Winners of RSPCA Young Photographer Awards 2025 announced
This photo of a stag won the overall prize
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This year's winners of the RSPCA Young Photographer Awards have been announced, and Thomas Durrant aged 17 was crowned the overall winner for theis image Golden stag.
He spoke of how happy he was to capture the winning shot, saying, "Everything came together - the stag, the light, the positioning. The golden outline shrouds the individual in mystery while maintaining their iconic outline."
Below you can see some of the winners and runners up from the different age, and the pet portrait categories.
There were also prizes for categories like top pet personality, and photos taken on a phone.
Take a look and let us know your favourite phots in the comments.
Under 12 years
My world - Flynn was the category winner for this shot of a hare sprinting along the path in the woods
Motherly love - Jamie was the Runner-up for this shot of two baboons taking a nap at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park
Open wide - Jamie also took this image of a corn bunting from the car window, which was Commended
Happy Hugo - This photo of a long-necked turtle at Australia Zoo was also Commended by the judges
Leap of faith - Flynn was Commended after capturing a magpie on a rock while on holiday
12-15 years
Leaping into the golden wild - Shelby took away the 12-15 category prize with her photo of a badger
Illuminated - Jack was named the Runner-up for this shot of a fox
Golden hour barny - James was Commended for this photo of a barn owl
A blossom perch - Sam's photo of a robin on a blossom tree was Commended
16–18 years
Golden stag - Thomas's photo the winner of the 16–18 years category
Lovers in the mist - Thomas's other entry showing two grebes was the runner up in the same category
The ethereal egret - Fred's image of the bird's reflection in the water was Commended
Splash of survival - Ben's photo of a cormorant hunting under a bridge, was also Commended
Pet portraits
Hold your head high - Maisie was the winner for this photo of Coco, a senior rescue Staffy
Pet personalities
Garden goof - Satsuki took this photo while playing with dog Rex
Small world
Space Bug - Jamie took this photo of a greater water boatman (or 'backswimmer') during a visit to the National Botanical Garden of Wales
Mobile phone and devices
Confusion in the herd - Vanaiya captured this winning shot at the West Midlands Safari Park
Portfolio
The power of light - Thomas won for this shot of a red deer stag in Richmond Park
Urban animals
Looking out into a concrete jungle - Sam saw these sand martins taking up residence in old drainage pipes
A better world for animals
Red-backed shrike in Cambridgeshire - Jack was the winner after taking this shot of the rarely-photographed bird
Documenting animals
Caped crusaders - Jamie won for this image of Australian megabat, the grey-headed flying fox bat
