BY: ERIC ZDANCEWICZ
The London Natural History Museum announced the winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition on October 13, and the photos show the beauty and the struggles of the diverse creatures we share this planet with. Only 10 category winners were chosen from over 42,000 entries from 96 countries.
A Canadian amateur photographer was named the winner for his chilling photo, “A Tale of Two Foxes” which reveals a lot more than what first meets the eye. Kathy Moran, jury member and National Geographic’s senior editor for natural history projects said: “The immediate impact of this photograph is that it appears as if the red fox is slipping out of its winter coat. What might simply be a straightforward interaction between predator and prey struck the jury as a stark example of climate change, with red foxes encroaching on Arctic fox territory. The bottom line is, this image works on multiple levels. It is graphic, it captures behaviour and it is one of the strongest single storytelling photographs I have seen.”
A Tale of Two Foxes – Overall Winner
Credit: Don Gutoski
Ruffs On Display – Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Credit: Ondrej Pelánek
Flight of the Scarlet Ibis – Young Wildlife Photographers: 15–17 years old subcategory
Credit: Jonathan Jagot
The Company of Three – Birds Category
Credit: Amir Ben-Dov
Still Life – Amphibians & Reptiles Category
Credit: Edwin Giesbers
A Whale of a Mouthful – Underwater Category
Credit: Michael Aw
The Art of Algae – From the Sky Category
Credit: Pere Soler
Shadow Walker – Urban Category
Credit: Richard Peters
Life Comes to Art – Impressions Category
Credit: Juan Tapia
Broken Cats – The Wildlife Photojournalist Award: Single Image
Credit: Britta Jaschinski
Sources: biosphereonline.com
