{"id":887,"date":"2019-01-09T15:12:53","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T15:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nplbeta.infradoxxs.com\/blog\/?p=887"},"modified":"2019-02-21T13:20:22","modified_gmt":"2019-02-21T13:20:22","slug":"celebrating-the-winning-images-of-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/09\/celebrating-the-winning-images-of-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating the Winning Images of 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nature Picture Library\u2019s photographers were successful in many of the major photographic competitions of 2018. Neil Aldridge won the Environment Singles category in the World Press Photo competition, as well as portfolio awards at NPPA and Nature Photographer of the Year, Jen Guyton won the Plants and Fungi category of Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Andrew Parkinson and Neil McIntyre were both category winners at the British Wildlife Photography Awards, Andy Rouse and Claudio Contreras both won categories of Nature&#8217;s Best, Espen Bergersen won the Threatened Nature section of the Nordic Photo Contest, Bence Mate took first prize in the Birds category of Nature Photographer of the Year and Markus Varesvuo was runner-up in the GDT Birds section, while Andres Dominguez won the macro category of the Montphoto competition.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery gallery-887 style-scrollingstrip'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611824.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) adult with train in background, Kent, UK. March. Highly commended in the Nature Photographer of the Year Awards 2018. Taken with remote camera.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611824.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611824-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611824-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611824-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611824-320x212.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611824-375x248.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611824-600x397.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611824-900x596.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611824-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) adult with train in background, Kent, UK. March. Highly commended in the Nature Photographer of the Year Awards 2018. Taken with remote camera.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>1611824<\/strong> by Terry Whittaker<\/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=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611787.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Great white egret (Ardea alba) group of three in winter, Kiskunsag National Park, Hungary. Winner of the Bird Category of Nature Photographer of the Year Awards 2018.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611787.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611787-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611787-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611787-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611787-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611787-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611787-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611787-375x211.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611787-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611787-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611787-188x106.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Great white egret (Ardea alba) group of three in winter, Kiskunsag National Park, Hungary. Winner of the Bird Category of Nature Photographer of the Year Awards 2018.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>1611787<\/strong> by Bence Mate<\/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=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611777.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Young White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) in a reinforced steel boma, blindfolded and partially drugged after a long journey from South Africa, before being released into the wild in Botswana. September 2017. Winner of the Environment Singles category in the 2018 World Press Photo contest. Highly commended in the GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award 2017. Highly Commended in the Natural World Category of the Sony Photography Awards 2018. Gold Winner of the Nature Category, and Third place in the Press category of the Paris Photography Prize 2018. Runner up in the Science &amp; Natural History category Picture of the Year International (POYI) 2018. Winner of the Environmental Picture Story Category of the NPPA Best in Photojournalism contest.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611777.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611777-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611777-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611777-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611777-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611777-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611777-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611777-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611777-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611777-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611777-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Young White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) in a reinforced steel boma, blindfolded and partially drugged after a long journey from South Africa, before being released into the wild in Botswana. September 2017. Winner of the Environment Singles category in the 2018 World Press Photo contest. Highly commended in the GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award 2017. Highly Commended in the Natural World Category of the Sony Photography Awards 2018. Gold Winner of the Nature Category, and Third place in the Press category of the Paris Photography Prize 2018. Runner up in the Science &amp; Natural History category Picture of the Year International (POYI) 2018. Winner of the Environmental Picture Story Category of the NPPA Best in Photojournalism contest.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>White rhino<\/strong> by Neil Aldridge<\/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\/2019\/01\/1611693.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Wild Bobcat (Lynx rufus) family of three cubs drinking water from bowl, with mother stretching . The mother chose to make her den underneath the house. Texas, USA, August. Taken with remote camera. Highly commended in the Urban Wildlife Category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (WPOY) 2018.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611693-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611693-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611693-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611693-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611693-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611693-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611693-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611693-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611693-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611693-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Wild Bobcat (Lynx rufus) family of three cubs drinking water from bowl, with mother stretching . The mother chose to make her den underneath the house. Texas, USA, August. Taken with remote camera. Highly commended in the Urban Wildlife Category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (WPOY) 2018.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>1611693<\/strong> by Karine Aigner<\/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\/2019\/01\/1611664.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) in extreme winds with spin drifts of snow, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, February 2018. Winner of the Animals in their Environment Category of the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) Competition 2018.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611664-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611664-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611664-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611664-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611664-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611664-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611664-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611664-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611664-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1611664-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) in extreme winds with spin drifts of snow, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, February 2018. Winner of the Animals in their Environment Category of the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) Competition 2018.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>1611664<\/strong> by Andrew Parkinson<\/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\/2019\/01\/1608922.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Landscape in Fjallabak Nature Reserve, with circular patterns on the ground, Iceland, September 2017. Highly commended in the Landscape category of the GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards 2018.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1608922.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1608922-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1608922-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1608922-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1608922-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1608922-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1608922-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1608922-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1608922-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1608922-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1608922-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Landscape in Fjallabak Nature Reserve, with circular patterns on the ground, Iceland, September 2017. Highly commended in the Landscape category of the GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards 2018.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>1608922<\/strong> by Theo Bosboom<\/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\/2019\/01\/1604001.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Bishnoi woman breastfeeding an orphaned Indian gazelle \/ Chinkara fawn (Gazella bennettii) Bishnoi are a religious community which venerates nature, based in northwestern India. The fawn will be released when it is old enough. Rajasthan, India. Highly commended in the European Nature Photographer of the Year Competion 2018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1604001.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1604001-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1604001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1604001-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1604001-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1604001-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1604001-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1604001-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1604001-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1604001-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1604001-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Bishnoi woman breastfeeding an orphaned Indian gazelle \/ Chinkara fawn (Gazella bennettii) Bishnoi are a religious community which venerates nature, based in northwestern India. The fawn will be released when it is old enough. Rajasthan, India. Highly commended in the European Nature Photographer of the Year Competion 2018\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>1604001<\/strong> by Axel Gomille<\/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\/2019\/01\/1586646.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Cat-shaped iceberg at sunset, Svalbard, Norway, October 2017. Winner of the Polar Passion Category of the Nature&#039;s Best Photography Awards 2018.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1586646.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1586646-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1586646-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1586646-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1586646-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1586646-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1586646-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1586646-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1586646-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1586646-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1586646-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Cat-shaped iceberg at sunset, Svalbard, Norway, October 2017. Winner of the Polar Passion Category of the Nature&#039;s Best Photography Awards 2018.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>1586646<\/strong> by Andy Rouse<\/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\/2019\/01\/1586018.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Child gathering marine pollution from beach, Troms, Norway, May 2017. Winner of the Threatened Nature category of the Nordic Nature Photo Contest (NNPC) 2018.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1586018.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1586018-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1586018-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1586018-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1586018-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1586018-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1586018-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1586018-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1586018-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1586018-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1586018-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Child gathering marine pollution from beach, Troms, Norway, May 2017. Winner of the Threatened Nature category of the Nordic Nature Photo Contest (NNPC) 2018.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong><\/strong> by Espen Bergersen<\/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\/2019\/01\/1582285.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Red spider mite (Tetranychus urticae), Andalusia, Spain, June. First prize in the \u201cOther animals&#039; category, OASIS Photography competition 2018. First prize in the Macro category of the Montphoto Competion 2018. Highly commended in the Behaviour Invertebrates category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (WPOY) Competition 2018.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1582285.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1582285-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1582285-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1582285-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1582285-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1582285-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1582285-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1582285-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1582285-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1582285-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1582285-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Red spider mite (Tetranychus urticae),   Andalusia, Spain, June. First prize in the \u201cOther animals&#039; category, OASIS Photography competition 2018. First prize in the Macro category of the Montphoto Competion 2018.  Highly commended in the Behaviour Invertebrates category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (WPOY) Competition 2018.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>1582285<\/strong> by Andres M. Dominguez<\/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\/2019\/01\/1567778.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Cones of a female Welwitschia plant (Welwitschia mirabilis) Swakopmund, Namib Desert, Namibia. They are among the most ancient organisms on the planet: some individuals might be more than 2000 years old. Winner of Plants and Fungi category of Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition 2018.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1567778.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1567778-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1567778-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1567778-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1567778-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1567778-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1567778-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1567778-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1567778-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1567778-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1567778-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Cones of a female Welwitschia plant (Welwitschia mirabilis) Swakopmund, Namib Desert, Namibia. They are among the most ancient organisms on the planet: some individuals might be more than 2000 years old. Winner of Plants and Fungi category of Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition 2018.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>1567778<\/strong> by Jen Guyton<\/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\/2019\/01\/1563859.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) adult female in foreground, with her male calf and their escort behind her. Vava&#039;u, Tonga, South Pacific. Highly commended in the Underwater Worlds category of the Asferico Photography Competion 2018.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1563859.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1563859-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1563859-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1563859-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1563859-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1563859-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1563859-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1563859-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1563859-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1563859-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1563859-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) adult female in foreground, with her male calf and their escort behind her. Vava&#039;u, Tonga, South Pacific. Highly commended in the Underwater Worlds category of the Asferico Photography Competion 2018.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>1563859<\/strong> by Tony Wu<\/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\/2019\/01\/1612083.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) eye, Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico, February. Winner in the Ocean Views category of the 2018 Nature&#039;s Best Winland Smith Rice Awards.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1612083.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1612083-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1612083-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1612083-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1612083-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1612083-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1612083-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1612083-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1612083-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1612083-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1612083-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) eye, Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico, February. Winner in the Ocean Views category of the 2018 Nature&#039;s Best Winland Smith Rice Awards.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>1612083<\/strong> by Claudio Contreras<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nature Picture Library\u2019s photographers were successful in many of the major photographic competitions of 2018. Neil Aldridge won the Environment Singles category in the World Press Photo competition, as well as portfolio awards at NPPA and Nature Photographer of the Year, Jen Guyton won the Plants and Fungi category of Wildlife Photographer of the Year,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/09\/celebrating-the-winning-images-of-2018\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"button\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-natural-inspiration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=887"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":964,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887\/revisions\/964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}