NPL's photographers yet again enjoyed great success in photographic competitions around the world in 2021. This gallery showcases not only the winning images, but also those which were runners-up or highly commended, with details of the relevant competitions. Markus Varesvuo won the main award in the Vogelwarte competition, Will Burrard-Lucas gained the overall prize in the MontPhoto competition and Pal Hermansen took the main award in the Close Up Photographer of the year competition. Magnus Lundgren was named Photographer of the Year in the Golden Turtle competition. Alex Mustard and Danny Green were category winners in Wildlife Photographer of the Year and European Wildlife Photographer of the Year, while Stefan Christmann and Milan Radisics both won portfolio awards during 2021.
Will Burrard-Lucas / Leopard (Panthera pardus) male on moonlit night, Laikipia, Kenya. Taken using camera trap with a long exposure time to expose the stars and a flash to expose the foreground, creating a ghostly effect....
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Pal Hermansen / Collection of flying insects, including many moths, killed by accident during summer months when attracted to a lamp, Norway. Close-up Photographer of the Year 03 (2021) competition - Overall winne...
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Markus Varesvuo / Male Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) in snow, showing red crown. Kuusamo Finland December. Overall winner of the Swiss Vogelwarte photo competition 2021. Glanzlichter photo competition 2022 - Art...
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Danny Green / Red deer stag (Cervus elaphus) rear view, shaking water off itself after the rain, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, UK. GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition 2021 Winner Mammal Cate...
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Alex Mustard / Ornate ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus), juvenile, hides within a crinoid, Dauin Marine Protected Area, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines. Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021 competititon categ...
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Mateusz Piesiak / Bramblings (Fringilla montifringilla) feeding on sunflower seeds in a field that could not be cut due to high water levels, Lower Silesia, Poland. Emotion'Ailes Photography Competition 2021, Categ...
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Pal Hermansen / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus), males boxing at night in spring, Trondelag, Norway.Fotonoja Photography Competition 2021, Winner of Mammals category.
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Magnus Lundgren / Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) surrounded by divers on the sea floor, Tiger Beach, Grand Bahama, The Bahamas, Caribbean Sea. European Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition 2021 - Winner: Man...
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Milan Radisics / Fox (Vulpes vulpes) drinking water from a sauna pool in a garden; low angle view looking up through water, Verteskozma, Hungary. Hungary Nature Photographer of the Year Competition 2021 Winner - Mamma...
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Male melanistic leopard (Panthera pardus) at night, under a starry sky. Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya. Photographed with a camera trap. Nature Photographer of the Year Competition 2021 Winner - Anim...
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Magnus Lundgren / Wunderpus octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus) juvenile, Balayan Bay, off Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, Pacific Ocean. Runner-up in the Nature In Focus competition 2021, Creative Nature Photography categ...
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Jen Guyton / Mozambican wildlife veterinarian Mercia Angela on her daily walk with Boogli, a female Cape pangolin confiscated as infant by Gorongosa's law enforcement team. Boogli's mother had already b...