A beautiful image of a puffin on Pembrokeshire’s Skomer Island proved to be the winner at the recent RSPCA ‘Young Photographer Awards’ - as the charity marked its historic 200th year anniversary.

Fifteen-year-old Anwen Whitehead, from Aberystwyth was the overall winner for 2024 with her image of a puffin entitled ‘Daydreaming in the chamomiles’.

Winners in each category were awarded trophies and a selection of prizes at the recent Tower of London ceremony.

Anwen received a weekend photography break with award-winning wildlife photographer Danny Green's team at Natures Images.

Anwen said: “My long-anticipated first visit to Skomer Island in Wales exceeded my wildest dreams. I arrived on a misty morning, but the sun finally broke through the clouds in the afternoon, exposing a spectacular backdrop.

“I particularly like the warmth of the greens and contrasting colours of the adult puffin I captured among the chamomile found by the cliff edges.”

The prestigious RSPCA Young Photographer Awards invites young people aged 18 years and under to capture the animal kingdom on a camera or a mobile device and supports the RSPCA’s mission to inspire everyone to create a better world for every animal.

This year’s awards were judged by a panel of photography experts, including wildlife photographer Rachel Bigsby; former competition winner-turned-professional photographer Catriona Parfitt; professional wildlife photographer and photographic guide Ellie Rothnie; and RSPCA photographers Andrew Forsyth and Emma Jacobs. And for the first time this year - Fabian Rivers, also known as Dready Vet, who’s an exotic animal and wildlife vet and RSPCA ambassador and appears on CBBC’s The Pets Factor.

The 2025 RSPCA Young Photographer Awards opens for entries on May 6.

For more information visit: rspca.org.uk/ypa