THOMAS P. PESCHAK

In a awards ceremony held at the Natural History Musuem in London Thomas Peschak was proclaimed the winner of the Black and White Category in the world's most prestigous Wildlife Photography Contest the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition. His image of a blacktip shark taken at South Africa's Aliwal Shoal was chosen as a winner out of 30 000 entries from photographers hailing from over 70 countries.  Chairmen of the Jury Mark Carwardine comments on the photograph: Beautiful framing, an inspired juxtaposition of light and dark, as well as an interesting use of space, turn a relatively straightforward portrait into a work of art.