{"id":49483,"date":"2025-02-23T10:22:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T10:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/nature-infocus-photography-awards-2024-leopards-sharks-and-spiders\/"},"modified":"2025-02-23T10:22:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T10:22:44","slug":"nature-infocus-photography-awards-2024-leopards-sharks-and-spiders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/nature-infocus-photography-awards-2024-leopards-sharks-and-spiders\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature inFocus Photography Awards 2024: Leopards, sharks and spiders"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\"RomanRoman Willi<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Special Mention, Animal Portraits<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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The Nature inFocus Photography competition celebrates photographers who capture powerful moments in natural history and highlight critical conservation issues. <\/p>\n

Each year, the contest showcases a stunning array of imaginative and artistic images, while raising awareness of the environment.<\/p>\n

Winners are selected according to a series of categories: Animal Behaviour, Animal Portraits, Conservation Focus, Creative Nature Photography, Wildscape & Animals in Their Habitat and Photographer of the Year – Portfolio.<\/p>\n

Below is a selection of the winning entries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Animal Behaviour<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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\"AngelaAngela Albi\/August Paula<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Winner, Animal Behaviour<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A school of hardyhead silverside fish moves with remarkable precision, twisting and turning in unison as they attempt to evade a group of blacktip reef sharks in Athuruga, Maldives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"TiborTibor Litauszki<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Runner-up, Animal Behaviour<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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As night falls over the water, Alpine newts begin their silent hunt. They glide between clusters of frog eggs, each one carefully positioning itself for a meal before the darkness deepens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"AnirudhAnirudh Laxmipathy<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Special Mention, Animal Behaviour<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Kuwani, a renowned tigress of Kolsa, remains a dominant force, even at the age of 14. <\/p>\n

A wild boar unknowingly ventures too close to the tigress, unaware of the imminent danger. In a flash, she springs into action, her muscles tensed and claws unsheathed.<\/p>\n

Kolsa is a region within the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, located in the state of Maharashtra, India.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Animal Portraits<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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\"PruthviPruthvi B<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Winner, Animal Portraits<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A leopard climbs a tree, her cub observing from below before instinctively following her lead. <\/p>\n

Captured by a camera trap near Mysore in India, this intimate moment highlights the strong bond between mother and cub, while also offering a glimpse into the natural instincts of the leopard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"PrashanthanPrashanthan Yogendranathan<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Runner-up, Animal Portraits<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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In the waters of Wilpattu National Park in Sri Lanka, a water buffalo emerges from a swim, its head adorned with a garland of floating weeds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Conservation Photography Award<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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\"SomenathSomenath Mukhopadhyay<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Special Mention, Ramki Sreenivasan Conservation Photography Award<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A devotee stands in the Yamuna River, New Delhi, offering prayers to the sun. <\/p>\n

Once revered as sacred, the river now ranks among the world’s most polluted, overwhelmed by industrial waste, sewage, and agricultural run-off.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Creative Nature Photography<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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\"KaiKai Kolodziej<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Winner, Creative Nature Photography<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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In Austria, a group of snails rests lightly on blades of grass, their delicate forms illuminated against a glowing backdrop, creating a striking sense of fragility.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Wildscape and animals in their habitat<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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\"JacquieJacquie Matechuk<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Winner, Wildscape and animals in their habitat<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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High in the Andean mountains of Ecuador, Tony, a large, male spectacled bear, shelters from the midday heat beneath the shade of a century-old fig tree draped in Spanish moss.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"HiraHira Punjabi<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Special Mention,Wildscape and animals in their habitat<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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At sunrise in Hokkaido, Japan, red-crowned cranes move through a veil of mist, their graceful forms resembling brushstrokes on a canvas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Photographer of the Year – Portfolio<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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\"SupunSupun Dilshan<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
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This year, the coveted Photographer of the Year Portfolio award went to Supun Dilshan for Trapped Between Worlds, a striking visual story that draws attention to the struggles of Sri Lankan elephants. <\/p>\n

The images show the increasingly dire situation faced by these majestic animals, as they try to survive in environments that are being rapidly altered by human activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"SupunSupun Dilshan<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"SupunSupun Dilshan<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Young Photographer<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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\"SalahuddinSalahuddin Ahmed<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Winner, Young Photographer<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A damselfly gazes through a hole in a vibrant green leaf, offering a rare glimpse into its delicate world in Sundarganj, Bangladesh.<\/p>\n

The contrast between the insect’s slender form and the leaf’s textured surface underscores the intricate beauty of nature’s hidden wonders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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All photos courtesy Nature inFocus Photography Awards<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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