EditorsTen handpicked astonishing images from Nature Photographer of the Year 2019.
Nature Talks presents the results of the Nature Photographer of the Year 2019 competition. Hungarian photographer Csaba Daróczi is Nature Photographer of the Year 2019!
His winning black and white photo of two rabbits that jump high in the air was chosen by the jury for the atmosphere, timing, light, perfect sharpness and composition. “This photo is proof that you don’t have to get extreme rare or extraordinary species in front of your camera to create a great nature photo,” says Keith Wilson, chair of the jury.
The judges had to choose from 14,000 images from 73 countries. A new record for this prestigious competition! Photos could be entered in 11 categories and also the Fred Hazelhoff portfolio award. This award was won by Gheorghe Popa, an Romanian photographer with a beautiful portfolio of Cuejdel, a small lake near his home.
Amongst the other winners, runners up or highly commendeds were great names from the world of nature photographers. Audun Rikardsen in the birds category, Wade Hughes in the underwater category and the Dutch photographer Bart Siebelink again, this time in the Nature Art category.
The youth category (11 – 17 years old) winner is Italian Giacomo Redaelli with a lovely shot of a nest of Long tailed tits getting fed by their mom.
Here are the images from the contest that will blow you away:
Little curious learner
Wewin Pandian, India
Finalist, Youth Category
Wewin Pandian/ NPOTY2019
Symphony no 5
Giacomo Redaelli, Italy
Winner, Youth
Giacomo Redaelli/ NPOTY2019
Jump
Csaba Daroczi, Hungary
Overall winner
Csaba Daroczi / NPOTY2019
Exchange wild
Ernoult Alain, France
Overall, runner up
Ernoult Alain / NPOTY2019
Brothers
Luke Massey,Luke Massey
Finalist, Black and white
Luke Massey / NPOTY2019
Help us
Tom Svensson, SWE
Man and nature
Tom Svensson/ NPOTY2019
Golden eagle landing
Audun Rikardsen, Norway
Birds, runner up 1
Audun Rikardsen/ NPOTY2019
Up in the air
Alexey Zozulya, Russia
Underwater, winner
Alexey Zozulya /NPOTY 2019
Wolf attack
Steenhaut Martin, Belgium
Mammals, finalist
Steenhaut Martin /NPOTY 2019
Close inspection
Wade Hughes, Australia
Underwater, Finalist
Wade Hughes /NPOTY2019
All the category winners, runners up and highly commended photos can be found on www.naturephotographeroftheyear.com. Starting from the 1st of December 2019 you can enter photos for the Nature Photographer of the Year 2020 edition. The Nature Talks Photo Festival 2020 will take place on the 14th and 15th November.
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