2016 - Photos primées (106) Images supplémentaires...
Nature Picture Library photographers enjoyed success in many of the major photographic competitions during 2016. Juan Carlos Munoz was overall winner of the BioPhoto contest, David Pattyn won two categories of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards,Tony Wu won the underwater category of Wildlife Photographer of the year and Nick Upton won the documentary series category of the British Wildlife Photography Awards. Explore our gallery of winning and commended images.
Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) aerial view of herd on sand, Namib Desert, Namibia.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) aerial view of herd on sand, Namib Desert, Namibia.
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) swimming, backlit with morning light forming  a bokeh affect on the water, Wales, UK, February. Highly commended in the Habitat Category of the BWPA (British W...
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Andy Rouse / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) swimming, backlit with morning light forming a bokeh affect on the water, Wales, UK, February. Highly commended in the Habitat Category of the BWPA (British W...
Twinspot snapper (Lutjanus bohar) engaged in a mass spawning aggregation early in the morning. Caroline Islands, Palau. April. Winner of Underwater category, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016.
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Tony Wu / Twinspot snapper (Lutjanus bohar) engaged in a mass spawning aggregation early in the morning. Caroline Islands, Palau. April. Winner of Underwater category, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016.
Gannet (Morus bassanus) nearest out of focus, Great Saltee, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June. First place in the Bird  category of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards 2016.
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David Pattyn / Gannet (Morus bassanus) nearest out of focus, Great Saltee, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June. First place in the Bird category of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards 2016.
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...
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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...
Mute swan (Cygnus olor) stretching its wings backlit at dawn, Poynton, Cheshire, UK, December. Highly honoured in the Bird Category of the Windland Awards  of Natures Best Photography Competition 2016...
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Ben Hall / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) stretching its wings backlit at dawn, Poynton, Cheshire, UK, December. Highly honoured in the Bird Category of the Windland Awards of Natures Best Photography Competition 2016...
Black necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) adult in breeding plumage photographed at night with the reflection of street lights in the water. The Netherlands. March 2014. Winner of the Telephoto catego...
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David Pattyn / Black necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) adult in breeding plumage photographed at night with the reflection of street lights in the water. The Netherlands. March 2014. Winner of the Telephoto catego...
Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) yawning on beach, Helgoland, Germany. Second Place in the Comedy Award of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards 2016.
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Bernard Castelein / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) yawning on beach, Helgoland, Germany. Second Place in the Comedy Award of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards 2016.
Pine marten (Martes martes) leaping, Ardnamurchan Peninsula, Scotland, August. Highly commended in the Animal Behaviour category of the BWPA (British Wildlife Photography Awards) Competition 2016.
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Danny Green / Pine marten (Martes martes) leaping, Ardnamurchan Peninsula, Scotland, August. Highly commended in the Animal Behaviour category of the BWPA (British Wildlife Photography Awards) Competition 2016.
Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) hunts for a meal in a school of Pacific chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus), beneath an oil rig. Eureka Rig, Los Angeles, California, United States of Ame...
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Alex Mustard / Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) hunts for a meal in a school of Pacific chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus), beneath an oil rig. Eureka Rig, Los Angeles, California, United States of Ame...
Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) tossing frog prey, Mkuze, South Africa
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Bence Mate / Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) tossing frog prey, Mkuze, South Africa
African elephants (Loxodonta africana) fighting with dust kicked up around them, Mkuze, South Africa. Second place in the Portfolio Category of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards 2016 Competition.
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Bence Mate / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) fighting with dust kicked up around them, Mkuze, South Africa. Second place in the Portfolio Category of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards 2016 Competition.