“[A bird in flight in front of the eclipse] has been a dream shot in my mind.”“I spent well over a year of planning to capture my dream of a bird in front of the total solar eclipse,” Gertsman tells Bird Photographer of the Year. Young Bird Photographer of the Year 2025 — Tomasz MichalskiAlongside Gertsman’s overall grand prize, the Bird Photographer of the Year contest also names a “Young Bird Photographer of the Year.” The 2025 winner is Polish youngster Tomasz Michalski, who also won for a silhouetted photo of a bird. The book is available now on the Bird Photographer of the Year website for £35. Inspired bird photographers are encouraged to enter the 2026 Bird Photographer of the Year competition, which is now open. Image credits: Bird Photographer of the Year.