'Squabbling Terns' by Veronica Carter
This year's BBC Photographer of The Year has narrowed to twelve:
Veronica Carter
Euan Cartwright
Phil Charnock
Sheila Curzon
Arkadiusz Dziczek
Angela M. Ferreira
Andrew Fleetwood
Bob Given
Maxine Khan
Tony Larcombe
Tom Soper
Urszula Zwardon
'Shadow' by Andrew Fleetwood
The photographs we consider to be The Most "Rugged Elegant" of The Year are: Carter's 'Squabbling Terns,' Cartwright's 'Burano,' Charnock's 'My Son,' Curzon's 'Blue Gate,' Dziczek's 'Brothers,' Ferreira's 'Indian Dreamer,' Fleetwood's 'Shadow,' Khan's 'Untitled' Black & White photo of a man sitting on a bench by a lake, and Larcombe's 'Taking Flight.'
Over 30,000 photographers submitted entries this year.
'Brothers' by Arkadiusz Dziczek
To see all Top Twelve of the finalists' submissions and to vote for your favorite, go to:
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