Annual Photography Competition 2025 results
We announced category winners on 17 October 2025. Read our news story on the winning images.
Best Photograph Taken by a Zoo Visitor
First place: Patricia Mackey
Patricia is also our Overall Competition Winner in 2025. 
Second place: Stephen Haydon
Third place: Bruce Marshall
Best Photograph Taken by a Young Person under 18
First place: Lily Hovers
Second place: Jessica Bickerstaff
Third place: Lacey Gregory
Highly commended: Lily Hunter
Best Photograph Taken by a Professional Photographer
First place: Paul McIlwaine
Second place: Frances Price
Third place: Paul McFarland
Best Wildlife in Need Photograph
First place: Gareth Waller
Second place: Bruce Marshall
Third place: Bruce Marshall
Best Humorous Caption
First place: Marina Wells
Marina's caption is 'Sassy since birth'.
Second place: Charlie Russell
Charlie's caption is 'Life imitates art'.
Third place: Barry Blaney
Barry's caption is 'Stop with the pictures'.
Best Photograph of a Zoo Landscape or Garden
First place: Gemma Campbell
Second place: Ashish Kattoor Vincent
Third place: Peter Soult
