Station Squabble by Sam Rowley, UKSam discovered the best way to photograph the mice inhabiting London Underground was to lie on the p… Read More
Sam discovered the best way to photograph the mice inhabiting London Underground was to lie on the platform and wait. He saw them fight over scraps of food dropped by passengers a few times, possibly because it is so abundant. This squabble was over in seconds before one mouse grabbed a crumb and the pair went their separate ways.
Read LessMatching Outfits by Michel Zoghzoghi, Lebanon
Michel was in the Pantanal, Brazil photographing jaguars. One afternoon, as he was on the Três Irmãos River, a mother and her cub crossed right in front of his boat. He watched mesmerized as they left the water holding an anaconda with a very similar pattern to their own.
Losing The Fight by Aaron Gekoski, UKOrangutans have been used in degrading performances at Safari World, Bangkok – and many other locati… Read More
Orangutans have been used in degrading performances at Safari World, Bangkok – and many other locations – for decades. The shows were temporarily stopped in 2004 due to international pressure, but today the shows continue – twice a day, every day – with hundreds of people paying to watch the orangutans box, dance, play the drums and more
Read LessWinter’s Tale by Valeriy Maleev, Russia
Valeriy encountered this Pallas’s cat while it was out hunting in the Mongolian grasslands – it was -42°C (-44°F) on that frosty day, but the fairy tale scene cancelled out the cold. Pallas’s cats are no bigger than a domestic cat and they stalk small rodents, birds and occasionally insects.
Mother Knows Best, Marion Vollborn, Germany
While on a bear watching trip to the Nakina River in British Columbia, Canada Marion spotted a grizzly bear and her young cub approach a tree. The mother bear started to rub against the tree trunk and was followed shortly by the cub, imitating its mother.
The Surrogate Mother, Martin Buzora, CanadaElias Mugambi is a ranger at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in northern Kenya. He often spends weeks away… Read More
Elias Mugambi is a ranger at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in northern Kenya. He often spends weeks away from his family caring for orphaned black rhinos like Kitui here. The young rhinos are in the sanctuary as a result of poaching or because their mothers are blind and cannot care for them safely in the wild.
Read LessInquisitive, Audun Rikardsen, Norway
From a hide on the coast of northern Norway, it took Audun three years of planning to capture this majestic bird of prey in its coastal environment. After some time, the golden eagle became curious about the camera and seemed to like being in the spotlight.
A Suitable Gift by Marco Valentini, Italy
Marco was in Hortobágyi National Park, Hungary when he spotted these kestrels displaying typical courtship behaviour. Here the female has just received an offering of a young green lizard from her suitor and in this touching moment, she tenderly took hold of his claw.
A Pulsing Sea by David Doubilet, US
A school of red-tooth triggerfish form a cloud of silhouettes above a river of convict blennies flowing over the coral in Verde Island Passage, the Philippines. The passage, a strait that separates Luzon and Mindoro islands, is one of the most productive marine ecosystems in the world.
Big Ears by Valeriy Maleev, Russia
Maleev was on a summer expedition to the Mongolian part of the Gobi desert when he happened upon a long-eared jerboa. As blood moves through the ears of these usually nocturnal animals, excess heat dissipates across the skin and so the jerboa is able to stay cool.