Right here Are 31 Breathtaking Pictures That Received The Scottish Nature Photography Awards 2025

The Scottish Nature Photography Awards 2025 have introduced their winners, celebrating a panoramic assortment of pictures that showcase the sweetness and variety of Scotland’s landscapes, wildlife, and pure moments. From sweeping surroundings to intimate close-ups, the competitors highlights photographers who handle to show even probably the most ignored topics into one thing actually extraordinary.

This 12 months, the title of Scottish Nature Photographer of the Year 2025 went to Toby Houlton for his picture Dance of the Gnats, a hanging long-exposure shot that transforms tiny, typically unnoticed bugs right into a mesmerizing show of motion and light-weight.

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Malcolm stated: “I have been diving since the 1980s, and Scotland’s sea lochs have long been a passion and place of pilgrimage for me. I return regularly drawn by their incredible biodiversity. The image was taken in Loch Carron, home to a range of beautiful marine habitats. These include kelp forests and brittle star beds as well as extensive flame shell beds. Due to its ecological richness, importance and fragile nature, Loch Carron was designated a Marine Protection Area (MPA) in 2017. The image is of a common hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus) peering out with its striking eyes from within a dead man’s finger soft coral (Alcyonium digitatum). The ghostly white polyps of the soft coral provide a beautiful contrast to the vivid orange colouration of the crab. “I’m completely delighted that the picture is a class winner, notably in a contest that showcases the great great thing about the Scottish pure surroundings. I hope the picture offers a glimpse of the wonderful marine life current in Scottish waters.”

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Kiran stated: “Right exterior my kitchen door, below the glow of the out of doors mild, I noticed this backyard spider on its internet, with a leaf caught within the silk beside it. Against the darkness of the night time, the patterns on its physique and its spiny legs stood out in unimaginable element. I ran inside to seize my digicam, figuring out it could be gone by the point I received again. What I really like most about this picture is that it was taken actually steps from my again door. It simply goes to indicate that you just need not journey far to seek out unimaginable wildlife; it is throughout us if you happen to simply cease and look. “Being recognised at this level really means a lot.”

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Adele stated: “Winter in the Outer Hebrides is my favourite time of year. It’s always a joy to head out in all types of weather conditions and experience the wild side of the island. “This explicit day, heavy snow showers had been forecast, so we determined to go to Harris. It was an unimaginable second standing on the seashore searching in direction of this enormous incoming winter sky. It was virtually calm and quiet while on the identical time dramatic and wild. Photographing storms and climate throughout the island is one thing I actually get pleasure from; we received drenched and blasted with snow and hail, however it was value each second. “I’m so proud to have been awarded first place in the Sea & Coast category and feel honoured to share the beauty of the island we have the privilege to call home. A huge thank you to the Scottish Nature Photography Awards.”

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Jamie stated: “I was absolutely delighted to find out that I’d won the Scottish Landscape – Urban Greenspace category and pleasantly surprised too. I’ve followed and admired the competition for a while now and even had a few wildlife images shortlisted, but I never expected to win any category – let alone a landscape one! “This picture was taken on a sunny night spent on the lookout for butterflies in Holyrood Park. I bear in mind being disillusioned by the dearth of butterflies, however this pretty view of Edinburgh in bloom greater than made up for it.”

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Toby stated:”I’ve been an avid wildlife photographer for round 20 years and, because of my love of nature and the outside, moved to Scotland with my spouse in 2017. I try to indicate the variety and great thing about wildlife near dwelling, particularly when pictures of a standard or ignored topic can assist the viewer admire them in methods not beforehand seen or thought-about. I get pleasure from all points of wildlife pictures, whether or not that be mendacity amongst the weed on a shoreline to {photograph} shorebirds or trying to find tiny macro topics amongst foliage; I simply like to see what nature reveals. “My winning image was taken at Little Garve in Ross-shire. I had been walking back beside the river in the late afternoon, and there, in patches of dappled sun, the gnats were ‘dancing’. A moment of inspiration made me realise that taking an image with a slow shutter speed would create the amazing light trails, and the hint of the darker woodland behind would provide the sense of place. The speed of these tiny dancers meant that multiple wingbeats were captured in the exposure, creating the patterns.”

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Orrin stated: “I am absolutely thrilled to have won The Land category of this year’s competition. I’m in slight disbelief that my picture was chosen with so many established photographers in the mix whose work I admire highly! “The picture was made while ascending the Munro Ciste Dhubh in Glen Shiel with my spouse. It was an excellent slog via thigh-deep snow in locations however a shocking day for it. I observed this icicle association on our manner up and thought it had nice character – harking back to the Monster Book of Monsters in Harry Potter! This image encapsulates a part of the magic of panorama pictures in winter for me – attention-grabbing however very short-term compositions can reveal themselves while you least count on it!”

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James stated: “This was the results of a robust two days documenting the human-made wildfire that consumed the slopes of Stac Pollaidh early in spring 2025. The ensuing panorama, completely blackened, however has already begun to rebound with life. It has been assumed {that a} campfire, left with out being accurately extinguished, was accountable.”

Judge Harry Martin said: “Stunning cinematography and high-end manufacturing abound in James’s video entry. The judges had been instantly hooked with the unimaginable drone footage and soundscape created within the first few seconds, illustrating how essential it’s to arrange a narrative rapidly and ship curiosity within the opening sequences of a brief video. With easy cuts, quite a lot of shot kinds and a well-polished edit, James has completely captured one of the vital dramatic wildfire incidents of final 12 months. With no narration, he has left interpretation of the general story and influence to the viewer, inviting questions and a glance into what occurred. It’s no shock that we see a supporting {photograph} of this fireplace by James being awarded within the environmental class too.”

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Rob stated: “I’m extremely honoured to have my portfolio awarded 1st place within the Student class, and I’m very grateful to have my work recognised on this manner. Photography shaped a core element of my dissertation to finish vegetation evaluation and wider coursework. In the Time Between explores the temporal relationship between white water lilies and Scots pines inside the panorama, with every picture inserting a special emphasis between the 2. I used to be taken with capturing the distinction between the temporary, seasonal presence of the lilies and the endurance of the pines via the yearly cycles. As each a geographer and photographer, I’m drawn to the way in which landscapes can categorical change and time. These pictures had been captured over a few days, throughout which I camped by the lochside and woke early to get the very best situations. This was my first go to to the situation for pictures, and it has inspired me to proceed returning to {photograph} the loch as a part of a wider portfolio throughout the seasons. I’m very grateful to the judges for choosing this portfolio because the winner, and to everybody concerned in organising the competitors.”

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