Soaring Winners of the 2022 Bird Photographer of the Year Competition

Young Photographer of the Year 9–13, Bronze Award Winner – Achintya Murthy, “Hop, Skip and Jump.” © Achintya Murthy | Bird Photographer of the Year
“There is a bird hide in the Western Ghats of India that has been installed specifically for observing and photographing parakeets. On the day I visited the site, there was good light, which was an encouraging sign. Aware of this, I set the camera to a high shutter speed and used an autofocus setting with 72 points of focus. The aim was to get a sharp image of a bird in flight, and I was particularly keen to photograph a Plum-headed Parakeet. One landed on a crowded perch and, expecting it to fly away from the crowd, I tracked its movement and was able to capture this amazing moment.”