A stark but stunning image of a damselfly in silhouette has landed its creator with the title of British Wildlife Photographer of the year.The shot, of the insect clinging to a dew-flecked reed, won photographer Ross Hoddinott a prize of £5,000 in the inaugural British Wildlife Photography Awards.It was competing against an array of dazzling images which included a flock of birds amassing above a service station canopy and a deer bathed in golden dawn light.
Compelling: the judges awarded photographer Ross Hoddinott first prize for his image of a damselfly silhouette
Judge Sue Herdman, editor of the National Trust Magazine, said of the winner's work: We were looking for a winning image that stood out as the most memorable and striking.Almost monochrome in tone, this beautiful silhouette is both intriguing and haunting, with a delicate composition and admirable clarity.
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