By Sheetal Kumari | December 18, 2024
Stunning photos from the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, hosted by GDT, showcase nature’s beauty. Images sourced officially from EWPY.
Image Credit: Staffan Widstrand
Andrew Skinne captured jaguar brothers in Brazil’s Pantanal, spotlighting one pausing briefly in golden light amidst reeds while searching for a meal.
Image Credit: Andrew Skinne
Highly commended in GDT European Wildlife Photographer 2024, this colour version of a Tarangire elephant image also won second prize in MontPhoto Spain.
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Highly commended in Men and Nature, Jose Fragozo highlights cheetah trafficking in Africa, with cubs sold or killed for illegal trade.
Image Credit: Jose Fragozo
Highly commended in Men and Nature, Gerard Carbonell captures Twiggs, a rehabilitated gorilla, receiving physiotherapy from Cyrile, a sanctuary worker and displaced forestry student.
Image Credit: Gerard Carbonell
Highly commended in Underwater, Francesco Visintin’s portrait captures a Mediterranean moray eel’s intense gaze and menacing jaws off Italy’s Argentario peninsula.
Image Credit: Francesco Visintin
Héctor Cordero, Spain, wins the Fritz Pölking Prize for his impactful story on light and glass’s effects on migratory birds.
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Luca Melcarne, France, wins Birds category for capturing a male black woodpecker feeding its young from a camouflaged hide without disturbing the nest.
Image Credit: Luca Melcarne
Danny Green captures a gannet carrying nesting material on Great Saltee Island, Ireland, showcasing the seabird’s amusingly clumsy yet determined behaviour on land.
Image Credit: Danny Green
Vanessa Beadling’s photo captures a hyena cub lovingly snuggling its dishevelled mother, highlighting the gentle, social side of these often misunderstood animals.
Image Credit: Vanessa Beadling
Aaron Gekoski highlights Pakistan’s growing big-cat ownership, where cubs from South Africa are sold to wealthy owners and later used for breeding.
Image Credit: Aaron Gekoski