{"id":112368,"date":"2024-10-10T02:43:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T19:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112368"},"modified":"2024-10-10T02:43:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T19:43:46","slug":"see-the-2024-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-winners-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112368","title":{"rendered":"See the 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-27217\" class=\"bucketwrap image x-large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 1280;&#10;        --source-height: 853;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F31%2F8e%2F7f1aff164cadbd92fe1bb5db0382%2Fshane-gross-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/webp\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F31%2F8e%2F7f1aff164cadbd92fe1bb5db0382%2Fshane-gross-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F31%2F8e%2F7f1aff164cadbd92fe1bb5db0382%2Fshane-gross-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F31%2F8e%2F7f1aff164cadbd92fe1bb5db0382%2Fshane-gross-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F31%2F8e%2F7f1aff164cadbd92fe1bb5db0382%2Fshane-gross-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Winner, The Bigger Picture, Wetlands: The Swarm of Life by Shane Gross, Canada. Western toad (Anaxyrus boreas) tadpoles among lily pads in a lake on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F31%2F8e%2F7f1aff164cadbd92fe1bb5db0382%2Fshane-gross-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                <strong>Winner, The Bigger Picture, Wetlands:<\/strong> <em>The Swarm of Life<\/em> by Shane Gross, Canada. Western toad (Anaxyrus boreas) tadpoles swim among lily pads in a lake on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Shane Gross\/Wildlife Photographer of the Year<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Shane Gross\/Wildlife Photographer of the Year<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>They lay in wait for hours, weeks and sometimes months, tracking animals in the wild and moving carefully so as not to disturb their surroundings.<\/p>\n<p>They set up their camera traps, framed their shots and seized the moment \u2014 from a lynx stretching in the sunshine and a young monkey sleeping in an adult\u2019s arms, to an anaconda wrestling with a yacare caiman and a falcon hunting a butterfly.<\/p>\n<p>Now, thanks to those efforts, they are officially the 2024 Wildlife Photographers of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>London\u2019s Natural History Museum, which <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhm.ac.uk\/wpy\"><u>runs the prestigious competition<\/u><\/a>, announced the winners of its 18 categories \u2014 from underwater to urban wildlife \u2014 at a ceremony on Tuesday. The museum narrowed down the winners from a record-breaking pool of 59,228 entries from 117 countries.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The winners will be featured in an exhibition at the Natural History Museum that opens Friday and runs through June, and will also tour internationally to venues across Europe, Canada and Australia. It will also include winners and photographic equipment from years past in honor of the contest\u2019s 60th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>Museum Director Doug Gurr called the contest\u2019s longevity \u201ca testament to the vital importance and growing appreciation of our natural world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted to feature such inspiring images in this year\u2019s portfolio,\u201d he said in a statement. \u201cThese are photographs that not only encourage further wildlife conservation efforts, but that spark the creation of real advocates for our planet on a global scale.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-27184\" class=\"bucketwrap image x-large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 1280;&#10;        --source-height: 853;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F83%2Fff%2F9f86c0294cc4b61799d100a883cd%2Fkarine-aigner-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F83%2Fff%2F9f86c0294cc4b61799d100a883cd%2Fkarine-aigner-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F83%2Fff%2F9f86c0294cc4b61799d100a883cd%2Fkarine-aigner-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F83%2Fff%2F9f86c0294cc4b61799d100a883cd%2Fkarine-aigner-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F83%2Fff%2F9f86c0294cc4b61799d100a883cd%2Fkarine-aigner-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F83%2Fff%2F9f86c0294cc4b61799d100a883cd%2Fkarine-aigner-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F83%2Fff%2F9f86c0294cc4b61799d100a883cd%2Fkarine-aigner-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F83%2Fff%2F9f86c0294cc4b61799d100a883cd%2Fkarine-aigner-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 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496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F83%2Fff%2F9f86c0294cc4b61799d100a883cd%2Fkarine-aigner-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F83%2Fff%2F9f86c0294cc4b61799d100a883cd%2Fkarine-aigner-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Winner, Amphibians and Reptiles Behavior: Wetland Wrestle. Transpantaneira Highway, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Karine Aigner recognises the skin of a yellow anaconda as it coils itself around the snout of a yacar\u00e9 caiman.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                <strong>Winner, Amphibians and Reptiles Behavior: <\/strong><em>Wetland Wrestle<\/em>. Transpantaneira Highway, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Karine Aigner recognizes the skin of a yellow anaconda as it coils itself around the snout of a yacare caiman.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Karine Aigner\/Wildlife Photographer of the Year<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Karine Aigner\/Wildlife Photographer of the Year<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-27236\" class=\"bucketwrap image x-large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 1280;&#10;        --source-height: 853;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F86%2Ff3%2F3f2246474846a90d5c571965f820%2Figor-metelskiy-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F86%2Ff3%2F3f2246474846a90d5c571965f820%2Figor-metelskiy-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F86%2Ff3%2F3f2246474846a90d5c571965f820%2Figor-metelskiy-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F86%2Ff3%2F3f2246474846a90d5c571965f820%2Figor-metelskiy-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F86%2Ff3%2F3f2246474846a90d5c571965f820%2Figor-metelskiy-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F86%2Ff3%2F3f2246474846a90d5c571965f820%2Figor-metelskiy-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F86%2Ff3%2F3f2246474846a90d5c571965f820%2Figor-metelskiy-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F86%2Ff3%2F3f2246474846a90d5c571965f820%2Figor-metelskiy-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 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496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F86%2Ff3%2F3f2246474846a90d5c571965f820%2Figor-metelskiy-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F86%2Ff3%2F3f2246474846a90d5c571965f820%2Figor-metelskiy-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Winner, Animals in their Environment: Frontier of the Lynx by Igor Metelskiy, Russia. Igor Metelskiy shows a lynx stretching in the early evening sunshine, its body mirroring the undulating wilderness.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                <strong>Winner, Animals in their Environment: <\/strong><em>Frontier of the Lynx<\/em> by Igor Metelskiy, Russia. Metelskiy shows a lynx stretching in the early evening sunshine, its body mirroring the undulating wilderness.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Igor Metelskiy\/Wildlife Photographer of the Year<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Igor Metelskiy\/Wildlife Photographer of the Year<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>An international panel of expert judges chose two grand title winners from among the 18, based on the entries\u2019 \u201coriginality, narrative, technical excellence and ethical practice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The grand title of Wildlife Photographer of the Year went to Shane Gross, a Canadian marine conservation photojournalist who spent several hours underwater documenting western toad tadpoles on the move.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5147175-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImage1155633439\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/02\/09\/1155633439\/wildlife-photographer-of-the-year\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/09\\\/1155633439\\\/wildlife-photographer-of-the-year&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/02\/09\/-sascha-fonseca-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year_sq-722e08936e1070e94109d4f69b9618d9f0787143.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/02\/09\/-sascha-fonseca-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year_sq-722e08936e1070e94109d4f69b9618d9f0787143.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/02\/09\/-sascha-fonseca-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year_sq-722e08936e1070e94109d4f69b9618d9f0787143.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/02\/09\/-sascha-fonseca-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year_sq-722e08936e1070e94109d4f69b9618d9f0787143.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/02\/09\/-sascha-fonseca-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year_sq-722e08936e1070e94109d4f69b9618d9f0787143.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/02\/09\/-sascha-fonseca-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year_sq-722e08936e1070e94109d4f69b9618d9f0787143.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/02\/09\/-sascha-fonseca-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year_sq-722e08936e1070e94109d4f69b9618d9f0787143.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/02\/09\/-sascha-fonseca-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year_sq-722e08936e1070e94109d4f69b9618d9f0787143.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Take a look at the image people voted to award Wildlife Photographer of the Year\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5147175-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>Gross snorkeled painstakingly through carpets of lily pads in Cedar Lake on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, careful not to disturb the layers of silt and algae at the bottom. He was able to snap the tadpoles as they swam up from the depths, dodging predators on their way to feed at the surface.<\/p>\n<p>He titled the stunning scene <em>The Swarm of Life<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe jury was captivated by the mix of light, energy and connectivity between the environment and the tadpoles,\u201d said jury chair and editor Kathy Moran, noting that the tadpoles are a species new to the winning archive.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap secondary\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Western toads are considered either endangered or threatened in parts of Canada and the U.S., due to habitat destruction and predators. The tadpoles begin their transition into toads between four and 12 weeks after hatching, but an estimated 99% of them will not survive to adulthood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope the attention this image brings our amphibians and wetlands leads to much-needed and urgent protections,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DA5FRV_Nq4j\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\"><u>Gross posted on Instagram<\/u><\/a> after his win. \u201cIf you know of an important place in your backyard, let&#8217;s rally the community together and fight for [its] protection.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-27244\" class=\"bucketwrap image x-large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 1280;&#10;        --source-height: 853;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2F73%2F73b1d7e549978402cca93e939971%2Fingo-arndt-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2F73%2F73b1d7e549978402cca93e939971%2Fingo-arndt-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2F73%2F73b1d7e549978402cca93e939971%2Fingo-arndt-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2F73%2F73b1d7e549978402cca93e939971%2Fingo-arndt-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2F73%2F73b1d7e549978402cca93e939971%2Fingo-arndt-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2F73%2F73b1d7e549978402cca93e939971%2Fingo-arndt-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2F73%2F73b1d7e549978402cca93e939971%2Fingo-arndt-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2F73%2F73b1d7e549978402cca93e939971%2Fingo-arndt-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 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Arndt documents the efficient dismemberment of a blue ground beetle by red wood ants.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                <strong>Winner, Invertebrates Behavior: <\/strong><em>The Demolition Squad<\/em> by Ingo Arndt, Germany. Arndt documents the efficient dismemberment of a blue ground beetle by red wood ants.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Ingo Arndt\/Wildlife Photographer of the Year<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Ingo Arndt\/Wildlife Photographer of the Year<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-27241\" class=\"bucketwrap image x-large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 1280;&#10;        --source-height: 853;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc5%2F5c%2Fe96d563e42e48f1a4610dbec0272%2Fjustin-gilligan-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc5%2F5c%2Fe96d563e42e48f1a4610dbec0272%2Fjustin-gilligan-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc5%2F5c%2Fe96d563e42e48f1a4610dbec0272%2Fjustin-gilligan-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc5%2F5c%2Fe96d563e42e48f1a4610dbec0272%2Fjustin-gilligan-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc5%2F5c%2Fe96d563e42e48f1a4610dbec0272%2Fjustin-gilligan-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc5%2F5c%2Fe96d563e42e48f1a4610dbec0272%2Fjustin-gilligan-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc5%2F5c%2Fe96d563e42e48f1a4610dbec0272%2Fjustin-gilligan-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc5%2F5c%2Fe96d563e42e48f1a4610dbec0272%2Fjustin-gilligan-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 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496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc5%2F5c%2Fe96d563e42e48f1a4610dbec0272%2Fjustin-gilligan-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc5%2F5c%2Fe96d563e42e48f1a4610dbec0272%2Fjustin-gilligan-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Winner, The Bigger Picture, Oceans: A Diet of Deadly Plastic by Justin Gilligan, Australia. Justin Gilligan (Australia) creates a mosaic from the 403 pieces of plastic found inside the digestive tract of a dead flesh-footed shearwater.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                \u00a0<strong>Winner, The Bigger Picture, Oceans: <\/strong><em>A Diet of Deadly Plastic<\/em> by Justin Gilligan, Australia. Gilligan creates a mosaic from the 403 pieces of plastic found inside the digestive tract of a dead flesh-footed shearwater.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Justin Gilligan\/Wildlife Photographer of the Year<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Justin Gilligan\/Wildlife Photographer of the Year<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Many of the winning images draw attention to the threats facing different species around the world: a mosaic made of over 400 pieces of plastic found inside the digestive tract of a dead shearwater, a type of Australian seabird; a tiger perched on the hillside overlooking an Indian town that was once a forest; a crime scene investigator dusting a confiscated tusk for prints.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5147175-101\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImage1110852137\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/09\/12\/1110852137\/wildlife-conservation-charismatic-species-change\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/12\\\/1110852137\\\/wildlife-conservation-charismatic-species-change&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/09\/12\/img_1747_sq-4d1d2f8c9c9d025180e06479c9a11e3026d43ef0.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/09\/12\/img_1747_sq-4d1d2f8c9c9d025180e06479c9a11e3026d43ef0.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/09\/12\/img_1747_sq-4d1d2f8c9c9d025180e06479c9a11e3026d43ef0.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/09\/12\/img_1747_sq-4d1d2f8c9c9d025180e06479c9a11e3026d43ef0.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/09\/12\/img_1747_sq-4d1d2f8c9c9d025180e06479c9a11e3026d43ef0.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/09\/12\/img_1747_sq-4d1d2f8c9c9d025180e06479c9a11e3026d43ef0.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/09\/12\/img_1747_sq-4d1d2f8c9c9d025180e06479c9a11e3026d43ef0.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/09\/12\/img_1747_sq-4d1d2f8c9c9d025180e06479c9a11e3026d43ef0.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Wildlife conservation tends to save charismatic species. That may be about to change\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5147175-101\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>The Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year award went to teenager Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas of Germany for his image <em>Life Under Dead Wood<\/em>, which shows the tiny, fruiting bodies of slime mold (a type of single-cell organism) and a springtail (a non-insect hexapod) beneath a log.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-27220\" class=\"bucketwrap image x-large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 1280;&#10;        --source-height: 853;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F61%2F62%2Fcdd13ac24919958dfbc965237d7b%2Falexis-tinker-tsavalas-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F61%2F62%2Fcdd13ac24919958dfbc965237d7b%2Falexis-tinker-tsavalas-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F61%2F62%2Fcdd13ac24919958dfbc965237d7b%2Falexis-tinker-tsavalas-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F61%2F62%2Fcdd13ac24919958dfbc965237d7b%2Falexis-tinker-tsavalas-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F61%2F62%2Fcdd13ac24919958dfbc965237d7b%2Falexis-tinker-tsavalas-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F61%2F62%2Fcdd13ac24919958dfbc965237d7b%2Falexis-tinker-tsavalas-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F61%2F62%2Fcdd13ac24919958dfbc965237d7b%2Falexis-tinker-tsavalas-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F61%2F62%2Fcdd13ac24919958dfbc965237d7b%2Falexis-tinker-tsavalas-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 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496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F61%2F62%2Fcdd13ac24919958dfbc965237d7b%2Falexis-tinker-tsavalas-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F61%2F62%2Fcdd13ac24919958dfbc965237d7b%2Falexis-tinker-tsavalas-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Winner, 15-17 Years: Life Under Dead Wood by Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, Germany. \" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                <strong>Winner, 15-17 Years: <\/strong><em>Life Under Dead Wood<\/em> by Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, Germany. Springtails and slime molds are two of Alexis&#8217; favorite macro photography subjects.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Alexis moved fast, rolling the log over and snapping away quickly, since springtails \u201ccan jump many times their body length in a split second,\u201d the judges wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He used a technique known as focus stacking, combining 36 images \u2014 each with a different area in focus \u2014 to make one image with an even greater depth of field.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5147175-102\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImage1128370495\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/pictureshow\/2022\/10\/13\/1128370495\/wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-2022-winners\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/sections\\\/pictureshow\\\/2022\\\/10\\\/13\\\/1128370495\\\/wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-2022-winners&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/10\/12\/-karine-aigner-1-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-_sq-137c08e4576fffa6136bc1b586c3d58b8fe9573c.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/10\/12\/-karine-aigner-1-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-_sq-137c08e4576fffa6136bc1b586c3d58b8fe9573c.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/10\/12\/-karine-aigner-1-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-_sq-137c08e4576fffa6136bc1b586c3d58b8fe9573c.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/10\/12\/-karine-aigner-1-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-_sq-137c08e4576fffa6136bc1b586c3d58b8fe9573c.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/10\/12\/-karine-aigner-1-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-_sq-137c08e4576fffa6136bc1b586c3d58b8fe9573c.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/10\/12\/-karine-aigner-1-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-_sq-137c08e4576fffa6136bc1b586c3d58b8fe9573c.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/10\/12\/-karine-aigner-1-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-_sq-137c08e4576fffa6136bc1b586c3d58b8fe9573c.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2022\/10\/12\/-karine-aigner-1-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-_sq-137c08e4576fffa6136bc1b586c3d58b8fe9573c.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"See the buzzworthy winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5147175-102\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA photographer attempting to capture this moment not only brings great skill, but incredible attention to detail, patience and perseverance,\u201d Moran said. \u201cTo see a macro image of two species photographed on the forest floor, with such skill, is exceptional.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Slime mold and springtails may not be as widely known as some of the other subjects of the winning photographs, like ants and a hawk. 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This was Smith&#8217;s first personal encounter with a leopard seal.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Matthew Smith\/Wildlife Photographer of the Year<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Matthew Smith\/Wildlife Photographer of the Year<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-27242\" class=\"bucketwrap image x-large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 1280;&#10;        --source-height: 853;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff9%2F80%2F311d69134c63acf7daf1bb47b1f9%2Fhikkaduwa-liyanage-prasantha-vinod-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff9%2F80%2F311d69134c63acf7daf1bb47b1f9%2Fhikkaduwa-liyanage-prasantha-vinod-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff9%2F80%2F311d69134c63acf7daf1bb47b1f9%2Fhikkaduwa-liyanage-prasantha-vinod-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff9%2F80%2F311d69134c63acf7daf1bb47b1f9%2Fhikkaduwa-liyanage-prasantha-vinod-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff9%2F80%2F311d69134c63acf7daf1bb47b1f9%2Fhikkaduwa-liyanage-prasantha-vinod-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff9%2F80%2F311d69134c63acf7daf1bb47b1f9%2Fhikkaduwa-liyanage-prasantha-vinod-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff9%2F80%2F311d69134c63acf7daf1bb47b1f9%2Fhikkaduwa-liyanage-prasantha-vinod-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff9%2F80%2F311d69134c63acf7daf1bb47b1f9%2Fhikkaduwa-liyanage-prasantha-vinod-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 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496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff9%2F80%2F311d69134c63acf7daf1bb47b1f9%2Fhikkaduwa-liyanage-prasantha-vinod-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff9%2F80%2F311d69134c63acf7daf1bb47b1f9%2Fhikkaduwa-liyanage-prasantha-vinod-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Winner, Mammals Behavior: A Tranquil Moment by Hikkaduwa Liyanage Prasantha Vinod, Sri Lanka. Vinod finds this serene scene of a young toque macaque sleeping in an adult\u2019s arms.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                <strong>Winner, Mammals Behavior: <\/strong><em>A Tranquil Moment<\/em> by Hikkaduwa Liyanage Prasantha Vinod, Sri Lanka. Vinod finds this serene scene of a young toque macaque sleeping in an adult\u2019s arms.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Hikkaduwa Liyanage Prasantha Vinod\/Wildlife Photographer of the Year<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Hikkaduwa Liyanage Prasantha Vinod\/Wildlife Photographer of the Year<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI feel like that\u2019s one of the biggest goals for me, to just show this tiny world that a lot of people don\u2019t really get to see, in a different light,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-third-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap third\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Entries for the next edition of the contest will be accepted from Oct. 14 through Dec. 5. In the meantime, take a look at more of this year\u2019s crop of winners.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-27183\" class=\"bucketwrap image x-large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 1280;&#10;        --source-height: 853;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fec%2Fd4%2Ff77e9916426d87f9acee94dc8d8b%2Fjack-zhi-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fec%2Fd4%2Ff77e9916426d87f9acee94dc8d8b%2Fjack-zhi-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fec%2Fd4%2Ff77e9916426d87f9acee94dc8d8b%2Fjack-zhi-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fec%2Fd4%2Ff77e9916426d87f9acee94dc8d8b%2Fjack-zhi-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fec%2Fd4%2Ff77e9916426d87f9acee94dc8d8b%2Fjack-zhi-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fec%2Fd4%2Ff77e9916426d87f9acee94dc8d8b%2Fjack-zhi-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fec%2Fd4%2Ff77e9916426d87f9acee94dc8d8b%2Fjack-zhi-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fec%2Fd4%2Ff77e9916426d87f9acee94dc8d8b%2Fjack-zhi-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 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496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fec%2Fd4%2Ff77e9916426d87f9acee94dc8d8b%2Fjack-zhi-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fec%2Fd4%2Ff77e9916426d87f9acee94dc8d8b%2Fjack-zhi-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Winner, Birds Behaviour: Practice Makes Perfect by Jack Zhi, Los Angeles, California, USA. Ayoung falcon practicing its hunting skills on a butterfly, above its sea-cliff nest.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                <strong>Winner, Birds Behaviour: <\/strong><em>Practice Makes Perfect<\/em> by Jack Zhi, Los Angeles. A young falcon practices its hunting skills on a butterfly above its sea cliff nest.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Jack Zhi\/<i>Wildlife Photographer of the Year<\/i><\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Jack Zhi\/<i>Wildlife Photographer of the Year<\/i><\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-27246\" class=\"bucketwrap image x-large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 1280;&#10;        --source-height: 870;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x870+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fab%2F12%2F0dd77a244420aaf5641d7b47e2fb%2Fbritta-jaschinski-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x870+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fab%2F12%2F0dd77a244420aaf5641d7b47e2fb%2Fbritta-jaschinski-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x870+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fab%2F12%2F0dd77a244420aaf5641d7b47e2fb%2Fbritta-jaschinski-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x870+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fab%2F12%2F0dd77a244420aaf5641d7b47e2fb%2Fbritta-jaschinski-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x870+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fab%2F12%2F0dd77a244420aaf5641d7b47e2fb%2Fbritta-jaschinski-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x870+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fab%2F12%2F0dd77a244420aaf5641d7b47e2fb%2Fbritta-jaschinski-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x870+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fab%2F12%2F0dd77a244420aaf5641d7b47e2fb%2Fbritta-jaschinski-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x870+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fab%2F12%2F0dd77a244420aaf5641d7b47e2fb%2Fbritta-jaschinski-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 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Jaschinski looks on as a crime scene investigator from London\u2019s Metropolitan Police dusts for prints on a confiscated tusk.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                <strong>Winner, Photojournalism: <\/strong><em>Dusting for New Evidence<\/em> by Britta Jaschinski, Germany\/UK. Jaschinski watches as a crime scene investigator from London\u2019s Metropolitan Police dusts for prints on a confiscated tusk.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Britta Jaschinski\/Wildlife Photographer of the Year<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Britta Jaschinski\/Wildlife Photographer of the Year<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-27195\" class=\"bucketwrap image x-large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 1280;&#10;        --source-height: 853;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7c%2F03%2F2a8bafa8400dae623451738b616e%2Frick-beldegreen-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7c%2F03%2F2a8bafa8400dae623451738b616e%2Frick-beldegreen-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7c%2F03%2F2a8bafa8400dae623451738b616e%2Frick-beldegreen-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7c%2F03%2F2a8bafa8400dae623451738b616e%2Frick-beldegreen-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7c%2F03%2F2a8bafa8400dae623451738b616e%2Frick-beldegreen-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7c%2F03%2F2a8bafa8400dae623451738b616e%2Frick-beldegreen-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7c%2F03%2F2a8bafa8400dae623451738b616e%2Frick-beldegreen-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1280x853+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7c%2F03%2F2a8bafa8400dae623451738b616e%2Frick-beldegreen-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 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Fortunato Gatto comes across a gnarled old birch tree adorned with pale \u2018old man\u2019s beard\u2019 lichens.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                <strong>Winner, Plants and Fungi: <\/strong><em>Old Man of the Glen<\/em> by Fortunato Gatto, Italy. Gatto comes across a gnarled old birch tree adorned with pale &#8220;old man\u2019s beard&#8221; lichens.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Fortunato Gatto\/Wildlife Photographer of the Year<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Fortunato Gatto\/Wildlife Photographer of the Year<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-27192\" class=\"bucketwrap image x-large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 1024;&#10;        --source-height: 1145;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1024x1145+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2d%2F3b%2Fe3a7872b4c2f8c94f15c2db5b6ab%2Fparham-pourahmad-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1024x1145+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2d%2F3b%2Fe3a7872b4c2f8c94f15c2db5b6ab%2Fparham-pourahmad-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1024x1145+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2d%2F3b%2Fe3a7872b4c2f8c94f15c2db5b6ab%2Fparham-pourahmad-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1024x1145+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2d%2F3b%2Fe3a7872b4c2f8c94f15c2db5b6ab%2Fparham-pourahmad-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1024x1145+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2d%2F3b%2Fe3a7872b4c2f8c94f15c2db5b6ab%2Fparham-pourahmad-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1024x1145+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2d%2F3b%2Fe3a7872b4c2f8c94f15c2db5b6ab%2Fparham-pourahmad-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1024x1145+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2d%2F3b%2Fe3a7872b4c2f8c94f15c2db5b6ab%2Fparham-pourahmad-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1024x1145+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2d%2F3b%2Fe3a7872b4c2f8c94f15c2db5b6ab%2Fparham-pourahmad-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 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Pourahmad watches as the last rays of the setting sun illuminate a young Cooper\u2019s hawk eating a squirrel.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                <strong>Winner, 11-14 Years: <\/strong><em>An Evening Meal<\/em> by Parham Pourahmad, Ed R Levin County Park, Calif. 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