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Results Tables 2023

2023 Results

Portfolio Category Results

Simplified explanation of how judging works in the final rounds.

Photographer enters max 15 images. Panel of judges scores each image out of 10 with the 3 highest scoring images staying in competition. This constitutes their portfolio and the remaining 12 images are removed. The aggregate score is the average of all judges scores combined with a maximum possible score of 30 points achievable. The highest scoring portfolio wins the overall title. Second highest wins runner up. A highly commended portfolio is awarded if the percentage score is greater than 70%. A commended portfolio is awarded if the percentage score is greater than 60% and less than or equal to 70%.

EntrantAwardImages Aggregate ScoresPercentage Scores
Overall WinnerGrand TitleBinnean Beag & the Grey Corries from Binnean Mor
Stob Ban & Stob Coire Easan, from Sgor Eilde Beag
Buachaille Etive Mòr in Winter from Beinn a’ Chrùlaiste
25.585%
Finn CurryRunner UpLayers
Oldshoremore
Storm Incoming
24.2581%
Robert QuigHighly CommendedMisty Vista
Autumnal Loch Ard
Storm Light
23.7579%
Ian BowieHighly CommendedJust a little further
A view from a ridge
Light showers foreacast?
23.578%
David QueenanHighly CommendedPrestonhill Quarry
Colinton Tunnel
Jessica
23.2577.5%
Jos PannekoekHighly CommendedRainbow at Stac Pollaidh
View from Stac Pollaidh
The Needle
2377%
Erik LornieHighly CommendedWinter at Loch Gamhna
Glowing birch
Miller’s Falls
22.7576%
Graham NivenHighly CommendedBirch Reflection
Spindrift
Going up
22.7576%
Karsten JoppeHighly CommendedSalt Foam
Calm
Blue Evening
22.2574%
Glenn MurrayHighly Commended‘Praying For Golden Light’
‘Dead White & Bronze’
‘Gone With The Wind’
2273%
Steve MarsonHighly CommendedStac a Phris Storm.
Deeside Lollipops
Autumn in Cairngorms
21.7572.5%
Richard FoxHighly CommendedThe Sentiels
Backwash
Triangulation
21.572%
David HenryCommendedDalcairney Falls
Cir Mhor Arran
Loch Ard Narrows
2170%
John RutherfordCommendedPre Sunrise Glow
Surf, Sand and Snow
Standing Firm
2170%
Sandra Angers-BlondinCommendedUath Lochans
Blue Birches
Skeletal
2170%
Bob DavisCommendedSeptember hay making, Angus Hills
Tarlar Swimming Pool
Washing day, Montrose harbour
20.7569%
Stuart ThomasCommendedRoss of Mull
The Black River
Barrowland
20.7569%
John BlairCommendedCrail
Uig Hills
Arkle
20.568%
Arthur MitchellCommendedFISHERMANS HUT
The PIER
The old sheep pen and hut
20.2567.5%
Alan J BainCommendedSide light Saligo
Auld Reekie
Snowy – I can see the Church from here
20.2567.5%
Luke MurrayCommendedThe Dog Days Are Over
Kirkwall Harbour
The Winter Widow
20.2567.5
Viv CottonCommendedDundrennan Wickerman
Roughcastle Tunnel
Castle Menzies in Snow
19.7565%

Landscape Category Results

Note: All images listed below will be showcased in the official exhibition at Bonnie & Wild Marketplace. Only some of the images will be showcased in the official book. For the full list of photographers in the book, please see the book page.

EntrantImage TitleAward
Simon DearTorridon Gold – LANDSCAPEWinner
Marc PickeringAbove the cloudsRunner Up
Stuart TilburyDawn at Loch Ken, Dumfries and GallowayHighly Commended, Winner Monochrome Award,
Daniel ReiserPENTLAND HILLS FROM THE BORE STANEHighly Commended
Jackie MatearInverpolly WonderlandHighly Commended
Brian NicholsonBack to FrontHighly Commended
John DonaghyTextures of TimeHighly Commended
Charles EverittRuthven’s moatCommended
Chris CullenLoch Maree island treesCommended
Debashis BandyopadhyaFleeting Light – Loch ArdCommended
Steven CampbellThe Brooding MountainCommended
Alan JohnstoneBinning WoodCommended
David McCordPerfect CampCommended
Nicola C TurnerTomsleibhe BothyCommended
Ryan SmithThe GuardianCommended
Steve OatesCorrieshalloch RaysCommended
Charles GibsonLate Afternoon LightCommended
Dibs McCallumAssynt trees with snowCommended
Iain IzattBeecraigs county park, LinlithgowCommended
Miles GrayAutumn Colours at Loch ShielCommended
Peter J BuxtonStill StandingCommended
Steven OatesMade ItCommended
Alan ThomsonRain at AssyntCommended
George GrayLoch Assynt IslandCommended
Joe HigneyMoorland DawnCommended
Paul DowgillWailing Widow FallsCommended
Rob SutherlandEskart VillageCommended
Carole WetherleyArdvreck CastleCommended
Chris CloseCastle Campbell, Dollar GlenCommended
Janet LowAutumn in Glen LyonCommended
Paul WestHoar Frost at Rannoch MoorCommended
Charly SchlederLoch AchtriochtanCommended
Gavin LiddleHermitage CastleCommended
Phil CookeThe Grouse Hut in WinterCommended
Tim GilbertWild day at Loch AchrayCommended
Alan KnoxSnowing in FetternearCommended
Orrin BryersLight and DarkCommended
Tomas FrydrychCùl MòrCommended
Roger HomanThe ClearingCommended
John SeagerGone FishingCommended
Ron WalthamKilchurn CastleCommended
Christopher SmallSolitaryCommended
Heather HolmesBy the March WallCommended

Seascape Category Results

Note: All images listed below will be showcased in the official exhibition at Bonnie & Wild Marketplace. Only some of the images will be showcased in the official book. For the full list of photographers in the book, please see the book page.

EntrantTitleAward
JohnThrelfallSail FreeWinner
Stuart StrachanStorm BrendanRunner Up
Bill WardStorm Light. Luskentyre.Highly Commended
Bill WardStorm. Luskentyre.Highly Commended
Gill MoonRainbow Coast, DalmoreHighly Commended
Jim StevensonDragon’s Tail Groyne (Portobello Beach, Edinburgh)Highly Commended
Callum HamiltonFarr BayHighly Commended
Grant BullochForth Estuary SnowstormCommended
Kevin FlanaganBeacon 2Commended
Mark FergusonYesnaby wavesCommended
Nicola C TurnerRubha nan Gall sunriseCommended
Rob SutherlandArdmair Beach Under Leaden SkiesCommended
Timothy BurgessIsle Ornsay Lighthouse PanoramaCommended
Bill CrookstonToward PointCommended
Julie HutsonAll Aflame – from Vatersay CausewayCommended
Kim GrantSurging TideCommended
Sara CremerBass RockCommended
Steve CouttsSt Monans WindmillCommended
Adele Warner TateHouse ProudCommended
Martin ChamberlainCrovieCommended
Olive DesforgesLuskentyre SunsetCommended
Annette CuthbertsonA symphony of GreyCommended
Henry MemmottPerched, StromnessCommended
Graeme HilditchA springtime squallCommended
Mark FisherSea ThriftCommended
Martin KnightNiseaboist Beach, HarrisCommended
Anthony WrightLow Tide At Castle StalkerCommended
John Murray JnrSt Monans SunsetCommended

Urban Category Results

Note: All images listed below will be showcased in the official exhibition at Bonnie & Wild Marketplace. Only some of the images will be showcased in the official book. For the full list of photographers in the book, please see the book page.

EntrantTitleAward
David McLauchlinWhiteout!Winner
Steven RaeAutumn in The CityRunner Up
Mathew SchwartzMagdalen Green in the SnowHighly Commended
Ed PrattThe LibraryHighly Commended
Graham HutchisonCity LightsCommended
Gordon SommervilleEuropean nights at IbroxCommended
Gill WilliamsonFog on the ClydeCommended
Jim FisherWinter SceneCommended
Kevin FlanaganBandstand in the snowCommended
Laurent GalbrunFairy tale view of Edinburgh’s Old TownCommended
Ewan GrayKelvingrove Art Gallery in the FogCommended
Roger HintonKings College PavilionCommended
Radek HrbacekAtlantic Square (Glasgow)Commended
Bob TaylorFittie StreetsCommended