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By Jessica Stewart on February 5, 2025
“No Access” by Ian Wood (UK). Winner, People’s Choice Award
“An ambling Eurasian badger, illuminated by a streetlight, appears to glance up at badger graffiti on a quiet road in England, UK.
Residents of St Leonards-on-Sea had been leaving food scraps on the pavement for foxes, but Ian noticed that badgers from a nearby sett were also coming to forage. After seeing a badger walking along the pavement by this wall late one night, he decided to photograph it. He set up a small hide on the edge of the road to take this picture.”
A clever photo of a badger looking at a piece of badger graffiti won Ian Wood the People’s Choice Award at the 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest. Wood beat out 25 finalists with a record number of votes in a contest that saw over 76,000 people cast their votes.
Wood captured the moment after observing badgers eating food scraps locals had set out. He then set up a hide to get his desired image, with the badger turning his head in what we can imagine is confusion at his “friend” painted on the wall. After his image was nominated, Wood was thrilled about the feedback he received from the public. But he also hopes that the cute photo will bring attention to more serious issues that urban badgers are facing.
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