2013 - Nature Picture Library Winners 2013 (84) More files...
Once again, Nature Picture Library's photographers enjoyed great success in the major international photography competitions of 2013. Alex Mustard was the overall winner of the GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year. Michel Poinsignon and David Hackel won the main prize in the Melvita Nature Images Awards in France. Andy Rouse won the African Wildlife category of the Nature's Best Windland Smith Rice International Awards. Sergey Gorshkov and Pal Hermansen were category winners in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Ann Toon won the IUCN grant in the Melvita awards for her portfolio on elephant vasectomy. Pal Hermansen won the Fritz Poelking award at GDT for his Car Cemetary portfolio. Adam Burton maintained his superb record of being commended in each year of the Landscape Photographer of the Year Competition. Enrique Lopez Tapia won the Nature category of the Pollux Awards. Fifteen images by NPL photographers were highly commended in the British Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards.
Beech trees (Fagus sylvatica) in autumn, seen from under bubbling brook, the Netherlands, November. Runner up  in Creative Visions category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013 competition
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Theo Bosboom / Beech trees (Fagus sylvatica) in autumn, seen from under bubbling brook, the Netherlands, November. Runner up in Creative Visions category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013 competition
Dalmatian pelicans (Pelecanus crispus) underwater view of group feeding, Lake Kirkini, Greece. Highly commended in the GDT competition 2013. Commended in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards c...
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Bence Mate / Dalmatian pelicans (Pelecanus crispus) underwater view of group feeding, Lake Kirkini, Greece. Highly commended in the GDT competition 2013. Commended in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards c...
Wild female Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) on rocky hillside, Kedrovaya Pad reserve, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia, January. Critically endangered species. Commended in Wildlife Photograp...
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Vladimir Medvedev / Wild female Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) on rocky hillside, Kedrovaya Pad reserve, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia, January. Critically endangered species. Commended in Wildlife Photograp...
Hazel Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) hibernating amongst leaves and acorns. Captive. Leicestershire, UK, October.
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Danny Green / Hazel Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) hibernating amongst leaves and acorns. Captive. Leicestershire, UK, October.
Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) landing at sunset. North America.  Highly honoured in the Art in Nature category of the Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards Competition...
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Diane McAllister / Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) landing at sunset. North America. Highly honoured in the Art in Nature category of the Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards Competition...
Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) in flight, Boundary Bay, British Columbia, Canada. February. First place in the Overall Category of the 2013 Great Backyard Bird Count photo competition.
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Diane McAllister / Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) in flight, Boundary Bay, British Columbia, Canada. February. First place in the Overall Category of the 2013 Great Backyard Bird Count photo competition.
European hare (Lepus europaeus) in grass  field, UK, May. Highly commended Animal Portraits category, British Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (BWPA) 2013
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Andy Rouse / European hare (Lepus europaeus) in grass field, UK, May. Highly commended Animal Portraits category, British Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (BWPA) 2013
European hares (Lepus europaeus) courtship chase, UK, February. Highly commended Animal Behaviour category, British Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (BWPA) 2013
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Andy Rouse / European hares (Lepus europaeus) courtship chase, UK, February. Highly commended Animal Behaviour category, British Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (BWPA) 2013
European hare (Lepus europaeus) male standing on hind legs watching female, UK, April. Highly commended Habitat category, British Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (BWPA) 2013
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Andy Rouse / European hare (Lepus europaeus) male standing on hind legs watching female, UK, April. Highly commended Habitat category, British Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (BWPA) 2013
Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) adult on nest amongst cotton grass, Flow Country, Highland, Scotland, UK, June. Highly commended in the Animal Portraits category of the British Wildlife Photograph...
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) adult on nest amongst cotton grass, Flow Country, Highland, Scotland, UK, June. Highly commended in the Animal Portraits category of the British Wildlife Photograph...
Stunted oak woodland covered in moss, Wistman's Wood, Devon, UK. August. Highly Commended in the Wild Woods category of the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2013.
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Ben Hall / Stunted oak woodland covered in moss, Wistman's Wood, Devon, UK. August. Highly Commended in the Wild Woods category of the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2013.
Black headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) taking flight, artistically blurred photograph. Cheshire, UK, October. Highly honoured in the Art in Nature category of the Nature's Best Windland Smith...
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Ben Hall / Black headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) taking flight, artistically blurred photograph. Cheshire, UK, October. Highly honoured in the Art in Nature category of the Nature's Best Windland Smith...