See more Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022 winners belowĪnimals in their Environment Winner: Spectacled Bear’s Slim Outlook by Daniel Mideros, EcuadorĬanon EOS 7D Mark II, 18-55mm f/3.5 lens, 1/160sec at f/14, ISO 400 2x Nikon SB-28 flashes Camtraptions camera-trap system The plates, which are made of keratin – the same protein which also forms human hair and nails – are used to filter small prey from the ocean.
This type of whale has up to 370 pairs of grey-coloured plates of baleen growing inside their upper jaws.
This required a steady hand to capture this close-up composition as the boat rocked in the swell. The tour boat Katanyou was travelling on turned off its engine as the whale appeared close by. Intrigued by the contrasting colours and textures of a Bryde’s whale, which is surfacing close by, Katanyou captured this fascinating abstract taken at the Upper Gulf of Thailand, Phetchaburi, Thailand. © Katanyou Wuttichaitanakorn/Wildlife Photographer of the Year Winner, 15-17 Years and Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022. The Beauty of Baleen by Katanyou Wuttichaitanakorn, Thailand. 70% of bee species nest underground, so it’s increasingly important that natural soil is left undisturbed.Ĭhair of the judging panel, Rosamund Kidman Cox OBE, says, ‘ The sense of movement and intensity is shown at bee-level magnification and transforms what are little cactus bees into big competitors for a single female.’ Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022 winner The Beauty of Baleen by Katanyou Wuttichaitanakorn, Thailand Winner, 15-17 Years and Young Wildlife Photographer of the YearĬanon EOS 90D, Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens, 1/6400sec at f/6.3 (-1e/v), ISO 640 The world’s bees are impacted by habitat loss, pesticides and climate change. After a few minutes, the pair at the centre of the ball – a male clinging to the only female bee in the scrum – flew away to mate. Karine captured this flurry of activity as a ball of cactus bees spun over the hot sand of a Texas ranch. © Karine Aigner/Wildlife Photographer of the Year Sony A7R III, Laowa 24mm f/14 2x macro probe lens, 1/1000sec, ISO 6400 Profoto strobe and wireless trigger. Winner, Behaviour: Invertebrates and Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022.
Sony A7R III, Laowa 24mm f/14 2x macro probe lens, 1/1000sec, ISO 6400 Profoto strobe and wireless trigger These images demonstrate their awe of and appreciation for the natural world and the urgent need to take action to protect it.’ Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022 winner The Big Buzz by Karine Aigner, USA Winner, Behaviour: Invertebrates and Wildlife Photographer of the Year Meanwhile, 16-year-old Katanyou Wuttichaitanakorn from Thailand has been awarded the Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year prize for his intriguing abstract image of a baleen whale capturing its very small prey.ĭirector of the Natural History Museum, Dr Doug Gurr, says of the competition, ‘ Wildlife photographers offer us unforgettable glimpses into the lives of wild species, sharing unseen details, fascinating behaviours and front-line reporting on the climate and biodiversity crises. Her image, a close-up of cactus bees, photographed from a bee-level point of view, was taken at a Texas ranch. Overall winner, American photographer Karine Aigner, is the fifth woman to take home the grand title in the competition’s 58-year history. From these entries, the 19 category winners aim to highlight the natural world in all its finest majestic wonder and diversity. The judges are looking for originality, narrative, technical excellence and ethical practice. The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022 competition saw 38,975 entries from 93 different countries put through an intensive process of anonymous judging by an international panel of experts.
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