Vita Gallery Photo Competition winners announced

The Vita Gallery Photo competition attracted entries from across the globe and the judges have reached their decisions.

The winners are:
P Perry, Uxbridge, UK
Rose Zak, Minnesota, USA
John Baker, Pennsylvania, USA
Franc Sivic, Ljubljana, Slovenia
The junior (under 16) winners are:
Ben Bowers III, Pennsylvania, USA
Peter Clough, Cheshire, UK

The winning entries are below and are available in the Vita Photo Gallery along with almost 100 of the other entries.

Jeremy Owen, Sales Director of Vita, said, “We have been so delighted with the quality of the entries that we have decided to award many more prizes than we first announced. All the shortlisted entries – 25 in total – will be receiving a special gift and we are awarding four main adult and two junior prizes. I’d recommend that anyone logs on to our new website to see many of the entries. Our thanks go to all the entrants and to the judging panel. »

Along with Jeremy Owen (ably assisted by his wife) and Max Watkins of Vita, the judging panel comprised Nicola Bradbear of Bees for Development, Claire Waring of Bee Craft, Gordon Stokes, a semi-professional photographer and Stephen Fleming of Palam Communications.

Two photographs from Franc Sivic feature on the home page of Vita’s new website. They capture a marvellous sense of beekeeping in Slovenia. Vita is very grateful to Frank for the use of those pictures.

Outright winner of the Vita Photo Gallery Competition: Bee and Bubble taken by P Perry, Uxbridge, UK

Joint winner of the Junior category in the Vita Photo Gallery Competition taken by Peter Clough, Cheshire, UK

Joint winner of the Junior category in the Vita Photo Gallery Competition taken by Ben Bowers III, Pennsylvania, USA

A winner of the Vita Photo Gallery Competition taken by Rose Zak, Minnesota, USA

A winner of the Vita Photo Gallery Competition taken by Franc Sivic of Ljubljana

A winner of the Vita Photo Gallery Competition taken by John Baker, Pennsylvania, USA