A couple of endangered primates won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018, a glowing reminder of what we could lose if we don’t protect the natural world. The story behind this and all winning photos.
The winners of the National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year 2018
The winners of the National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year 2018 have been announced. Here are the best pictures of the contest dedicated to photography in the world.
The underwater photo showing the majesty of the tail of a humpback whale calf is the winner of one of the prestigious photo contests of the National Geographic magazine, the Travel Photographer of the Year 2018. Titled Mermaid, the image has been shot by Japanese photographer Reiko Takahashi on Kumejima Island, off the coasts of Japan, and has earn her the Grand prize and the first place of the Nature category. Takahashi, a passionate of underwater photography, was on the island to document humpback whales and their cubs.
“It was a special scene for me, to be able to take a photo of the calf, completely relaxed in gentle waters”.
Reiko Takahashi, vincitrice primo premio Natura e Grand prize
The winners of the National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year 2018
The winning pictures have been chosen among 13,000 entries from all over the world and are divided into three categories: Nature, Cities, and People. “Along with their quality, the winning images stood out for the sensibility towards subject in all three categories for this competition,” said the jury. The contest aims to document, thanks to bold and curious photographers of all levels, all corners of the Planet celebrating their multifaceted aspects. Among the stories told by the scenes that have been captured are the scenic beauty of flamingos taking off in Tanzania, a vintage tram in a rainy day in Nagasaki and two twin sisters who ran away from Haiti to run after their dream, in Brazil, of becoming actresses.
The cheerful and funny side of the natural and animal world in the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2018. All finalists’ shots.
National Geographic has awarded the best nature photography from all over the world, to make us discover, with more conscious eyes, the wonders surrounding us. Here are all the winning photos.
The Louise Michel is the humanitarian rescue ship saving lives in the Mediterranean. Financed by the artist Banksy, it has found a safe port in Sicily.
We must listen to witnesses on the ground who are seeing abuse, duplicity, and the dereliction of duty firsthand. Our lives depend on their voices being heard. The op-ed by Sean Thomas, International Director of Investigations at Animal Equality.
Costa Rica celebrated its first same-sex marriage when two women, Alexandra Quiros and Dunia Araya, celebrated their wedding: an “extraordinary moment”.
Il mondo animale, oltre a essere affascinante, è anche buffo e divertente. Ecco le foto degli animali selvatici più divertenti del 2017 premiate dal Comedy wildlife photography awards.
Arctic, the last frontier is the title of a photographic exhibition displaying 120 pictures that will be held in Casa dei Tre Oci, Venice, from 15 January to 2 April.
The best 60 pictures of the year selected by the Smithsonian magazine. Those in the “Natural World” category have that extra oomph, as always.