in Costa Rica, building hides for wildlife photography purposes, going on to do similar work in Brazil from September 2009 until March 2010, developing his skills in planning, designing hides and experimenting with different materials and construction techniques. In 2010, his image of leaf-cutter ants, entitled 'Marvel of Ants', won him the Wildlife Photographer of the Year, and Bence became the only photographer in the history of the competition to win the Grand Prize in both the young and adult category. In 2010, Bence was named Honorary Citizen by the village of Pusztaszer in recognition of his contribution to the local community. He designed bird and big game hides for Zimanga Private Game Reserve in South Africa, which started a business based on African photo hides as an alternative to classical safaris. Since 2006 Bence has been one of the 'faces' of Panasonic, as his photography demonstrates what can be achieved with starter level equipment. Significant awards Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year (international), 2002 Wildlife Photographer of the Year (international), 2010 Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year (Hungary), 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Wildlife Photographer of the Year (Hungary), 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015 Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Eric Hosking Award for the best portfolio, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011 Wildlife Photographer of the Year (international): Birds category, Winner, 2014 Bird Photographer of the Year (England), 2005 GDT – European Wildlife Photographer of the Year (Germany), 2015, Mammals category, Winner Nature’s Best Photography competition (USA), 2010, 2012, 2014, Category 1st prize Environmental Photographer of the Year (England), 2010, Category 1st prize Memorial Maria Luisa Photo Contest (Spain), 2010, Overall winner MontPhoto International photography contest (Spain), 2014, 2015, Overall winner Aves International Photo Contest (Belgium), 2014, Overall winner Transnatura International Nature Photo Competition (Romania), 2015, Overall winner National Wildlife international wildlife photography competition (USA), 2014, Overall winner EuroNatur International Photography Competition (Germany), 2014, Overall winner Trierenberg Super Circuit international (Switzerland) Best of Show 2011, 2014, 2017 Worldpress Photographer of The Year 2017 Nature III. Prize Other awards and recognition Pro Natura award, 2016 Junior Prima award, 2014 Blikk – Man of the Year, press category, 2013 One of the 30 successful young Hungarians under 30, 2014 (Forbes magazine) The 9th best known contemporary Hungarian, 2014 (Bridge Budapest) Top 10 – leading Hungarians in the world, 2015 (Culture category) Books The Invisible Wildlife Photographer – . English and Hungarian. The Handbook