Tim Laman’s work has garnered the highest international awards in wildlife photography.

WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR – The world’s most highly respected competition for wildlife photography – literally the Oscars of wildlife photography.  It receives over 60,000 entries in a year.  Tim has won not only the overall title of “Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016” with his image “Entwined Lives”, but also won the two other most prestigious categories: the “Portfolio Award” category with his images of “Birds-of-Paradise”, and the “Wildlife Photojournalist – Story” category with his portfolio titled “Tough Times for Orangutans”.  In addition to these three titles, he has had numerous other images place in various categories, a total of 22 images in all, making him one of the most decorated photographers in the history of this competition.

Winning Images in the “Wildlife Photographer of the Year” Competition:

Year           Image                                        Category

2016         Entwined Lives                             Overall Winner – Wildlife Photographer of the Year

2016         Orangutan Portfolio                      Wildlife Photojournalist Story - Winner

2014         Birds-of-Paradise Portfolio             Portfolio Award - Winner

2011         Paper-clip Suitor                           Animal Behavior, Birds – Highly Commended

2010         King BoP                                      Creative Visions – Specially Commended

                Western Tarsier                            Endangered Species – Highly Commended

2005         Red-crowned Crane                      Animal Behavior, Birds – Highly Commended

                Blue-spotted Grouper                   Underwater – Highly Commended

2002         Rhinoceros Hornbill                      Animal Behavior, Birds – Runner Up

                 Rufous-necked Hornbill                Endangered Species – Runner Up

                 Rhinoceros Hornbills                    Wild Places

2001          Colugo                                       Animal Behavior, Mammals – Highly Commended

1998          The Fig Toss                               Animal Behavior, Birds – Highly Commended

WORLD PRESS PHOTO – The world’s most highly respected photojournalism competition.  In 2016, Tim was awarded First Place in the Nature Story category for his portfolio “Tough Times for Orangutans”.

NORTH AMERICAN NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY ASSOCIATION

2009             Tim Laman received the “Outstanding Nature Photographer of the Year” award - the highest award for nature photography in the United States, given out to just one photographer each year.

NATURE’S BEST – WINDLAND RICE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS  -  This is the top nature photography competition in the United States, with awardees’ works exhibited in the prestigious galleries of the Smithsonian Institution Museum of Natural History.  Tim has been the winner of both the “Bird Behavior” and “Underwater” categories, as well as had many other images recognized in various categories.

Year                        Image                                       Category

2014                        Palm Cockatoo                       Birds – winner

2013                        Lesser BoP                             Birds – highly honored

2012                        Striped Triplefins                    Small World – highly honored

2011                        Lionfish                                  Underwater – highly honored

2010                        Victoria’s Riflebird                   Birds – highly honored

2009                        Adelie Penguins                      Landscapes – highly honored

2006                        Brown Pelican                         Birds – honorable mention

2003                        Jawfish with Eggs                    Underwater – winner

2001                        Red-knobbed Hornbill              Birds – honorable mention

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2001                        Paradise Tree Snake