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Award-winning photographer Ben Osborne, who specialises in wildlife and landscape photography, has been named as one of the competition judges for this year’s annual South West Coast Path photo competition.

Best known for his images of Antarctica in the book of the BBC series “Life in the Freezer”, Ben’s work has been published in numerous magazines including National Geographic, BBC Wildlife, Geo and Radio Times.

In 2008 he was awarded an honorary fellowship from the Royal Photographic Society and in 2007 he was Overall Winner of The Wildlife Photographer of the Year, the biggest wildlife photography competition in the world. He is also recognised for his recent Jurassic Journey Project, an audio-visual journey along the World Heritage coastline, bringing together photography, music, poetry and sculpture made from flotsam and jetsam.

Ben says of the Coast Path:

“It’s that constant backdrop of the sea and its beautiful, reflective quality that makes the South West Coast Path such a special place to photograph. The Coast Path also has the variety that you look for as a photographer: whether it’s the granite cliffs of Cornwall, the geological interest of the Jurassic Coast or the dramatic land forms of the North Devon and Somerset coastline, each has its own distinctive mood, atmosphere and quality of light."

The South West Coast Path’s annual photo competition, which closes on December 31, is open to budding photographers of all ages and abilities. The overall winner’s prize includes a £700 voucher towards their stay at a property courtesy of Cornish Cottage Holidays, as well as the chance to grace the official 2015 Coast Path calendar and annual membership of the South West Coast Path Association.

Caption: Worbarrow Bay, Dorset, by Ben Osborne

Visit www.benosbornephotography.co.uk for more information about Ben’s work.

Full details about how to enter your images and terms and conditions are available via the website at www.southwestcoastpath.com/photo-competition