Bence Mate / African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) at waterhole at night, Mkuze, South Africa Third place in the Nature Portfolio category of the World Press Photo Awards 2017.

Bence Mate / African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) at waterhole at night, Mkuze, South Africa Third place in the Nature Portfolio category of the World Press Photo Awards 2017.

Bence Mate / Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) at waterhole at night, Mkuze, South Africa Third place in the Nature Portfolio category of the World Press Photo Awards 2017.

Bence Mate / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) at night with the milky way in the background, Gyulaj, Tolna, Hungary. August. Taken using long exposure with flash at night. Winner of the Mammals Category of the GDT Awards 20...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / West coast rock lobster (Jasus lalandii) commercial fishing boat (James Archer) leaves the Saldhana Bay harbour before the break of dawn. The lights of the town and the lighthouse flash on the horizon...

Christophe Courteau / Small Spotted Genet (Genetta genetta) poking head out of a tree at night, Botswana

John Abbott / Composite image of flying insects visiting blacklight, Texas, USA, September

Bence Mate / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) in flight, Hungary. Multi flash, long exposure. Winner, Eric Hosking award, 2011 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

Stephen Dalton / Ringneck / Java dove {Streptopelia roseogrisea} flight sequence, multiflash image, UK

Stephen Dalton / Ringneck / Java dove {Streptopelia roseogrisea} flight sequence, multiflash image, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Domestic cat {Felis catus} leaping sequence, multiflash image

Stephen Dalton / Common european tree frog {Hyla arborea} jumping sequence, multiflash image, controlled conditions, UK