A huge well done to all the winners and runners up in this year’s Suffolk Wildlife Trust Photographic Competition. This is the third year that I’ve been lucky enough to help judge this amazing competition and each year the entries get better and better.

The competition is managed by Michael Strand at Suffolk Wildlife Trust, and this year my fellow judges were Cathy Smith from Suffolk Wildlife Trust and professional photographers Steve Hedges and Kevin Sawford. What is always so interesting for me is listening to the thoughts and opinions of other judges - it helps me understand how others see images and the thought processes that help inform their individual judgement. Listening to discussions about compositions, sharpness, the technicalities of achieving certain shots all add to my understanding of this fascinating subject. It is a complete pleasure to be able to take part.