Are These Award-Winning Bird Photos Actually Good?

What does it take to have an award-winning bird photo? I'm analyzing ALL the winners and highly commended images awarded in the largest bird photography competition, the Bird Photographer of the Year 2025.

As a wildlife photography mentor, I'm breaking down what actually makes these images win: the patterns, the biases, the species that dominate, and what we can all learn from this competition. Including where I didn't agree with the judges!

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro
00:58 Best Portrait
05:02 Birds in Environment
08:52 Bird Behaviour
12:16 Birds in Flight (+ disqualified winner)
15:41 Black & White
18:41 Urban Birds
21:56 Creative Perspectives
24:59 Conservation
28:38 Young Photographer Winner
29:01 Patterns & Biases
30:32 Should You Enter Competitions?

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WATCH NEXT
→ 10 Types of Bird Photos You Should Master: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xduv4K6N2Lo&t=64s

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???? FREE RESOURCES
DOWNLOAD: Photo Analysis Checklist
Get the 5-point framework I use before editing every photo:https://www.chiaratalia.com/photo-analysis-checklist/

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???? COPYRIGHT & ATTRIBUTION
This video contains screen recordings from the Bird Photographer
of the Year 2025 competition website (https://www.birdpoty.com)
shown for the purpose of commentary, critique, and education.

All photographs remain copyright of their respective photographers.
Photographer credits are provided in written form throughout the video.

This is fair use under copyright law for the purposes
of commentary and education.

Support the photographers and competition at:
???? https://www.birdpoty.com/2025-winners