If you are interested in how BirdsPhotographer.com has been covered or in me, I have selected for you the most interested links and websites.

BBC Wildlife

“Dear Nikolay, the 2011 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition received 40,942 images from 95 countries. After two very intensive but equally energising and exciting sessions of critical review, the judges have managed to whittle down the selection to the freshest and most innovative images that will now comprise our Final round. I’m pleased to tell you that at least one of your images has made it through”

Discovery Channel

“Nikolai Staykov of Bulgaria recently won the adult competition with his image of the Pygmy owl, one of the rarest and most endangered species in Bulgaria.”
“From capturing butterflies on a blade of grass to a witnessing a bird bath closer than ever, it’s hard to believe that the photos in the Wild Wonders of Europe amateur photo competition are not shot by professionals.”

Wild Wonders of Europe

“Dear Nikolay, a special congratulations to you! You are among the winners of the WWoE Online Photo Competition! Your image was voted winner in the January 2011. A big “Thank you!” for your participation, and we hope to see more of your images in the months to come. Keep shooting, keep being passionate about nature, and keep spreading the word about the Wild Wonders that we have in Europe!”

8 Magazine

„Nikolay Staykov, the author of some of the most impressive materials related to animals in 8 Magazine, and the winner of our competition “The Wildlife of Bulgaria” has earned another prestigious prize. He won the competition of the Website “Wild Wonders of Europe” in January. We wish him even more success and expect from him the next impressive photos which we can display on the pages of 8 Magazine.”

BSPB – Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds

„With one of his favorite pictures of Pygmy Owl, the wildlife photographer and member of BSPB Nikolay Staykov won the first prize in the Bulgarian competition “The Wildlife of Bulgaria” and first place in the European contest “Wild Wonders of Europe”. We hope that the marvelous photos Nikolay made will show more people how beautiful, and at the same time frail, nature is.”

Wild Wonders of Europe

“Congratulations Nikolay! You are the winner of the August 2010 Wild Wonders of Europe photo competition in the adult category!”

“Dear Nikolay Staykov, my congratulations to your winning image in our August competition! We are delighted to see that you are still motivated to contribute with your images, thanks!”

BNT – Bulgarian National Television

„The purpose of the contest was to introduce the wildlife lovers with authentic and interesting photos of various animals from Bulgaria. Guests in the studio of “Denyat Zapochva” were Nikolay Staykov – prize winner of the contest “The Wildlife of Bulgaria” and Ganeta Sagova – 8 Magazine.  You can learn more details from the video.”

TV+ Television

An interview with Vesela Krumova from” TV+” for the morning block. Watch here.

“A photo of an extremely rare Pygmy Owl won the first prize in the photo contest. The photographer – Nikolay Staykov, managed to seal the image of the tender, tiny creature that barely reaches 16cm in height and is among the most endangered species in Bulgaria.”

8 Magazine

“A photo of an extremely rare Pygmy Owl won the first prize in the photo contest. The photographer – Nikolay Staykov, managed to seal the image of the tender, tiny creature that barely reaches 16cm in height and is among the most endangered species in Bulgaria.” Over 540 participants from all over the country took part in the contest. They sent more than 2345 photos.”

Wild Wonders of Europe

“Congratulations Nikolay! You are the winner of the June 2009 WWoE photo competition in the adult category!”
“Dear Nikolay Staykov, my congratulations as well to your winning images in our online photo competition! Both the gulls and coot and the Little Bittern are very nice shots! We are delighted to see that nature photographers from Bulgaria picked up on our competition with such positive results …”

Links:

HristoPeshev.eu – personal site of the photographer Hristo Peshev.
AlcedoWildlife – personal site of the photographer Boris Belchev.
IceWinds – personal site of the photographer Piotr Rzerzycha.
WildlifeInBulgaria – personal site of the photographer Evgeniy Dakov.


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