The Annual Wildlife Photography Competition Should Be Considered One Of The Most Prestigious Photography Competitions In The World, Which The Natural History Museum In London organizes.

Last year, the annual wildlife photography competition was accompanied by the brilliance of photographers from all over the world, which we will introduce below.

The wildlife photography competition in various branches such as mammals, birds, underwater photography, reptiles-fish and amphibians, invertebrates, in the sky, on the ground, etc., welcomes a selection of the best in the world of photography.

American photographer Tim Laman was chosen as the winner of last year’s wildlife photography contest. The image captured by this photographer depicts the situation of endangered orangutans living in the rainforests of Indonesia. This award was initially given to a story that covered this problem in 6 pictures. However, each image was equally powerful and exciting, even in a different frame.

The selected images from last year’s photography competition were exposed to visitors at the Natural History Museum in London before the international exhibition. In the following, we invite you to join us in reviewing the best images of this competition.

anteater pit

“Paul Hilton” ( Paul Hilton ) from Great Britain was selected as the winner of the individual category of wildlife photojournalism. The picture that this photographer tried to record is undoubtedly a bleak picture of what the other inhabitants of Korea have to endure these days. Although this picture refers to a specific species, the fact is that this angry behavior And human cruelty have exposed the life of all the plants and animals on this planet to severe risks. Sooner or later, it will cause the extinction of their generation.

But in this picture, we see four thousand or 5 tons of American scaly anteaters, one of the largest animal exchanges ever recorded. Innocent animals are killed and exported to countries such as China and Vietnam because their meat is both commercially desirable and used in traditional medicine; in fact, the right to life of these God’s creatures is too simple for human greed. is placed, On the other hand, animal traders have targeted all eight species of these animals and as a result, have been exposed to severe risks.

moon and crow

Photographer Gideon Knight ( Gideon Knight ) from England won the Young Wildlife Photographer category last year. The image of a crow sitting on a tree branch in a park is a recurring image that many people witness daily. This is the same image that this young photographer often saw in the park near his residence in the city of London. But with the glow of blue light on a moon night, this repetitive scene is beautifully transformed and attracts more attention.

Lives at risk

“Tom Lawman” from America was chosen as the best photographer of this period. We introduced the image recorded by this photographer to you, dear ones, earlier—a photo of a Bernese orangutan climbing a 30-meter tree in a national park in Borneo, Indonesia. The photographer spent three days climbing the trees to find the best location for the remote-controlled GoPro cameras to capture this image. This image results from the effort, giving a glimpse of these rainforest-dwelling creatures.

In 2015, the El Nino weather phenomenon in countries such as Borneo and Sumatra and during the dry season caused extensive droughts. It continued fires out of control, which caused a lot of smoke and heat in this region. The habitat of orangutans is one of the protected places, but during this fire that involved all these areas, about 21 thousand square kilometers of rainforests, including the habitat of orangutans, were burnt to ashes. During this time, Laman used a drone to monitor these forests and monitor the situation from a distance and told this sad story in the form of several pictures.

We see two young orangutans on the river bank who survived the forest fire. The team observed and photographed them through a dense layer of smoke and from inside a boat floating on a river in central Kalimantan, Indonesia. These massive fires have beautified this country and caused a lot of damage and destruction, and on the other hand, by destroying the orangutans’ habitat, they have also put them in danger. In the meantime, even the population of 6,600 rare Sumatran orangutans was not spared, and they also suffered damage.

Relief centers like this center in West Kalimantan influentially collected orphaned orangutans who had lost their parents due to the 2015 fire. Taking care of these creatures is a significant task, and in this picture, we see people working at this center, moving two-year-old young orangutans. They take the children to the forest to play a little, and during these games, they also gradually learn the skills necessary to survive in the woods.

An attempt to get away

Ganesh H. Shankar from India won the bird category. In this picture, you can see a beautiful Indian parrot that has returned to its nest on top of a tree in Keoladeo National Park. The parrot soon notices the presence of a Bengal lizard that is inspecting his residence. The bird also gets to work quickly and starts to drive away the intruder from its territory, and the first place that attracts its attention is the hanging tail of the lizard. This argument lasted for some time and finally tired both of them so much that they put aside the conflict and went to their work.

wind art

“Valter Binotto” ( Valter Binotto ) from Italy won first place in the plants and fungi section, thanks to the recording of this spectacular image of a hazelnut tree near his home in the north of this country. The hazel tree is one of the plants that have both male and female flowers, and according to this photographer, the most challenging part of the work was to display these beautiful flowers in a static state while constantly moving with the wind.

He says that to find the perspective he wanted, he went for a shorter branch, which had better stability and shook less. Using the high exposure technique, this photographer has captured a spectacular image of these flowers swinging to and fro while pollinating—an eye-catching reflection of the art of wind that finally created a suitable composition for him.

Cat in the Alley, Nayan Khanolkar, India

This photo won the urban section of this competition. At night, in a neighborhood in the suburbs of Mumbai, which is located next to the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, a leopard seized the opportunity and went back and forth in search of food while passing through the lonely alleys. Despite close encounters and rare cases of attacks, the presence of these big cats is culturally accepted by the residents of these areas. By recording these images, Nayan has tried to show how events that may not be so common can be tolerated and happen without problems, thanks to the art of interaction and tolerance. Nayan tried for four months until he finally achieved his desired mental composition by recording this image.

Fatiha for an owl

“Mats Andersson” ( Mats Andersson ) from Sweden stole the first title from his competitors with this beautiful photo of a sad owl.

Every day in the early spring, Mr. Andersson walks through the woods near his home in Basalt, southern Sweden, during which he is amused to watch the companionship of a pair of little Eurasian owls. . Until one night, he finds one of them dead the forest floor.

And this image of that owl is left alone as if it is grieving in the grief of its friend and companion, and the reason for recording this image in black and white is to reflect this feeling of sadness and discomfort in the best possible way. The image’s background shows the idea of a lonely owl sitting on a bare branch and the first rays of light that announce the sunrise.

Snapper party _

“Tony Wu” ( Tony Wu ) from the United States is the winner of last year’s underwater photography contest of wildlife photography, which has shown an interesting and exciting show of a group of snapper fish.

For several days each month, thousands of snapper gather around Palau in the western Pacific Ocean. In this ceremony, which is related to the reproductive activities of these fish and leads to their spawning, the hunters also reach their speed so as not to be left without this blessing. But in this particular image, the ring of fishes is shown as if it is moving towards the photographer has correctly predicted the direction of movement and the best point to record this image, which, while displaying the presence of fish dynamically, the details are also not missed and can be seen.

Starfish game

“Luis Javier Sandoval” ( Luis Javier Sandoval ) from Mexico has gone to a young sea lion who is satisfying his curiosity in a bay in California. While gently swimming, he notices a starfish and tries to examine this strange creature closely.

According to the photographer, this baby sea lion was swimming very close to the breaking line of the waves, and he had little time to find the best place and the right moment to capture this photo. He turned his camera towards the rays of light and caught a spectacular and emotional image of a sea lion, which ironically has a playful and curious nature.

We have reached the end of this article by introducing this image. I hope you enjoyed viewing these beautiful pictures. Which was your favorite picture?