"Fight to the death" displays the distress an elephant felt after a train collision shattered their hip, prior to being put down. Jasper Doest took the photo in Lopé National Park, Gabon.
"Fight to the death" displays the distress an elephant felt after a train collision shattered their hip, prior to being put down. Jasper Doest took the photo in Lopé National Park, Gabon.
Jasper Doest/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Caitlin Henderson caught a possum snacking on a cicada on her balcony in Queensland, Australia, while carrying a baby in her pouch in "Possum's midnight snack."
Caitlin Henderson caught a possum snacking on a cicada on her balcony in Queensland, Australia, while carrying a baby in her pouch in "Possum's midnight snack."
Caitlin Henderson/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
In "Coral connections," Alex Mustard captures the biodiversity of a healthy coral reef rife with ghost gobies swimming within its branches in Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
In "Coral connections," Alex Mustard captures the biodiversity of a healthy coral reef rife with ghost gobies swimming within its branches in Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Alex Mustard/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Solvin Zankl watched a two-colored mason bee build the roof of a nest for "Mason bee at work," in Hesse, Germany.
Solvin Zankl watched a two-colored mason bee build the roof of a nest for "Mason bee at work," in Hesse, Germany.
Solvin Zankl/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Jef Pattyn spent days watching fishermen to capture this image. "Prize catch" shows a fisherman pulling a sailfish across the beach in Puerto López, Manabí Province, Ecuador.
Jef Pattyn spent days watching fishermen to capture this image. "Prize catch" shows a fisherman pulling a sailfish across the beach in Puerto López, Manabí Province, Ecuador.
Jef Pattyn/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
"The face of the persecuted," which depicts an injured fox in Kent, England, is part of South African photographer Neil Aldridge's nine-year project showcasing the relationship the British have with the red fox.
"The face of the persecuted," which depicts an injured fox in Kent, England, is part of South African photographer Neil Aldridge's nine-year project showcasing the relationship the British have with the red fox.
Neil Aldridge/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
German photographer Elza Friedländer caught a pair of white storks in the shimmering heat against the deliberately burning grasslands of the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya for "Firebirds." Controlled fires are a controversial way to stimulate new growth.
German photographer Elza Friedländer caught a pair of white storks in the shimmering heat against the deliberately burning grasslands of the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya for "Firebirds." Controlled fires are a controversial way to stimulate new growth.
Elza Friedländer/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
"Snow bison" by photographer Max Waugh is the contrasting sight of a bison kicking up a snow storm over itself in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.
"Snow bison" by photographer Max Waugh is the contrasting sight of a bison kicking up a snow storm over itself in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.
Max Waugh/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Michał Siarek documented the evacuation of animals from war-torn Ukraine into Poland. "War cub" records the moment a crate containing an evacuated tiger cub is opened in Poland's Poznań Zoo.
Michał Siarek documented the evacuation of animals from war-torn Ukraine into Poland. "War cub" records the moment a crate containing an evacuated tiger cub is opened in Poland's Poznań Zoo.
Michal Siarek/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Atsuyuki Ohshima snapped one of nature's curiosities with "Forest rodeo," where a macaque jumps from a tree onto the back of a deer in Yakushima, Kagoshima, Japan. Although rare, this type of interaction is not unheard of.
Atsuyuki Ohshima snapped one of nature's curiosities with "Forest rodeo," where a macaque jumps from a tree onto the back of a deer in Yakushima, Kagoshima, Japan. Although rare, this type of interaction is not unheard of.
Atsuyuki Ohshima/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Agorastos Papatsanis illuminates the spores underneath the gills of a deer shield mushroom with his ethereal "Mushroom magic" taken in Greece's Mount Olympus.
Agorastos Papatsanis illuminates the spores underneath the gills of a deer shield mushroom with his ethereal "Mushroom magic" taken in Greece's Mount Olympus.
Agorastos Papatsanis/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
After hearing that a leopard had been spotted nearby, Shashwat Harish's hours of waiting for the animal were rewarded with a tail-curling scene captured in "The catwalk" in Kenya.<br />
After hearing that a leopard had been spotted nearby, Shashwat Harish's hours of waiting for the animal were rewarded with a tail-curling scene captured in "The catwalk" in Kenya.
Shashwat Harish/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
The mosaic-like image of a Mediterranean monk seal in "The vanishing seal" is the stunning result of several hours of Bruno D'Amici's labor in Greece to catch the endangered species through his lens.
The mosaic-like image of a Mediterranean monk seal in "The vanishing seal" is the stunning result of several hours of Bruno D'Amici's labor in Greece to catch the endangered species through his lens.
Bruno D'Amicis/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
"Coot on ice" by Zhai Zeyu shows a coot struggling to stay upright while holding a squirming loach in its beak. Taken in Dalian, Liaoning, China.
"Coot on ice" by Zhai Zeyu shows a coot struggling to stay upright while holding a squirming loach in its beak. Taken in Dalian, Liaoning, China.
Zhai Zeyu/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
"Race for life" by Donglin Zhou shows the interplay between predator and prey - a snow leopard versus a Pallas's cat - in Sichuan, China.
"Race for life" by Donglin Zhou shows the interplay between predator and prey - a snow leopard versus a Pallas's cat - in Sichuan, China.
Donglin Zhou/Wildlife Photographer of the Year