was introduced this year. small world meant aspiring entrants did not have to venture far from their homes to capture images like this busy bee. the overall winning picture was taken by 17—year—old jake kneale who, by using a camera trap setup, cut this image of a roe deer buck passing through a gate. when an animal walk—through, hopefully facing towards the camera, notjust getting its backside, it all fired off and you get the picture, hopefully. jake's entry was just one of 11,000 images in this year's competition, including molly tolsson's picture of her pat lam lodging including molly tolsson's picture of her pet lamb launching himself from a hay bale. the competition aims to encourage an interest in photography and an appreciation of the natural world. thomas scott one four his