Photographer captures species capable of diving at up to 53mph – faster than Olympic divers! His image ‘Sunball Rocket’ just won the grand prize in the world’s largest bird photography competition Digital Camera WorldWinners of bird photographer of the year 2026 – in pictures The GuardianDramatic gannet dive wins Bird Photographer of the Year competition New Scientist20 soaring images from the Bird Photographer of the Year 2026 awards Popular ScienceISLE OF WIGHT WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER HONOURED IN PRESTIGIOUS GLOBAL COMPETITION Island Echo