Eyecatchers are show-stopping and surprising standalone images from the natural world, accompanied by the photographers’ stories from behind the lens. This gallery is a great place to look for those special one-off images, suitable for double-page spreads or simply for inspiration and ideas.
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Henley Spiers / Long exposure of a Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) diving underwater to feed on fish. Shetland, Scotland, UK. May. HIPA 2022 competition - Grand Prize Winner. Underwater Photographer of the Year 2022...
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Alex Hyde / False-coloured SEM (Scanning Electron Micrograph) of a Tardigrade (Tardigrada) amongst moss, from Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. This tardigrade is approximately 0.1 millimetres long. Di...
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Gabriel Rojo / Aerial view of tourists watching Southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) from the coast, Peninsula Valdes, El Doradillo Nature Reserve, Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina. August.
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Guy Edwardes / Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) flock stretching wings and calling at sunrise with Kerkini Mountain in background, Lake Kerkini, Greece. January.
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Juergen Freund / Coral larvae in octagonal inflatable nursery pool, aerial view. Larvae reared following mass Coral spawning event. Scientists from Coral Larval Restoration Project led by Southern Cross University sit...
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Juergen Freund / Professor Peter Harrison from Southern Cross University sitting on edge of nursery pool filled with coral larvae. Part of Coral IVF project to rear coral and replenish degraded sections of Great Barri...
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Phil Savoie / African Daisy (Osteospermum jucundum), composite flower, individual florets full of golden pollen grains, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, July.
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Phil Savoie / African daisy (Osteospermum jucundum), Monmouthshire, Wales UK
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Tony Wu / Composite image showing landing sequence of Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans orii), covering distance of about four meters in less than half a second. Hokkaido, Japan. February.
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Karine Aigner / Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) at water surface with horse flies feeding above its eye, Yasuni National Park, Orellana, Ecuador.
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Henley Spiers / Spider crab (Maja squinado) aggresively rearing up during threat display, Torbay, Devon, England, English Channel. UK. July.
