{"id":69250,"date":"2016-01-29T11:29:37","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T11:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/?p=69250"},"modified":"2016-01-29T12:43:51","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T12:43:51","slug":"staggering-image-of-diving-kingfisher-wins-coveted-photographer-of-the-year-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/latest\/photo-news\/staggering-image-of-diving-kingfisher-wins-coveted-photographer-of-the-year-crown\/","title":{"rendered":"Staggering image of diving kingfisher wins coveted photographer of the year crown"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69246\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Chris-Chambers-KINGFISHER.web_.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Chambers KINGFISHER.web\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/01\/Chris-Chambers-KINGFISHER.web_.jpg 426w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/01\/Chris-Chambers-KINGFISHER.web_.jpg?resize=300,451 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/01\/Chris-Chambers-KINGFISHER.web_.jpg?resize=266,400 266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/>\n<p>[Photo credit: \u00a9 Chris Chambers]<\/p>\n<p>West Yorkshire photographer Chris Chambers beat almost 12,000 images entered into the Societies\u2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/thesocieties.net\/image_competition-2015\/poty\/\">Monthly Image Competition<\/a> during 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the winning shot \u2013 which beat entries from all over the world \u2013 judges said: \u2018This decisive moment has been superbly captured, in this fast-paced moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s a staggeringly good shot that we all wished we had captured.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Chris, from Castleford in West Yorkshire, won a Fujifilm X-T1 with a 56mm f\/1.2 lens, plus a trip to the WPPI portrait and wedding convention in Las Vegas, USA.<\/p>\n<p>The photographer was awarded the coveted title at a recent awards dinner in London.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69255\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Kutub_Uddin_Nature_May_Bognor_Regis_UK_15_1.web_.jpg\" alt=\"Kutub_Uddin_Nature_May_Bognor_Regis_UK_15_1.web\" width=\"960\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/01\/Kutub_Uddin_Nature_May_Bognor_Regis_UK_15_1.web_.jpg 960w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/01\/Kutub_Uddin_Nature_May_Bognor_Regis_UK_15_1.web_.jpg?resize=300,171 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/01\/Kutub_Uddin_Nature_May_Bognor_Regis_UK_15_1.web_.jpg?resize=630,359 630w, 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src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Paul-Karaolides-Events-July-UK-2015.web_.jpg\" alt=\"Paul-Karaolides-Events-July-UK-2015.web\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/01\/Paul-Karaolides-Events-July-UK-2015.web_.jpg 960w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/01\/Paul-Karaolides-Events-July-UK-2015.web_.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/01\/Paul-Karaolides-Events-July-UK-2015.web_.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/01\/Paul-Karaolides-Events-July-UK-2015.web_.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/01\/Paul-Karaolides-Events-July-UK-2015.web_.jpg?resize=562,375 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>[Photo credit: \u00a9 Paul Karaolides]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69258\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Laima_Kavaliauskaite_Boidoir_and_Beauty_january_2015_135804.web_.jpg\" alt=\"Laima_Kavaliauskaite_Boidoir_and_Beauty_january_2015_135804.web\" width=\"457\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/01\/Laima_Kavaliauskaite_Boidoir_and_Beauty_january_2015_135804.web_.jpg 457w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/01\/Laima_Kavaliauskaite_Boidoir_and_Beauty_january_2015_135804.web_.jpg?resize=300,420 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/01\/Laima_Kavaliauskaite_Boidoir_and_Beauty_january_2015_135804.web_.jpg?resize=286,400 286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/>[Photo credit: \u00a9 Laima Kavaliauskaite]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" 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UK heavy snowfall during the night makes for hazardous conditions in the Highlands of Scotland\" width=\"512\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/01\/kenny_ferguson_pictorial_and_Fine_Art_scotland_jpeg.web_.jpg 512w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/01\/kenny_ferguson_pictorial_and_Fine_Art_scotland_jpeg.web_.jpg?resize=300,375 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/01\/kenny_ferguson_pictorial_and_Fine_Art_scotland_jpeg.web_.jpg?resize=320,400 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>[Photo credit: \u00a9 Kenny Ferguson ]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-69256\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Neenad_Arul_Monochrome_October_India_2015_142683.web_.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" 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