The scale of nature

• Prize
• Photographer
  Jonathan Banks / www.photo-banks.com, United Kingdom
• Studio
  Photobanks Ltd.
• Socials
• Website
  http://www.photo-banks.com

Two bull elephants stand face to face in a standoff in Lake Manyara, Tanzania

• Biography
  Jonathan Banks is an award-winning photographer with over 20 years’experience in commercial and media photography. Jonathan Banks studied under the prolific artist John Blakemore, and graduated from the University of Derby with a BA honours in Photographic Studies. He cut his teeth in editorial photography freelancing for The Daily Telegraphand various agencies. With a change in the market Jonathan diversified into photographing for corporate clients but maintained a hand in the editorial market by supplying a number of international magazines. Jonathan has always worked with NGOs
• Awards
  Shortlisted for the Sony World Photography Awards in 2015 WINNER of the 10th International Color Awards in the "Architecture" 2017 July 2014 Jonathan Banks is a Gold Winner in the nature category of the 2014 Px3 Awards February 2014 Jonathan Banks comes wins 2nd place for the "spontaneous moments" category for the World In Focus Travel Photography Contest 2014 February 2017 - “One Eyeland” announced the 2016 award winners. Two of my entries won in the “People – Culture” and “Editorial – War / Conflict” categories 25 January 2012 Jonathan Banks wins the spontaneous category in the PDN "World in Focus" awards and is currently featured in the PDN Magazine. September 2010 Jonathan Banks was voted best in the FOTO8 Summer Show in the People's Choice Awards Dec 2009 Jonathan Banks came runner up in the Travel Photographer of the Year - Festivals Various nominations and honorable mentions in the Black and White Spider Awards, International Color Awards, Lensculture Awards, Minds Eye - All About Photography Awards, Magnum Photography Awards 2016 and International Photography Awards