<strong>Category: Mammals</strong><br />A tale of two foxes<em> </em>by Don Gutoski, Canada.<br />In the Canadian tundra, the range of red foxes is extending northwards, where they increasingly cross paths with their smaller relatives, the Arctic fox. For Arctic foxes, red foxes now represent not just their main competitor -- both hunt small animals such as lemmings -- but also their main predator.
Category: Mammals
A tale of two foxes by Don Gutoski, Canada.
In the Canadian tundra, the range of red foxes is extending northwards, where they increasingly cross paths with their smaller relatives, the Arctic fox. For Arctic foxes, red foxes now represent not just their main competitor -- both hunt small animals such as lemmings -- but also their main predator.
Don Gutoski
<strong>Category: 15-17 Years Old</strong><br />Flight of the scarlet ibis<em> </em>by Jonathan Jagot, France.<br />Steering the dinghy slowly up the estuary on Ilha do Lençóis, Jagot went in search of scarlet ibis, leaving his family behind on the sailing boat.
Category: 15-17 Years Old
Flight of the scarlet ibis by Jonathan Jagot, France.
Steering the dinghy slowly up the estuary on Ilha do Lençóis, Jagot went in search of scarlet ibis, leaving his family behind on the sailing boat.
<strong>Category: From The Sky</strong><br />The art of algae by Pere Soler, Spain.<br />The aerial view of marshland in Andalucia bursting with intense colour, creating a rich tapestry of textures and patterns.
Category: From The Sky
The art of algae by Pere Soler, Spain.
The aerial view of marshland in Andalucia bursting with intense colour, creating a rich tapestry of textures and patterns.
Pere Soler Isern
<strong>Category: Photojournalist</strong><br />Broken cats by Britta Jaschinski, China.<br />After having their teeth and claws savagely pulled out, these cats perform in Guilin, China.
Category: Photojournalist
Broken cats by Britta Jaschinski, China.
After having their teeth and claws savagely pulled out, these cats perform in Guilin, China.
Britta Jaschinski
Impressions winner - 'Life comes to art', by Juan Tapia, Spain. <br /><br />Every summer, barn swallows return to nest in an old storehouse on Juan's farm. So he hung a ripped oil painting before a shattered window through which he knew the birds entered. Eight hours later, using remote control, he caught this moment, as though the bird had punched in from another world.
Impressions winner - 'Life comes to art', by Juan Tapia, Spain.

Every summer, barn swallows return to nest in an old storehouse on Juan's farm. So he hung a ripped oil painting before a shattered window through which he knew the birds entered. Eight hours later, using remote control, he caught this moment, as though the bird had punched in from another world.
Juan Tapia
Category: Portfolio Splash-time with Buddy by Audun Rikardsen, Norway.Rikardsen developed a firm friendship with this young male walrus, nicknamed Buddy, who spent several months hanging around the beach outside Tromsø.
Category: Portfolio Splash-time with Buddy by Audun Rikardsen, Norway.Rikardsen developed a firm friendship with this young male walrus, nicknamed Buddy, who spent several months hanging around the beach outside Tromsø.
Audun Rikardsen
<strong>Category: Urban</strong><br />Shadow walker by Richard Peters, UK.<br />This image captures the the truth of human interaction with the urban fox: rarely more than a glimpse or a shadow.
Category: Urban
Shadow walker by Richard Peters, UK.
This image captures the the truth of human interaction with the urban fox: rarely more than a glimpse or a shadow.
Richard Peters
<strong>Category: Underwater </strong><br />A whale of a mouthful by Michael AW, Australia. <br />Photographing this feeding frenzy was a real challenge for AW. Already knocked clean out of the water by whales on two occasions, he just managed to stay out of the way during this encounter. An imposing Bryde's whale rips through a mass of sardines, gulping hundreds in a single pass.
Category: Underwater
A whale of a mouthful by Michael AW, Australia.
Photographing this feeding frenzy was a real challenge for AW. Already knocked clean out of the water by whales on two occasions, he just managed to stay out of the way during this encounter. An imposing Bryde's whale rips through a mass of sardines, gulping hundreds in a single pass.
Michael AW
<strong>Category: Amphibians and Reptiles</strong><br />Still life by Edqin Giebers, The Netherlands. <br />Suspended near the surface, a crested newt pauses to rest in the cold waters of early spring.
Category: Amphibians and Reptiles
Still life by Edqin Giebers, The Netherlands.
Suspended near the surface, a crested newt pauses to rest in the cold waters of early spring.
Edwin Giesbers
<strong>Category: Birds</strong><br />The company of three by Amir Ben-Dov, Israel. <br />Ben-Dov spent many days observing these red-footed falcons. Here, one female nudges the male with its claw then flies up to make space for the third bird. The reason for their behavior is a mystery.
Category: Birds
The company of three by Amir Ben-Dov, Israel.
Ben-Dov spent many days observing these red-footed falcons. Here, one female nudges the male with its claw then flies up to make space for the third bird. The reason for their behavior is a mystery.
Amir Ben Dov
<strong>Category: 11-14 Years Old</strong><br />Ruffs on display by Ondřej Pelánek, Czech Republic. <br />Pelánek and his father travelled to the far north of Norway in summer, when there is 24-hour sunlight, to observe the warlike behavior of these courting male ruffs. "I was so excited that I could not sleep," he recalls. So that night, while his father snored in the tent nearby, he snuck out into the midnight sunlight to capture this scuffle.
Category: 11-14 Years Old
Ruffs on display by Ondřej Pelánek, Czech Republic.
Pelánek and his father travelled to the far north of Norway in summer, when there is 24-hour sunlight, to observe the warlike behavior of these courting male ruffs. "I was so excited that I could not sleep," he recalls. So that night, while his father snored in the tent nearby, he snuck out into the midnight sunlight to capture this scuffle.
Martin Pelanek