The winners of the Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were revealed Tuesday, with the top prize going to French underwater photographer and biologist Laurent Ballesta for an “extraordinary” photograph of a camouflage group’s mating ritual. In the ’10 Years and Under’ category, Vidyut R Hebbar from Bengaluru bagged the top prize for his stunning picture of a tent spider.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by Natural History Museum, London. This year the competition has received entries from 95 countries. Selected from more than 50,000 entries from around the world, Mr Ballesta’s winning image captures the rare sight of “the camouflage group Fakarva, French Polynesia out of its milky cloud of eggs and sperm,” the competition said in a statement.
To capture the image, title Construction, Laurent Ballesta and his team return to a lagoon every year for five years, diving day and night so as not to miss the annual spawning. The mating ritual takes place only around the full moon in July.
“The image works on multiple levels. It’s stunning, energetic and intriguing and has an ethereal beauty. It also captures a magical moment – a truly explosive creation of life – for a tails of dangling eggs.” Except. moment like a symbolic question mark,” said the chairman of the judging panel, Rosamund Kidman Cox.
10-year-old Vidyut R Hebbar from Bengaluru was awarded the Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021 for his image. Dome house. The image shows a tent spider that the young photographer spotted at his local theme park, where a passing autorickshaw provided a colorful backdrop.
“Tent spiders make the most amazing and detailed webs, it’s a real treat to watch them. I love macro photography, because you don’t need to go on safari to find subjects, you find your subjects in your backyard!” Mr Hebbar said.
Dr. Natalie Cooper, a researcher, said, “The jury loved this photo from the very beginning of the justice process. It’s a great reminder to take a closer look at those little animals and take your camera with you everywhere.” With the Natural History Museum and the jury member.
Awarded in the category ‘Animals in their environment’ Grizzly Leftovers by Jack Clothier.
Adam Oswell won the Photojournalism Award for his photograph of an elephant performing an underwater display for zoo visitors in Thailand.
glare The winner in the Natural Artistry category was by Alex Mustard. The image shows a ghost pipefish hiding between the arms of a winged star.
The Photojournalist Story Award was given to Brent Stirton. His image shows the director of a rehabilitation center in South Africa sitting with a rescue chimpanzee, introducing it to other chimpanzees.
In this picture a mountain gorilla closes his eyes in the rain, for which photographer Majid Ali trekked for more than four hours. The image won in the Animal Portraits category.
head to head Stefano Unterthinner was the winner in ‘Behavior: Animals’. The image shows two Svalbard reindeer fighting for control of a harem.
Urban Wildlife Award given to Spider Room by Gil Wiesen. Gil found a poisonous spider hiding under his bed. He photographed a human-hand-sized Brazilian wandering spider using forced perspective to make it appear even larger.
where giant newts breed Joao Rodrigues won in the Behavior: Amphibian and Reptile category.
these and OTHER WINNER PHOTOS Will be on display at the annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at London’s Natural History Museum, which opens on Friday, 15 October.
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