David Bellamy
and TV presenter Kate Humble led this year's panel of judges in the Zoological
Society of London (ZSL) Photography Prize.
The panel picked two overall winners in the adult and
junior categories, from more than 1,000 entries.
Bence Mate's A Giant Trophy for a Small Ant won the
overall adult award, while Connie Beith's Knotted was the overall winner in the
junior section.
The winning photographs are currently on show at an
exhibition at London Zoo.
The competition, now in its second year, encourages
amateur and professional photographers to get out and capture the magic of the
natural world.
Individual winners - both adult and junior - were
also selected in each of the seven categories.
Each individual adult winner is awarded £1,000, with
an an additional £1,000 for the overall winner; in the junior section,
individual winners scoop £250, with an additional £500 for the overall winner.
"After the calibre of the entries into the ZSL
Animal Photography Prize in 2012 we had high hopes for this year's competition,
but we couldn't have anticipated the incredible quality of the images
entered," said Sarah Barron, who manages the exhibition.
Individual categories such as Last Chance to See
focused on threatened species and endangered habitats, Deep and Meaningful
looked at aquatic animals, while Catch Me If You Can encouraged photographers
to take pictures on the move.
"The category names are designed to encourage
photographers to think more profoundly about the natural world and the winning
images truly reflect this aim; each photo provokes curiosity and wonder about
the animal kingdom," added Ms Barron.
Source: BBC
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