one image from such a strong series of photos. There was such an incredible, diverse set of subjects; from candid animal portraits to dramatic landscapes and everything in between, but at the end of the day this one image stood out to me the most. As a filmmaker, I’m always looking for the stories told within photographs as well as the technical aspects of an image. With this photo you really do feel a connection with the seal; it’s an expertly captured moment of interaction between the photographer and nature. As a photograph, it’s very atmospheric, well composed and the exposure is on point – all of this is topped off with the ‘cheeky’ curiosity of the seal connecting with the viewer. Well done!”
All our monthly winners will be featured across our marketing and social media channels throughout 2023 and are as follows:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Well done to everyone who won in 2022! We look to sharing more award-winning photography with you throughout 2023 and beyond.
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