With the participation of 20 countries from six continents, the winners of the World Nature Photography Awards (WNPA), which determines the best nature photographs that capture the fascinating natural life of our planet, have been announced. In the competition, awards were given in 14 different categories, from landscape photography to animals in natural habitats, from photojournalism to human interaction with nature.
The photographs competing in the competition reminded us once again how extraordinary our planet actually is, despite all the destruction and negativity we humans have caused. The grand prize of the competition went to American photographer Amos Nachoum, who managed to capture the moment of a leopard seal hunting a defenseless Gentoo penguin.
Here is the photo that won the grand prize
Winner of the grand prize of one thousand dollars, Nachoum spent hours patiently waiting for the right moment when the tide was low and the seals sneaked into a lagoon on Plano Island in the Antarctic Peninsula to capture the photo that brought him the first place. has waited.
“I waited for hours for the tide to come along a shallow lagoon on a remote island in the Antarctic Peninsula,” Nachoum said in his statement. “Like an automatic clock, the leopard seal came just before the tide. When a young Gentoo penguin approached, the seal turned its head with lightning speed, catching it by the feet and taking it into the deep waters. “He recorded.
But what really surprised Nachoum was that the leopard seal released the Gentoo penguin twice before eating it. According to Nachoum’s accounts, the leopard seal ran after the penguin as if playing on both occasions; However, the penguin still did not manage to escape the death that awaited him.
Here are the other winners of the competition
Animal Portraits
Animal Behavior
Urban Wildlife and Human Life
Nature Art & Landscapes
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