Photographer Pauk Hobson's striking monochrome toad image – shot from a hidden, floor-up perspective and recorded with a DSLR that turns 14 years old – just took one of the UK's top prizes, and was crowned the Overall Winner at the British Wildlife Photography Awards.
To capture his award-winning image, Hobson built a custom glass housing to keep his 22.3MP full-frame camera dry, to be able to carefully sink it to pond depth, and finally trigger the shutter with a long cable release. The result is a razor-sharp, cinematic image that captures the toad in a unique way and artistic quality.
