The Natural History Museum in London has just announced the winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year , the world’s most prestigious annual wildlife photography competition. These are the award-winning images.
Leopard in a snowstorm in Asia. First Prize Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
Black-crested macaque from the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Black-crested macaques live in the forest, but sometimes they come ashore in search of food. He was so interested in the photographer Stefano Unterthiner that he almost “posed” for the portrait. “It was part game, part confrontation, part desire to attract attention, part curiosity,” explains Unterthiner, who christened his charming model “Buscalios”. The image has won the first prize in the category “Animal portraits.” “.
Swans in the snow. Yongkang Zhu had to endure storms and strong winter winds for several days to obtain this photo at China’s Rongcheng Swan Lake, a swan sanctuary.
Battle of eagles. The Polish Antoni Kasprzak captured in this snapshot a fight between raptors. The image has obtained the first prize in the category “Animal behavior: Birds”.
The great whale. Brian Skerry photographed the encounter with a whale 14 meters long and 70 tons in weight in the Auckland Islands, in New Zealand. The animal was curious about the strange being that it had found at the bottom of the sea, and it approached at a surprising distance. It is the winning image of the category “Underwater World”
Bear silhouette. Miguel Lasa portrayed this polar bear “after waiting for the perfect light.” The result has deserved the first prize in the category “Creative Visions of Nature”
