National NPOTY Results 2020

One Photographic Nature Photographer of the Year 2020 was awarded to Feargal Quinn of Navan Camera Club for his photograph ‘Midnight Poacher’.

The Irish Photographic Federation would like to thank hosts Carlow Photographic Society, Permajet Ambassador, Michael O’Sullivan FIPF, FRPS for his print presentation at the Barker Photographic stand and all the entrants.

Table of results

Name	Club	Image Title	Award	Level	Section

Feargal Quinn	Navan Camera Club	Midnight Poacher	Gold	Advanced	Pa – Mammals & Marine
Teresa Kavanagh	Palmerstown Camera Club	Dolphin	Silver	Advanced	Pa – Mammals & Marine
Joe Houghton	Palmerstown Camera Club	Vervet Challenge	Bronze	Advanced	Pa – Mammals & Marine
Dominic Reddin	Mountmellick Camera Club	Searching	HM	Advanced	Pa – Mammals & Marine
Pascal Lee	Blarney Photography Club	The Stare	HM	Advanced	Pa – Mammals & Marine
Patrick Kavanagh	Palmerstown Camera Club	Common Dolphins	HM	Advanced	Pa – Mammals & Marine
Jim O’Neill	East Cork Camera Group	Splash	Gold	Non-Advanced	Pa – Mammals & Marine
Liam Good	Kilkenny Photographic Society	I Wonder	Silver	Non-Advanced	Pa – Mammals & Marine
Ray Shanahan	Blarney Photography Club	Feeding Time	Bronze	Non-Advanced	Pa – Mammals & Marine

Ricardo Busi MFIAP, EFIAP/p, Hon. MWPG Judge’s Choice Medal
Tom Ormond	Celbridge Camera Club	Leaping Squirrel

Mary Twomey	Malahide Camera Club	Stonechat with Fledgling	Gold	Advanced	Pb – Birds
Michael Feeney	Drogheda Photographic Club	Great Grey Shrike	Silver	Advanced	Pb – Birds
Des Glynn	Solas Photography Club	Gannets Billing	Bronze	Advanced	Pb – Birds
Pamela Wilson	Catchlight Camera Club	Bee Eaters	HM	Advanced	Pb – Birds
Hugh Wilkinson	Catchlight Camera Club	Green Finches Dispute	HM	Advanced	Pb – Birds
Michael Feeney	Drogheda Photographic Club	Pied Flycatcher	HM	Advanced	Pb – Birds
Finbarr O’Hanlon	Fermoy Camera Club	The Battle of the Goldfinches	Gold	Non-Advanced	Pb – Birds
Barry Bridgeman	Blarney Photography Club	Goldie	Silver	Non-Advanced	Pb – Birds
Donagh Cronin	Fermoy Camera Club	Sweet Tooth	Bronze	Non-Advanced	Pb – Birds

Jenny Hibbert MPAGB, EFIAP/s Judge’s Choice Medal
Ita Martin	Malahide Camera Club	Jungle Babblers

Malcolm McCamley	Bray Camera Club	Apollo Pair	Gold	Advanced	PdiA – Invertebrates
Andrew Yeates	Navan Camera Club	Raft Spider	Silver	Advanced	PdiA – Invertebrates
Robbie O’Leary	OffShoot Photography Society	Silverwashed	Bronze	Advanced	PdiA – Invertebrates
Malcolm McCamley	Bray Camera Club	Hairy Spotted Weevil	HM	Advanced	PdiA – Invertebrates
Tom Ormond	Celbridge Camera Club	Mayfly Lough Corrib	HM	Advanced	PdiA – Invertebrates
Joe Houghton	Palmerstown Camera Club	Bee on Approach to Wild Iris	HM	Advanced	PdiA – Invertebrates
Liam Good	Kilkenny Photographic Society	Bee Head Tilt	Gold	Non-Advanced	PdiA – Invertebrates
Carla Ennis	Kilkenny Photographic Society	Dung Fly Head On	Silver	Non-Advanced	PdiA – Invertebrates
Breda O’Mullane	Mallow Camera Club	Damselflies on Grass	Bronze	Non-Advanced	PdiA – Invertebrates

Judge’s Choice Medal
Richard Dwyer	Kilkenny Photographic Society	Knotgrass Moth Caterpillar

Lorraine Morris	Palmerstown Camera Club	Little One	Gold	Advanced	PdiB – Flora & Fungi
Jerry Butler	Ennis Camera Club	Porcelain Fungus	Silver	Advanced	PdiB – Flora & Fungi
Seamus Mulcahy	Blarney Photography Club	Pink Pearl	Bronze	Advanced	PdiB – Flora & Fungi
John O’Neill	Waterford Camera Club	Porcelain Fungus	HM	Advanced	PdiB – Flora & Fungi
Jim Carolan	Carrickmacross Camera Club	Branded wax cap	HM	Advanced	PdiB – Flora & Fungi
Patrick Kavanagh	Palmerstown Camera Club	Mushroom	HM	Advanced	PdiB – Flora & Fungi
Michael Blade	Carlow Photographic Society	Russala	Gold	Non-Advanced	PdiB – Flora & Fungi
Joseph McArdle	An Táin Photographic Group	Is it Magic	Silver	Non-Advanced	PdiB – Flora & Fungi
Vaidotas Maneikis	Boyne Valley Photographic Club	Amanita Muscaria	Bronze	Non-Advanced	PdiB – Flora & Fungi

Jacky Panhuyzen EFIAP/s, MPSA Judge’s Choice Medal
Seamus Malcahy		3 of a Kind

One Photographic Nature Photographer of the Year 2020
Feargal Quinn	Navan Camera Club	Midnight Poacher