'Stunning' wildlife photography goes on display

Image source, Paul Bromley

Image caption, Paul Bromley's image captioned 'I can see you!鈥 was the overall winner
  • Author, Catherine Nicoll
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A range of "stunning" photographs capturing the beauty of Isle of Man nature and wildlife have gone on display.

The Wild Mann Nature Photographer exhibition at the Manx Museum features over 50 of 200 competition entries.

Curator of natural history for Manx National Heritage (MNH) Laura McCoy said some of the photographs were "absolutely stunning".

The overall winner was a photo of a short-eared owl by Paul Bromley.

The exhibition coincides with the start of Manx Wildlife Week.

Image source, Dave Salter

Image caption, Dave Salter's image of a common blue damselfly was a section winner in the competition

Ms McCoy said the judges had been very pleased with entries.

鈥淲e were hoping that people would want to enter the competition just for the joy of sharing their beautiful images, and also to see them on a wall in the gallery,鈥 she said.

鈥淭he majority of them are amateur photographers, so many of them will not have had a chance to see their photographs up in lights, so to speak.鈥

Prints and cards of the photographs can be bought, with the proceeds going towards conservation works on land managed by MNH.

鈥淲e鈥檝e obviously got a lot of land and we do a lot of work on that land, we鈥檝e been looking after it for a very long time and we want to continue to do that,鈥 Ms McCoy said.

Manx Wildlife Week runs until 7 May, with a series of events showcasing the island's fauna and flora.

The photographic exhibition is on display in the temporary gallery at the Manx Museum until 23 June.

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