{"id":15411,"date":"2023-01-30T19:35:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T19:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/?p=15411"},"modified":"2025-01-10T15:59:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T15:59:23","slug":"2022-competition-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/30\/2022-competition-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Competition Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">With over 100 winning and highly commended images in over 15 competitions across the globe, we are delighted to report that 2022 was a very successful year for NPL photographers.<\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery gallery-15411 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tony-wu-edit-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Tony Wu stood in front of his winning image in the Underwater category of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tony-wu-edit-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tony-wu-edit-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tony-wu-edit-1026x684.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tony-wu-edit-2400x1600.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tony-wu-edit-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tony-wu-edit-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Tony Wu stood in front of  his winning image in the Underwater category of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Winner-2022-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Karine Aigner stood in front of her image which was awarded overall winner of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Winner-2022-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Winner-2022-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Winner-2022-1026x684.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Winner-2022-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Winner-2022-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Winner-2022-2016x1350.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Karine Aigner stood in front of her image which was awarded overall winner of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/David_at_the_WPY_exhibition-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"David Pattyn stood in front of his Highly Commended in the Behaviour: Birds category of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/David_at_the_WPY_exhibition-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/David_at_the_WPY_exhibition-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/David_at_the_WPY_exhibition-1026x684.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/David_at_the_WPY_exhibition-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/David_at_the_WPY_exhibition-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"David Pattyn stood in front of his Highly Commended in the Behaviour: Birds category of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Clay-Bolt-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Clay Bolt holding his winning image in the Urban Wildlife category of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Clay-Bolt-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Clay-Bolt-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Clay-Bolt-1026x684.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Clay-Bolt-2400x1600.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Clay-Bolt-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Clay-Bolt-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Clay Bolt holding his winning image in the Urban Wildlife category of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/russel-lamen-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Russel Laman holding his Highly Commended image in the Oceans: The Bigger Picture category of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/russel-lamen-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/russel-lamen-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/russel-lamen-1026x684.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/russel-lamen-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/russel-lamen-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/russel-lamen-2016x1350.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Russel Laman holding his Highly Commended image in the Oceans: The Bigger Picture category of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3>Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition<\/h3>\n<p>NPL photographers featured strongly in the prestigious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhm.ac.uk\/wpy\/gallery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition (WPY)<\/a> in 2022. Karine Aigner was awarded the main prize with her image &#8216;The big buzz&#8217; and Tony Wu won the Underwater category with his image &#8216;Shooting Star&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Shooting Star&#8217; (<em>below<\/em>) captures the<span> electrifying reproductive dance of a giant sea star. <\/span><span>As the surrounding water filled with sperm and eggs from spawning sea stars, Tony faced several challenges. Stuck in a small, enclosed bay with only a macro lens for photographing small subjects, he backed up to squeeze the undulating sea star into his field of view in this galaxy-like scene. <\/span><span>The &#8216;dancing&#8217; posture of spawning sea stars rising and swaying may help to release the eggs and sperm and sweep them into the currents where they fertilise together in the water.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/stock-photo\/male-leach-39s-sea-star-(leiaster-leachi)-broadcast-spawning-releasing\/search\/detail-0_01682771.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01682771-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01682771-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01682771-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01682771-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01682771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01682771-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01682771-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01682771-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01682771-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01682771-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01682771-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01682771-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mateusz Piesiak was also successful, winning the <span>Rising Star Portfolio Award<\/span> with his captivating portfolio of bird images. <span>With the COVID -19 lockdown in place, Mateusz began exploring his local area in Poland, discovering that even a small pond, or a park in the city centre could turn out to be very good places for photographing wildlife. He spent many hours researching and preparing, before he finally managed to realise the images, which in some cases had been in his mind for days, months (or even in some cases years!).<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery gallery-15411 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707670-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Flock of Dunlin (Calidris alpina) taking off after predator flew by disturbing their foraging, Gulf of Gdansk, Baltic Coast, Poland. September. Winner of Rising Star Portfolio award at Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition 2022.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707670-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707670-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707670-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Flock of Dunlin (Calidris alpina) taking off after predator flew by disturbing their foraging, Gulf of Gdansk, Baltic Coast, Poland. September. \nWinner of Rising Star Portfolio award at Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition 2022.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688134-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Great-crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair courtship display, Lower Silesia, Poland. Winner of Rising Star Portfolio award at Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition 2022.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688134-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688134-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688134-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Great-crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair courtship display, Lower Silesia, Poland. Winner of Rising Star Portfolio award at Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition 2022.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01687510-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Black-headed gull (chroicocephalus ridibundus) diving into water, hunting fish \/ shellfish at sunrise. Baltic Sea, Poland. Sequence 2 of 2. Winner of Rising Star Portfolio award at Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition 2022.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01687510-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01687510-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01687510-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01687510-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01687510.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01687510-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01687510-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01687510-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01687510-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01687510-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01687510-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Black-headed gull (chroicocephalus ridibundus) diving into water, hunting fish \/ shellfish at sunrise. Baltic Sea, Poland. Sequence 2 of 2. Winner of Rising Star Portfolio award at Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition 2022.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707669-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Three Mute swans (Cygnus olor) curiously, peering down at photographer, Wroclaw, Poland. January. Winner of Rising Star Portfolio award at Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition 2022.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707669-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707669-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707669-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707669-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707669.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707669-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707669-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707669-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707669-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707669-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707669-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Three Mute swans (Cygnus olor) curiously, peering down at photographer, Wroclaw, Poland. January. \nWinner of Rising Star Portfolio award at Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition 2022.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707671-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Two Bar-tailed godwits (Limosa lapponica) fighting and jabbing each other over feeding spot, wings flapping, Gulf of Gdansk, Baltic Coast, Poland. September. Winner of Rising Star Portfolio award at Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition 2022.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707671-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707671-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707671-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707671-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707671.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707671-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707671-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707671-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707671-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707671-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707671-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Two Bar-tailed godwits (Limosa lapponica) fighting and jabbing each other over feeding spot, wings flapping, Gulf of Gdansk, Baltic Coast, Poland. September. \nWinner of Rising Star Portfolio award at Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition 2022.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688138-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Bramblings (Fringilla montifringilla) feeding on sunflower seeds in a field that could not be cut due to high water levels, Lower Silesia, Poland. Emotion&#039;Ailes Photography Competition 2021, Category Winner - Wild emotions; Vogelwarte Fascinating Bird Photography Competition, second place; Nature Conservancy Photo Competition 2021 Runner up; GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition 2021 - Highly commended. Runner-up in Birds category of Montphoto competition 2021. Winner of the Rising Star Portfolio Award of the 2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688138-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688138-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688138-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688138-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688138.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688138-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688138-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688138-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688138-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688138-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688138-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Bramblings (Fringilla montifringilla) feeding on sunflower seeds in a field that could not be cut due to high water levels, Lower Silesia, Poland. Emotion&#039;Ailes Photography Competition 2021, Category Winner - Wild emotions; Vogelwarte Fascinating Bird Photography Competition, second place; Nature Conservancy Photo Competition 2021 Runner up; GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition 2021 - Highly commended. Runner-up in Birds category of Montphoto competition 2021. Winner of the Rising Star Portfolio Award of the 2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>For all our WPY 2022 winners take a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/24\/npl-photographers-win-big-in-the-2022-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog from October<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>GDT\/European Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition<\/h3>\n<p>NPL photographers were also successful at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gdtfoto.de\/seiten\/gdt-european-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-results-2022.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GDT \/ European Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition,<\/a>\u00a0featuring in 7 of their categories. Winners included Theo Bosboom&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/stock-photo\/long-line-of-people-mainly-local-walking-with-headlights-heading-back-from\/gallery-11010-11083-10896-0\/detail-0_01675888.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">long-exposure\u00a0image<\/a> of people walking with head torches after visiting the\u00a0<span>Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland<\/span>\u00a0in the Man and Nature category (<em>below left<\/em>), and Pal Hermansen&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/stock-photo\/aerial-view-of-winter-lake-with-thin-cracking-ice-after-the-first-snow\/gallery-11010-11083-10896-0\/detail-0_01712063.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aerial image<\/a> of a<span>\u00a0winter lake with thin, cracking ice after the first snow,<\/span>\u00a0in the Landscape category (<em>below right<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/-latest-highlights\/2022\/2022-competition-winners.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15622 size-contentwidth\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01675888-combined-1200x535.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01675888-combined-1200x535.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01675888-combined-150x67.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01675888-combined-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01675888-combined-768x342.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01675888-combined-1024x457.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01675888-combined-1234x550.jpg 1234w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01675888-combined-320x143.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01675888-combined-375x167.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01675888-combined-600x267.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01675888-combined-900x401.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01675888-combined-1300x580.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01675888-combined-1500x669.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01675888-combined-238x106.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01675888-combined.jpg 1532w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Bird Photographer of the Year Competition<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdpoty.com\/bpoty-2022-winners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bird photographer of the Year Competition<\/a>\u00a0saw a wide range of NPL photographer wins in 2022. Erlend Haarberg was awarded overall winner <em>and<\/em> won the Birds in the Environment category, and Henley Spiers won the Black and White category. Lukas Schaefer won the Video Award and our very own video editor, Ewan Heath-Flynn, won the Conservation Award.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/search?s=01638655+or+01711563\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15542 size-contentwidth\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01638655-combined-1200x471.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01638655-combined-1200x471.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01638655-combined-150x59.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01638655-combined-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01638655-combined-768x301.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01638655-combined-1024x402.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01638655-combined-1234x484.jpg 1234w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01638655-combined-320x125.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01638655-combined-375x147.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01638655-combined-600x235.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01638655-combined-900x353.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01638655-combined-1300x510.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01638655-combined-270x106.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01638655-combined.jpg 1469w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7tIB2uwREUg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span>\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>NPL video editor and photographer Ewan Heath-Flynn&#8217;s conservation story\u00a0 \u2018Avian Assassination\u2019 captures the story of illegal bird hunting in Malta. Malta is a\u00a0vital stop-over for birds\u00a0using the African-Eurasian Flyway, and hunting here has had a huge impact on flight paths of migrating birds. Ewan&#8217;s portfolio captures the work of the conservation charity Birdlife Malta in discovering evidence of illegal hunting and rehabilitating birds injured from the illegal activity.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery gallery-15411 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711919-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) juvenile, nurtured back to full health and released into Ghadira Nature Reserve at sunset, Malta, September. Photo taken while attending Birdlife Malta Raptor Camp. Bird Photographer of the Year competition 2022 - Conservation Award Winner\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711919-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711919-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711919-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711919-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711919.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711919-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711919-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711919-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711919-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711919-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711919-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) juvenile, nurtured back to full health and released into Ghadira Nature Reserve at sunset, Malta, September. Photo taken while attending Birdlife Malta Raptor Camp. Bird Photographer of the Year competition 2022 - Conservation Award Winner\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711920-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Spent gun cartridges lying on ground, discarded by hunters, southwest Malta. September, 2020. Bird Photographer of the Year competition 2022 Winner - Conservation Award.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711920-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711920-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711920.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711920-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711920-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711920-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711920-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711920-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711920-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Spent gun cartridges lying on ground, discarded by hunters, southwest Malta. September, 2020. Bird Photographer of the Year competition 2022 Winner - Conservation Award.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711915-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) undergoing care at Birdlife Malta&amp;apos;s rehabilitation centre, northwest Malta, September, 2020. Photo taken while attending Birdlife Malta Raptor Camp. Bird Photographer of the Year competition 2022 - Conservation Award Winner\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711915-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711915-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711915-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711915-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711915.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711915-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711915-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711915-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711915-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711915-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711915-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) undergoing care at Birdlife Malta&amp;apos;s rehabilitation centre, northwest Malta, September, 2020. Photo taken while attending Birdlife Malta Raptor Camp. Bird Photographer of the Year competition 2022 - Conservation Award Winner\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711916-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Birdlife Malta volunteer with binoculars using car as mobile watch station looking for any activity deemed illegal, Delimara, Malta, September, 2020. Photo taken while attending Birdlife Malta Raptor Camp. Bird Photographer of the Year competition 2022 - Conservation Award Winner\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711916-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711916-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711916-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711916-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711916.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711916-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711916-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711916-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711916-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711916-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711916-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Birdlife Malta volunteer with binoculars using car as mobile watch station looking for any activity deemed illegal, Delimara, Malta, September, 2020. Photo taken while attending Birdlife Malta Raptor Camp. Bird Photographer of the Year competition 2022 - Conservation Award Winner\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711917-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus) adult, being released in autumn after suffering multiple gunshot wounds in spring, bird fitted with satellite tracker, Siggiewi, Malta, September, 2020. Photo taken while attending Birdlife Malta Raptor Camp. Bird Photographer of the Year competition 2022 - Conservation Award Winner\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711917-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711917-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711917-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711917-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711917.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711917-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711917-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711917-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711917-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711917-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711917-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus) adult, being released in autumn after suffering multiple gunshot wounds in spring, bird fitted with satellite tracker, Siggiewi, Malta, September, 2020. Photo taken while attending Birdlife Malta Raptor Camp. Bird Photographer of the Year competition 2022 - Conservation Award Winner\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711918-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Birdlife Malta activist holding dead Lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) found while surveying Laferla Cross, a hotspot area for illegal persecution, Malta. September, 2020. Photo taken while attending Birdlife Malta Raptor Camp. Bird Photographer of the Year competition 2022 - Conservation Award Winner\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711918-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711918-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711918-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711918-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711918.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711918-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711918-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711918-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711918-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711918-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711918-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Birdlife Malta activist holding dead Lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) found while surveying Laferla Cross, a hotspot area for illegal persecution, Malta. September, 2020. Photo taken while attending Birdlife Malta Raptor Camp. Bird Photographer of the Year competition 2022 - Conservation Award Winner\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3>Awards for Bird Photography<\/h3>\n<p>Bird Photographer of the year was not the only success for NPL bird photographers in 2022. Mateusz Piesiak was awarded overall winner of the <a href=\"https:\/\/photo.vogelwarte.ch\/en\/gallery-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vogelwarte Photo Competition<\/a> for his great white egret image, and David Pattyn won the Birds category for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asfericocontest.it\/2022-gallery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asferico International Nature Photography competition<\/a> with his great crested grebe image.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery gallery-15411 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711569-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Great egret (Ardea alba) standing amongst flock of Black-headed gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus), Barycz Valley, Poland. Vogelwarte Photo Competition 2022 - Overall winner\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711569-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711569-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711569-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711569-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711569-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711569-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711569-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711569-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711569-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711569-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Great egret (Ardea alba) standing amongst flock of Black-headed gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus), Barycz Valley, Poland. Vogelwarte Photo Competition 2022 - Overall winner\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711558-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) chick emerging from feathers on the back of the parent at dawn, Valkenhorst nature reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. August. Asferico International Nature Photography Competition 2022 - Birds category - Winner.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711558-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711558-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711558-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711558-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711558-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711558-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711558-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711558-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711558-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711558-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) chick emerging from feathers on the back of the parent at dawn, Valkenhorst nature reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. August. Asferico International Nature Photography Competition 2022 - Birds category - Winner.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3>Awards for Landscape Photography<\/h3>\n<p><span id=\"showbuttons\" class=\"flowcontainerbox\">Graham Eaton was successful in<\/span><span id=\"showbuttons\" class=\"flowcontainerbox\"> one of the most prestigious landscape photography competitions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lpoty.co.uk\/gallery\/2022\/coast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Landscape Photographer of the Year<\/a>, winning the Coasts category<\/span><span id=\"showbuttons\" class=\"flowcontainerbox\">. A particularly successful landscape image in 2022, winning multiple awards, was <\/span>Eduardo Blanco&#8217;s image of the\u00a0<span id=\"showbuttons\" class=\"flowcontainerbox\">Cumbre Vieja Volcano<\/span>. He<span id=\"showbuttons\" class=\"flowcontainerbox\"> was awarded the Overall Winner and Landscape category winner for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asfericocontest.it\/2022-gallery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asferico International Nature Photography competiton<\/a>,\u00a0winner of the Landscape category in the <a href=\"https:\/\/montphoto.com\/website\/galeria_arxiu_cat.asp?any=22&amp;id_tema=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MontPhoto\u2019s International Nature Photography Contest<\/a> and runner up in the Landscape category for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gdtfoto.de\/seiten\/gdt-european-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-results-2022.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GTD \/ European Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition<\/a>!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery gallery-15411 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01697331-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Split level image of the tiny chapel of St Cwyfan, surrounded by sea at high tide and underwater forests of mixed seaweed near Aberffraw, Anglesey, Wales, Irish Sea, UK. July. Winner of the &#039;Coast&#039; category of the 2022 Landscape Photographer of the Year of the Year awards\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01697331-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01697331-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01697331-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01697331-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Split level image of the tiny chapel of St Cwyfan, surrounded by sea at high tide and underwater forests of mixed seaweed near Aberffraw, Anglesey, Wales, Irish Sea, UK. July. Winner of the &#039;Coast&#039; category of the 2022 Landscape Photographer of the Year of the Year awards\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01706641-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Spectacular volcanic eruptions fron the Cumbre Vieja Volcano, La Palma, Canary Islands. Spain. September, 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01706641-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01706641-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01706641-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01706641-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01706641.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01706641-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01706641-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01706641-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01706641-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01706641-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01706641-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Spectacular volcanic eruptions fron the Cumbre Vieja Volcano, La Palma, Canary Islands. Spain. September, 2021.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3>Awards for Underwater Photography<\/h3>\n<p>Henley Spiers is another NPL photographer with a multi-award winning image in 2022, known as &#8216;Gannet Storm.&#8217; Henley&#8217;s image was awarded Grand Prize Winner for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hipa.ae\/en\/Awards\/Details\/nature-2021-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HIPA Nature Edition contest<\/a>, won the British Waters Wide Angle category for the <a href=\"https:\/\/underwaterphotographeroftheyear.com\/winners\/2022-winners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Underwater Photographer of the Year competition<\/a> and was awarded remarkable artwork in the Underwater Life category of the <a href=\"https:\/\/sipacontest.com\/gallery\/2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Siena International Photo Awards<\/a>. Another underwater photography winner was Franco Banfi who was awarded winner of the Adventure category in the <a href=\"https:\/\/oceanographicmagazine.com\/winners-gallery\/?winners_year=2022&amp;winners_category=adventure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ocean Photographer of the Year Competition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/search?s=01706639+or+01622868\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15533 size-contentwidth\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0162286-and-0170663-combined-1200x547.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0162286-and-0170663-combined-1200x547.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0162286-and-0170663-combined-150x68.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0162286-and-0170663-combined-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0162286-and-0170663-combined-768x350.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0162286-and-0170663-combined-1024x467.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0162286-and-0170663-combined-1234x563.jpg 1234w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0162286-and-0170663-combined-320x146.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0162286-and-0170663-combined-375x171.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0162286-and-0170663-combined-600x274.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0162286-and-0170663-combined-900x411.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0162286-and-0170663-combined-1300x593.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0162286-and-0170663-combined-232x106.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/0162286-and-0170663-combined.jpg 1497w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Successful Portfolios<\/h3>\n<p>Milan Radisics&#8217;s photo story \u2018The Fox&#8217;s Tale\u2019 won the Nature category of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldphoto.org\/2022-professional-competition-winners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sony World Photography Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Radisics says \u201cOver eight months, I spent almost every night sitting at the window of my cottage in the middle of the forest where wild animals live as neighbours of the villagers.\u201d Over time a young vixen caught Radisics eye, and he named her Roxy. \u201cI set the lights in advance, like in a studio, and waited for the protagonist to walk into the scenes. She always surprises me, showing a new side, and I have had to solve many technical, theoretical, and physical challenges in the process of photographing her. During lockdown, both sides were forced to adjust: man to the wilds of the forest, animals to the human environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery gallery-15411 style-scrollingstrip'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695069.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Female Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cautiously staring at the camera from the base of a moss-covered tree, Hungary. January. Winner of the Wildlife &amp; Nature category of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695069.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695069-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695069-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695069-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695069-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695069-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695069-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695069-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695069-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695069-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695069-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Female Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cautiously staring at the camera from the base of a moss-covered  tree, Hungary. January. Winner of the Wildlife &amp; Nature category of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Female Red fox cautiously staring at the camera from the base of a moss-covered tree, Hungary<\/strong> by Milan Radisics<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695039.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Female Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) entering the backyard through the hole it has made in the fence, Hungary, March. Winner of the Wildlife &amp; Nature category of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695039.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695039-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695039-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695039-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695039-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695039-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695039-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695039-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695039-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695039-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695039-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Female Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) entering the backyard through the hole it has made in the fence, Hungary, March. Winner of the Wildlife &amp; Nature category of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Female Red fox entering the backyard through the hole it has made in the fence, Hungary<\/strong> by Milan Radisics<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688722.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Female Fox (Vulpes vulpes) caught in a shaft of light on the porch of a farmhouse, Verteskozma, Hungary. Winner of the Wildlife &amp; Nature category of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688722.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688722-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688722-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688722-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688722-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688722-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688722-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688722-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688722-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688722-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688722-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Female Fox (Vulpes vulpes) caught in a shaft of light on the porch of a farmhouse, Verteskozma, Hungary. Winner of the Wildlife &amp; Nature category of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Female Fox caught in a shaft of light on the porch of a farmhouse, Hungary.<\/strong> by Milan Radisics<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695045.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Female Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) walking over a car windshield, caught by a camera trap, Hungary, March. Winner of the Wildlife &amp; Nature category of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695045.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695045-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695045-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695045-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695045-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695045-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695045-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695045-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695045-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695045-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695045-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Female Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) walking over a car windshield, caught by a camera trap, Hungary, March. Winner of the Wildlife &amp; Nature category of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Female Red fox walking over a car windshield, caught by a camera trap, Hungary<\/strong> by Milan Radisics<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695053.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Female Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) drinking water from a small swimming pool; low angle view looking up through water, Hungary. April. Winner of the Wildlife &amp; Nature category of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695053.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695053-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695053-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695053-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695053-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695053-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695053-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695053-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695053-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695053-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695053-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Female Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) drinking water from a small swimming pool; low angle view looking up through water, Hungary. April. Winner of the Wildlife &amp; Nature category of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Female Red fox drinking water from a small swimming pool; low angle view looking up through water, Hungary<\/strong> by Milan Radisics<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688718.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Female Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) foraging inside a rotting tree trunk, Verteskozma, Hungary. Hungary Nature Photographer of the Year Competition 2021 Highly Commended - Mammals Behaviour category. Winner of the Wildlife &amp; Nature category of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688718.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688718-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688718-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688718-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688718-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688718-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688718-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688718-320x214.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688718-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688718-900x601.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01688718-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Female Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) foraging inside a rotting tree trunk, Verteskozma, Hungary. Hungary Nature Photographer of the Year Competition 2021 Highly Commended - Mammals Behaviour category. Winner of the Wildlife &amp; Nature category of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Female Red fox foraging inside a rotting tree trunk, Hungary.<\/strong> by Milan Radisics<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695061.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Female Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) grabbing her prey, a dead pheasant, in her mouth, Hungary. August. Winner of the Wildlife &amp; Nature category of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695061.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695061-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695061-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695061-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695061-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695061-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695061-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695061-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695061-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695061-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01695061-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Female Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) grabbing her prey, a dead pheasant, in her mouth, Hungary. August. Winner of the Wildlife &amp; Nature category of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Female Red fox grabbing her prey, a dead pheasant, in her mouth, Hungary<\/strong> by Milan Radisics<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01677562.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) female climbing a quince tree in garden, Hungary. Winner of the Wildlife &amp; Nature category of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01677562.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01677562-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01677562-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01677562-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01677562-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01677562-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01677562-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01677562-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01677562-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01677562-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01677562-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) female climbing a quince tree in garden, Hungary. Winner of the Wildlife &amp; Nature category of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Red fox female climbing a quince tree in garden, Hungary<\/strong> by Milan Radisics<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p>Ingo Arndt&#8217;s portfolio &#8216;Wild Pumas of Patagonia&#8217; was awarded remarkable artwork in the Storyboard category of the <a href=\"https:\/\/sipacontest.com\/gallery\/2022\/story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Siena International Photo Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span>Arndt observed his first wild puma almost twenty years ago, while photographing guanacos in Torres del Paine National Park. He fell in love with this wild landscape and with the majestic and elusive pumas. After some years, he came back and spent a total of seven months with the pumas of Patagonia, facing plenty of difficulties and extreme conditions. Only a lot of stamina, an experienced team and the strong belief in being able to realize this unique photo story led to success. He could follow two females raising their cubs and was able to photograph many never-documented behavior, like guanaco hunts and mating pumas.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery gallery-15411 style-scrollingstrip'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589145.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) hunting Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) male, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, sequence 4 of 12. Highly commended in the Wildlife category of the Nature\u00ef\u00bf\u00bds Best Photography Competition 2019. Siena International Photo Awards 2022 - Remarkable Artwork - Storyboard category - &#039;Wild Pumas of Patagonia&#039;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589145.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589145-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589145-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589145-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589145-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589145-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589145-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589145-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589145-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589145-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589145-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) hunting Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) male, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, sequence 4 of 12. Highly commended in the Wildlife category of the Nature\u00ef\u00bf\u00bds Best Photography Competition 2019. Siena International Photo Awards 2022 - Remarkable Artwork - Storyboard category - &#039;Wild Pumas of Patagonia&#039;\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Mountain Lion hunting Guanaco, Patagonia, Chile<\/strong> by Ingo Arndt<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589121.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Mountain lion (Puma concolor), head portrait, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. Siena International Photo Awards 2022 - Remarkable Artwork - Storyboard category - &#039;Wild Pumas of Patagonia&#039;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589121.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589121-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589121-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589121-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589121-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589121-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589121-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589121-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589121-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589121-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589121-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Mountain lion (Puma concolor),  head portrait, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. Siena International Photo Awards 2022 - Remarkable Artwork - Storyboard category - &#039;Wild Pumas of Patagonia&#039;\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Mountain lion head portrait, Patagonia, Chile<\/strong> by Ingo Arndt<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589104.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) mother and young cubs, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. Siena International Photo Awards 2022 - Remarkable Artwork - Storyboard category - &#039;Wild Pumas of Patagonia&#039;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589104.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589104-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589104-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589104-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589104-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589104-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589104-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589104-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589104-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589104-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589104-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) mother and young cubs, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. Siena International Photo Awards 2022 - Remarkable Artwork - Storyboard category - &#039;Wild Pumas of Patagonia&#039;\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Mountain Lion mother and young cubs, Chile<\/strong> by Ingo Arndt<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589164.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) sub-adult feeding on Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) prey, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. Siena International Photo Awards 2022 - Remarkable Artwork - Storyboard category - &#039;Wild Pumas of Patagonia&#039;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589164.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589164-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589164-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589164-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589164-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589164-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589164-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589164-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589164-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589164-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589164-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) sub-adult feeding on Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) prey, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. Siena International Photo Awards 2022 - Remarkable Artwork - Storyboard category - &#039;Wild Pumas of Patagonia&#039;\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Mountain Lion feeding on Guanaco prey, Patagonia, Chile<\/strong> by Ingo Arndt<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589161.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) sub-adult sisters on ridge, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. Siena International Photo Awards 2022 - Remarkable Artwork - Storyboard category - &#039;Wild Pumas of Patagonia&#039;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589161.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589161-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589161-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589161-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589161-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589161-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589161-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589161-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589161-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589161-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589161-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) sub-adult sisters on ridge, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. Siena International Photo Awards 2022 - Remarkable Artwork - Storyboard category - &#039;Wild Pumas of Patagonia&#039;\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Mountain Lion sisters on ridge, Patagonia, Chile<\/strong> by Ingo Arndt<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589182.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) male feeding on Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) kill, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. Siena International Photo Awards 2022 - Remarkable Artwork - Storyboard category - &#039;Wild Pumas of Patagonia&#039;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589182.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589182-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589182-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589182-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589182-375x562.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589182-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589182-71x106.jpg 71w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) male feeding on Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) kill, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. Siena International Photo Awards 2022 - Remarkable Artwork - Storyboard category - &#039;Wild Pumas of Patagonia&#039;\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Mountain Lion male feeding on Guanaco kill, Patagonia, Chile<\/strong> by Ingo Arndt<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589116.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) sub-adult sisters playing, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589116.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589116-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589116-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589116-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589116-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589116-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589116-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589116-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589116-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589116-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589116-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) sub-adult sisters playing, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Mountain Lion sub-adult sisters playing, Patagonia, Chile<\/strong> by Ingo Arndt<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589175.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) pair mating, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589175.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589175-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589175-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589175-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589175-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589175-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589175-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589175-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589175-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589175-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589175-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) pair mating, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Mountain Lion pair mating, Patagonia, Chile<\/strong> by Ingo Arndt<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589167.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) male and female, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589167.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589167-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589167-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589167-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589167-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589167-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589167-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589167-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589167-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589167-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00589167-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) male and female, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Mountain Lion male and female, Patagonia, Chile<\/strong> by Ingo Arndt<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Fancy exploring the full gallery of winners? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/-latest-highlights\/2022\/2022-competition-winners.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Head this way<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery gallery-15411 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01687493-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) feeding feather to one of its chicks, Valkenhorst nature reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. August.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01687493-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01687493-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01687493-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01687493-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01687493.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01687493-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01687493-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01687493-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01687493-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01687493-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01687493-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) feeding feather to one of its chicks, Valkenhorst nature reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. August.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711581-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Forest shrouded in mist with new trees emerging amongst dead trees decimated by infestation of Borer beetles ( Scolytinae). This entire area has been left untouched for almost 30 years, the result today is the slow regrowth of a healthy forest, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany. October. MontPhoto International Photography Competition 2022 - Plant Life category - Commended (Honor Award).\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711581-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711581-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711581-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711581-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711581.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711581-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711581-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711581-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711581-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711581-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711581-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Forest shrouded in mist with new trees emerging amongst dead trees decimated by infestation of Borer beetles ( Scolytinae).  This entire area has been left untouched for almost 30 years, the result today is the slow regrowth of a healthy forest, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany. October. MontPhoto International Photography Competition 2022 - Plant Life category - Commended (Honor Award).\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707653-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Vosnesensy&#039;s bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii) and Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, USA. Highly commended in the Urban Wildlife category of Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition 2022.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707653-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707653-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707653-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707653-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Vosnesensy&#039;s bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii) and Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, USA. Highly commended in the Urban Wildlife category of Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition 2022.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707652-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Dense growth of Bootlace seaweed (Chorda filum) in shallow water, Kimmeridge, Dorset, England, UK, English Channel. July. Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition (WPY) 2022 - Plants and Fungi category - Highly commended\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707652-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707652-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707652-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707652-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707652.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707652-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707652-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707652-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707652-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707652-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01707652-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Dense growth of Bootlace seaweed (Chorda filum) in shallow water, Kimmeridge, Dorset, England, UK, English Channel. July. Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition (WPY) 2022 - Plants and Fungi category - Highly commended\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711580-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) male, jumping, part of a dominance display, at lek in early morning light, Kuusamo, Finland, April. Bird Photographer of the Year Competition 2022 - Bird Behaviour Category - Highly commended.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711580-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711580-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711580-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711580-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711580-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711580-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711580-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711580-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711580-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01711580-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) male, jumping, part of a dominance display, at lek in early morning light,  Kuusamo, Finland, April. Bird Photographer of the Year Competition 2022 - Bird Behaviour Category - Highly commended.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00651504-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) with Domestic Dog (Canis familiaris) nearby, a major threat to sloths in the area, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00651504-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00651504-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00651504-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00651504-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00651504.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00651504-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00651504-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00651504-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00651504-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00651504-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_00651504-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) with Domestic Dog (Canis familiaris) nearby, a major threat to sloths in the area, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01709929-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Lesser short-nosed fruit-bats (Cynopterus brachyotis) feeding on bananas at fruit stall inside a busy market, Coochbehar, West Bengal, India. Highly Commended in the Urban Wildlife category of the 2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01709929-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01709929-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01709929-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01709929-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01709929.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01709929-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01709929-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01709929-320x214.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01709929-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01709929-900x601.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01709929-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Lesser short-nosed fruit-bats (Cynopterus brachyotis) feeding on bananas at fruit stall inside a busy market, Coochbehar, West Bengal, India. Highly Commended in the Urban Wildlife category of the 2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01619572-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) standing near crack in melting sea ice. Atka Bay, Antarctica. January.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01619572-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01619572-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01619572-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01619572-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01619572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01619572-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01619572-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01619572-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01619572-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01619572-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01619572-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) standing near crack in melting sea ice. Atka Bay, Antarctica. January.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01708027-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Free diver gliding below a thick ice platform, in water temperature minus 2 degrees Celsius, White Sea, northern Russia. April. Ocean Photographer of the Year Competition 2022 - Adventure category - Finalist.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01708027-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01708027-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01708027-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01708027-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01708027.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01708027-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01708027-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01708027-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01708027-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01708027-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01708027-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Free diver gliding below a thick ice platform, in water temperature minus 2 degrees Celsius, White Sea, northern Russia. April. Ocean Photographer of the Year Competition 2022 - Adventure category - Finalist.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01674616-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Brown paper nautilus (Argonauta hians) juvenile, 1.5cm, riding on a piece of plastic waste. Balayan Bay, Luzon, the Philippines.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01674616-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01674616-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01674616-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01674616-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01674616.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01674616-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01674616-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01674616-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01674616-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01674616-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01674616-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Brown paper nautilus (Argonauta hians) juvenile, 1.5cm, riding on a piece of plastic waste. Balayan Bay, Luzon, the Philippines.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01653209-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Emily Small, founder of Goongerah Wombat Orphanage, wildlife rescuer and carer, working in her Melbourne inner-city apartment, with two orphaned and rescued baby bare-nosed wombats (Vombatus ursinus) named Landon (6 months) and Bronson (age 7 months), sleeping in a home-made pouch. Temporarily captive, until old enough to be released. Preston, Victoria, Australia, May 2020. Editorial use only.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01653209-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01653209-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01653209-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01653209-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01653209.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01653209-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01653209-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01653209-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01653209-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01653209-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01653209-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Emily Small, founder of Goongerah Wombat Orphanage, wildlife rescuer and carer, working in her Melbourne inner-city apartment, with two orphaned and rescued baby bare-nosed wombats (Vombatus ursinus) named Landon (6 months) and Bronson (age 7 months), sleeping in a home-made pouch. Temporarily captive, until old enough to be released. Preston, Victoria, Australia, May 2020.  Editorial use only.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01508273-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Banded sea kraits (Laticauda colubrina) around the roots of mangrove tree, split level. Mali Island, Macuata Province, Fiji, South Pacific.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01508273-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01508273-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01508273-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01508273-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01508273.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01508273-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01508273-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01508273-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01508273-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01508273-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01508273-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Banded sea kraits (Laticauda colubrina) around the roots of mangrove tree, split level. Mali Island, Macuata Province, Fiji, South Pacific.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With over 100 winning and highly commended images in over 15 competitions across the globe, we are delighted to report that 2022 was a very successful year for NPL photographers. Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition NPL photographers featured strongly in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition (WPY) in 2022. 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