Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) egg hatching on father's feet. Atka Bay, Antarctica. August. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards 2019.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chick looking upwards to parents beak. Atka Bay, Antarctica. August. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards 2019.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) colony, males huddling whilst incubating eggs. Atka Bay, Antarctica. July. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards 2019.

Oriol Alamany / Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) male in snow, in Spiti Valley, Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, Himalaya, Himachal Pradesh, India, March. Remembering Wildlife Awards 2023 - One of 20 winning images.

Andy Rouse / Little bittern, (Ixobrychus minutus), hunting in reeds, Bulgaria, June. This is a crop of 1637244. Highly honoured in the Bird Category of the Nature's Best Photography Competition 2019.

Franco Banfi / Freshwater fish including Mayan cichlids (Mayaheros urophthalmus) between aquatic plants and leaves, Cenote Nicte-Ha, near Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. MontPhoto Competition 2023 -...

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) pair practising incubating with a snowball. Atka Bay, Antarctica. May. Winner of the Polar Passion Category of the Nature's Best Photography Competition 2019.

Franco Banfi / Diver exploring around an iceberg. Tasiilaq, East Greenland. April, 2018. Ocean Photographer of the Year 2023 - Third place Adventure category.

Ingo Arndt / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) sub-adult feeding on Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) prey, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. Siena International Photo Awards 2022 - Remarkable Artwork - Storyboa...

Ingo Arndt / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) hunting Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) male, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, sequence 4 of 12. Highly commended in the Wildlife category of the Nature?s Best P...

Robin Chittenden / Common swift (Apus apus) flying low to water while hunting, Norfolk, England, UK, July. Winner of Animal Behaviour Category of the British Wildlife Photography Awards 2019.

David Allemand / Birch tree (Betula sp) next to waterfall, Iceland. Runner-Up in the Plants category of the International OasisPhotoContest 2018