Rabu, 02 September 2020

Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards ceremony goes digital - ABC News

Most of us humans have spent a fair bit of time at home lately.

But while we've all been inside, the animal kingdom's circle of life keeps on turning — and some of the beauty of it has been captured by talented snappers in this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

The Natural History Museum has released a selection of this year's Highly Commended entries, with the competition's overall winners to be announced on October 13.

Two possums peek out of a roof
Some Australian images made the Highly Commended list, like these cheeky possums captured by Gary Meredith in Yallingup, WA.(Gary Meredith/Wildlife Photographer of the Year)

For the first time in the competition's 56-year history, the awards ceremony will be held virtually amid coronavirus and related travel restrictions.

This year's competition, developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, attracted close to 50,000 entries from professionals and amateurs from around the world.

The ceremony will be streamed from the museum's famous Hintze Hall in London.

Crocodile covered in its babies
Dhritiman Mukherjee captured this busy picture of a male gharial covered in his offspring in northern India.(Dhritiman Mukherjee/Wildlife Photographer of the Year)

Judge and executive director of Science at the Natural History Museum Tim Littlewood said the competition attracts the world's best naturalists and photographers, including up-and-coming young talent.

"There has never been a more vital time for audiences all over the world to re-engage with the natural world, and what better way than this inspiring and provocative exhibition," Dr Littlewood said.

"We hope that this year's exhibition will provide an opportunity for audiences to pause, reflect and ignite a passion of advocating for the natural world."

Hippo covered in mud
Jose Fragozo's entry of a hippopotamus emerging from the mud was taken in Kenya’s Mara River in the Maasai Mara National Reserve.(Jose Fragozo/Wildlife Photographer of the Year)

Judging panel chair Roz Kidman Cox said more than 25 nationalities were represented in this year's entries.

"Several of my favourite images from the competition — the ones that I can look at again and again — are among the commended pictures," she said.

"But then all the commended images are effectively winners, being among the top 100 awarded by the jury out of more than 49,000.

"What especially stands out are the images from the young photographers — the next generation of image-makers passionate about the natural world."

Monkey sits in tree
Arshdeep Singh, 13, entered this picture of this threatened species into the 11-14 age group.(Arshdeep Singh/Wildlife Photographer of the Year)

One of the Highly Commended images released by the Museum was of a striking douc, photographed by teenager Arshdeep Singh.

The 13-year-old's entry of the critically endangered primate stood out to the judges, with the process of capturing the image described like this:

"Arshdeep was impassioned when he read about the critically endangered red-shanked douc langur that is threatened by habitat loss, hunting and trade.

"Arshdeep struggled to keep his telephoto lens steady but he took his chance and when the langur glanced directly at him, Arshdeep knew it was the moment he'd researched for."

An exhibition of images judged in this year's competition will open on October 16 at the Natural History Museum in London, before making its way around the world.

Last year's winner, photographed by Yongqing Bao, was described by judges as "the perfect moment".

A fox closes in on a marmot which can be seen shrieking.
Most of us can relate to this marmot's face in the 2019 competition's winning photo.(Supplied: Yongqing Bao)

The emotive image of a marmot trying to escape a Tibetan fox was snapped in China's Qilian Mountains.

Bao captured the rare image after stalking the two animals for some time, watching their interactions.

"This compelling picture captures nature's ultimate challenge — its battle for survival," director of the National History Museum Sir Michael Dixon said.

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