Maitland wildlife photographer and Mercury regular Jim Thomson has had a huge month on the international photography scene.
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Thomson, of Lorn, has received accolades for his work in one of Australia’s leading photography awards as well as two United States international awards.
The big win was in the highly acclaimed Top Shot Award – an Australian based competition for the Federation of Camera Clubs. In effect, the most prestigious wildlife photography award in this country.
“I won for this image (above) of a kestrel with a skink,” Thomson said. “I really liked the shot when I got it in the Rutherford area and I took a second look a few months later and knew it had to be a chance. It was pin sharp and stood out in the exhibition. I was thrilled.”
The kestrel won the print section and the wren (pictured bottom left) took out the digital nature top shot.
If that wasn’t enough, the image of the male kestrel passing food to the female won a medal in the San Joaquin Valley international nature exhibition which attracts entries from all around the world, along with a picture of a spider silking a Christmas beetle and a rainbow bee-eater braking (both below).
An image of pairing kestrels gained a medal in Grand Canyon International exhibition, as did the shot of kestrels passing food.
