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Publish Not your original work? Add source Who doesn't snap a shot of their cutest pets while they're sleeping or a colorful butterfly when they're at the park? We like to have a physical memory of what we thought was beautiful or interesting. But there are people who take photos for a whole different purpose. People who submit their work to the BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition go above and beyond to catch the right picture at the right time. And though there is a monetary prize to the winner, the competition hopes that these breath-taking images from all around the world will inspire others to protect and conserve our planet. More info: BigPicture Facebook Twitter Instagram This post may include affiliate links. #1
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The 2021 BigPicture Natural World Photography Contest Reveals The Best Shots Of Mother Nature 30 Pics Interview
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Publish Not your original work? Add source Who doesn't snap a shot of their cutest pets while they're sleeping or a colorful butterfly when they're at the park? We like to have a physical memory of what we thought was beautiful or interesting. But there are people who take photos for a whole different purpose. People who submit their work to the BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition go above and beyond to catch the right picture at the right time. And though there is a monetary prize to the winner, the competition hopes that these breath-taking images from all around the world will inspire others to protect and conserve our planet. More info: BigPicture Facebook Twitter Instagram This post may include affiliate links. #1
Aquatic Life Finalist Treasure On Ice By marek Jackowski Svalbard Norway
As the disappearance of sea ice due to climate change becomes more evident, polar bears are rapidly losing their habitat. At dusk, this lucky male settled down on a small iceberg—a refuge for the night. Marek Jackowski Report Final score: 63points POST Lauren Caswell Lauren Caswell Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago That's just so sad. I don't have words for it, my heart just breaks at what we have done 29 29points reply View More Replies... View more comments It's the eighth year that the California Academy of Sciences has held the competition and the entries don't stop amazing us. These images originally appeared on bioGraphic, an online magazine about science and sustainability and the official media sponsor for the California Academy of Sciences' BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition. If you would like to see what bioGraphic is up to, you can follow them on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. The photographers were invited to send pictures that showcase Earth's biodiversity and show some of the mounting threats to the natural world. If this is your first time hearing about this competition and you are interested to see the best shots from last year's competition, Bored Panda gathered them in this article. #2Terrestrial Wildlife Finalist Tough Negotiation By Ayala Fishaimer Judean Foothills Israel
An Arabian red fox cub emerging from its den sniffed a shrew out of the sand and began playing with it. For a brief moment, the hapless shrew appeared to be asking the fox to spare its life. Ayala Fishaimer Report Final score: 63points POST Kookamunga Kookamunga Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago "Look, let's be reasonable here - can we make a deal or something?" 16 16points reply View more comments #3Terrestrial Wildlife Finalist Felis Silvestris By Vladimir Cech Jr Doupov Mountains Czech Republic
The European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) is rare, elusive, and difficult to photograph. After studying the area for several months, the photographer caught this image with a homemade DSLR camera trap, built in his photo studio in the forest. Vladimir Cech Jr. Report Final score: 60points POST JenniG JenniG Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago What a beautiful tail! 12 12points reply View more comments The contestants could send their entries from December 1, 2020 to March 7, 2021 and then the jury, consisting of photographers and photo editors, chose their winners. BigPicture Co-founder Rhonda Rubinstein explained to us how the judges pick a winner, "The judges vote on each image, using a 1-5 scale that takes into consideration originality, technical excellence, composition, overall impact and artistic merit. The votes are tallied, and the Grand Prize winner is the image that received the highest score overall, regardless of category." The Grand Prize winner was awarded $5,000 and the categories that Rhonda Rubinstein mentioned are: Art of Nature, Aquatic Life, Winged Life, Landscapes, Waterscapes, and Flora, Terrestrial Wildlife, Human/Nature and Photo Story: Out of the Ordinary. #4Grand Prize Hope In A Burned Plantation By Jo-Anne Mcarthur Mallacoota Australia
Iconic Australia is captured in this particular moment as a resilient kangaroo pauses in a burned eucalyptus plantation. Nearly three billion animals perished or were displaced in the cataclysmic Australian bushfires of 2019 and 2020. This eastern grey kangaroo and her joey represent the lucky survivors, escaping from an area that had been transformed by humans for farming and then devastated by fire. Jo-Anne McArthur Report Final score: 51points POST denzoren denzoren Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Beautiful and tragic. I hope both her and her joey are doing well. 8 8points reply View More Replies... View more comments #5Terrestrial Wildlife Winner Boss By Michelle Valberg Great Bear Rainforest Canada
This spirit bear, one of only a few hundred white bears in this subspecies of black bears in the coastal rainforests of British Columbia, is known by the name “Boss.” After lowering his head into the river in search of salmon roe, he pulled his head up and shook, droplets spiraling around his head, looked at the photographer for a split second, and then plunged back into the water for his meal. Michelle Valberg Report Final score: 48points POST CatMan CatMan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Shake it off 3 3points reply View more comments #6Human Nature Finalist Why Did The Sloth Cross The Road By Andrew Whitworth Osa Peninsula Costa Rica
Getting to the other side of a vehicular road is a challenge, especially for a slow-moving sloth. Due to speed up is the movement to create arboreal bridges for animal crossings in biodiversity hotspots like Osa. Here, amidst stormy conditions, this beautiful moss-covered, three-toed sloth survived. Andrew Whitworth Report Final score: 47points POST CatMan CatMan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Grass type pokémon 7 7points reply View more comments The winner this year is Jo-Anne McArthur, who is a Canadian photojournalist. Her photo, titled "Hope Amidst the Ashes," depicts a female eastern grey kangaroo with a baby kangaroo in her pouch standing surrounded by burnt trees. McArthur is also an animal rights activist and she took this photo while accompanying Vets for Compassion as the organization searched for koalas injured in the Australian bushfires. bioGraphic wrote, "For McArthur, it was a powerful moment: two of Australia's most iconic species-the kangaroo and the eucalyptus tree-standing at a worrisome crossroads in their history. But the individuals in her frame were also symbols of hope, that life can persist against all odds." #7Art Of Nature Winner The Goblet Of Fire By Sarang Naik Toplepada India
This mushroom, illuminated by a simple flashlight, was one of many fungi growing around the photographer’s house in the countryside. During the monsoon season, the mushrooms released thick, yellow-brown spores throughout the day for almost a month—a common but often ignored phenomenon. Sarang Naik Report Final score: 43points POST Purple Panda Rae'n Purple Panda Rae'n Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Wha-ow! Just, W-O-W!!! 4 4points reply View more comments #8Aquatic Life Finalist Orcas Under The Arctic Sun By andy Schmid Skjervøy Norway
Drawn to the fjord in search of herring that shelter from the open ocean each winter, this curious but protective orca mother allowed the photographer to swim nearby during the single hour that the sun shines through the fjord and into the water in mid-November. Andy Schmid Report Final score: 43points POST JenniG JenniG Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago That play of light through the water is magic 10 10points reply View more comments When remembering what photographs the competition received the previous years and comparing them to this year's submissions, Rhonda Rubinstein admits that "The biggest trend was how many photographers discovered life and beauty in their own backyards or nearby environments! It is unusual to see so many photo locations match that of the photographers' home base." That is understandable as everyone was traveling less and exploring their local areas. When asked about the challenges that the pandemic posed, BigPicture Jury Chair Suzi Eszterhas answered, "Rather than having challenges this year due to the pandemic, our judges had a major advantage in the fact that they weren't traveling! Since most of our judges are professional nature photographers they have busy travel schedules and it can be a challenge for them to find the time (and a stable internet connection) if they are traveling during the judging period. But because most of us were stuck at home, we had more time to put into the judging this year." #9Aquatic Life Winner Barracuda By Yung-Sen Wu Koror Palau
The photographer swam with this battery of barracuda in the Blue Corner for four days, looking for the perfect angle. At the end of a 50-minute dive on his fifth day, the fish allowed him to swim among them as part of the school and he captured this fisheye view. On the sixth day, he joined the fish without his camera. Yung-Sen Wu Report Final score: 42points POST denzoren denzoren Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Now that is dedication. 7 7points reply View more comments #10Aquatic Life Finalist Facing Reality By Amos Nachoum Pleneau Island Antarctic Peninsula
The young gentoo penguin jumped into the lagoon to play during low tide, and was ambushed by the leopard seal, which had been lying in wait. Amos Nachoum Report Final score: 42points POST Amy Begun Saab Amy Begun Saab Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago That looks like a dinosaur or something 15 15points reply View more comments So the organizers and the judges found that the pandemic actually allowed them to spend more time evaluating the pictures. But how about the photographers? Well, it seems that this year the competition had an abundance of entries, "This year we received the highest number of images ever! 8,390 submissions-an increase of more than 30% compared to 2020," Rubinstein said. She also had a few guesses what could have been the reasons for it, "Perhaps it was because photographers were at home and had time to look through their images and submit, perhaps it was because we encouraged more female photographers to enter by promoting a discount during the last month, or perhaps it was because we extended the deadline by a week. Likely answer: all of the above." #11Aquatic Life Finalist Private Moment Of Milk Feeding By mike Korostelev Indian Ocean
A pod of sperm whales tolerated the photographer’s proximity long enough for him to catch one of the mothers nursing her baby, almost at the water’s surface. Not so easy to hold your breath and drink at the same time—for the baby whale, that is. Mike Korostelev Report Final score: 42points POST therarestbanana therarestbanana Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Do female whales have nipples or do they shoot their milk straight out of a gland? Does anybody know? 2 2points reply View More Replies... View more comments #12Landscapes Waterscapes And Flora Finalist Beautiful Water By Kazuaki Koseki Inawashiro Japan
Ten years ago, the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami struck the Pacific coast and triggered the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. The photographer took this photo in Fukushima Prefecture, an inland area now covered with virgin forest. Kazuaki Koseki Report Final score: 40points POST Rider Rider Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This is now my wallpaper 4 4points reply View more comments What do you think of these pictures? Which would you pick as the winner? Put your opinions in the comments and upvote the photos that are the most impressive in your eyes! #13Human Nature Finalist Foxfence By Peter Mather Whitehorse Canada
A fox kit at its den in downtown Whitehorse, surrounded by other playful fox kits, photographed using a flash and patience. Urban foxes often den in fenced off areas, where they can quickly escape from coyotes and dogs. Peter Mather Report Final score: 38points POST Soph the Loaf Soph the Loaf Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago What an adorable little fox! 2 2points reply View more comments #14Art Of Nature Finalist Vortex By angel Fitor Mar Menor Spain
This unusual perspective of a barrel jellyfish—looking up through the tentacles and into the mouth, may be as close as we get to the fish-eye view as it is about to be eaten. Angel Fitor Report Final score: 35points POST TheAnimalLady TheAnimalLady Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Surreal , like a cloud formation that an angel is about to descend through 0 0points reply View more comments #15Human Nature Finalist A Daring Rescue By Ami Vitale Ruko Community Conservancy Kenya
Eight Rothschild giraffes were marooned as rising lake waters in Lake Baringo turned a rocky lava pinnacle into an island. During the ambitious rescue, the giraffes were hooded and transported on a makeshift raft across the lake to Ruko Community Conservancy. Saving the animals on an allegorical ark illustrates the extreme efforts required to keep endangered species alive. Ami Vitale Report Final score: 32points POST Suzy the observer Suzy the observer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Thank you!!! 7 7points reply View more comments #16Photo Story Out Of The Ordinary Klukshu Ice Bears 4 6 By peter Mather Yukon Territory Canada
A small grizzly who ventures out in the less ideal daytime (to avoid bigger bears) is rewarded with a freshly caught salmon. Peter Mather Report Final score: 32points POST TheAnimalLady TheAnimalLady Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago She works hard for the money-catch 1 1point reply See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective #17Winged Life Winner Beak To Beak By Shane Kalyn Mount Seymour Provincial Park Canada
After preening each other's feathers, the ravens took turns inspecting every nook and cranny in each other's beaks—talking to one another throughout the process. In three winters of observing the gift-sharing, grooming, and singing courtship behaviors of ravens on the mountain, the photographer had never witnessed anything like this. Shane Kalyn Report Final score: 30points POST CrunChewy McSandybutt CrunChewy McSandybutt Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Corvids are the best types of birds 1 1point reply View more comments #18Landscapes Waterscapes And Flora Winner Another Planet By Fran Rubia Fjallabak Nature Reserve Iceland
What looked to be mountains from the ground turned out to be extinct volcanoes as captured by this drone shot taken on a cloudy day in June, at the time of the midnight sun. The unusual perspective of an inhospitable landscape stained by traces of iron oxide creates an otherworldly atmosphere. Fran Rubia Report Final score: 28points POST therarestbanana therarestbanana Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Looks like an alien planet somewhere in outer space. Neat. 2 2points reply View more comments #19Terrestrial Wildlife Finalist Microspur1 By Lung-Tsai Wang Unspecified Mountains Taiwan
The birth of dozens of lynx spiders is followed by two days of cannibalism until only one spider remains. This mesmerizing spectacle of the ultimate sibling rivalry can be observed annually in the mountains of Taiwan. Lung-Tsai Wang Report Final score: 28points POST monsa8 monsa8 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Reminds me of Highlander "There can be only one" 7 7points reply View more comments #20Terrestrial Wildlife Finalist Come High Water By mac Stone Audubon s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary United States
"Come hell or high water" is a common southeastern saying that implies perseverance in the face of difficulties. This mother raccoon appears to be rescuing her baby from a flooded nest after a heavy rain in late October, in one of the handful of remaining old growth swamps in the southeastern United States. Mac Stone Report Final score: 27points POST Angelina Waldehm Angelina Waldehm Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago is that her cub ? 0 0points reply View more comments #21Terrestrial Wildlife Finalist Jumbo Roadblock By Jagdeep Rajput Corbett National Park India
This herd of Asian elephants had just arrived from an adjoining national park. Demonstrating both their right of way and their social behavior, the elephants marched slowly in formation, creating a protective front row that kept the young ones safe in the middle. Jagdeep Rajput Report Final score: 26points POST IguanaStampede IguanaStampede Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. That picture is of African elephants if I am not mistaken -7 -7points reply View More Replies... View more comments #22Winged Life Finalist Stages Of Life By kurt Bertels Nicosia Cyprus
This camera trap image caught three young barn owls as they practiced flying from the top of an ancient well—while their parents were out catching rodents. Kurt Bertels Report Final score: 26points POST TheAnimalLady TheAnimalLady Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Owl be seeing you in owl the owl familiar places ? 0 0points reply #23Human Nature Finalist Mon Cheri By Guido Villani Naples Italy
After a light storm drew a swarm of jellyfish and released a sizable amount of litter into the port of Bacoli, this mauve stinger carried off a discarded plastic chocolate wrapper in its tentacles. These beautiful little jellyfish, which phosphoresce when disturbed, are much feared for their painful stings. Guido Villani Report Final score: 26points POST Suzy the observer Suzy the observer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Grrr! 5 5points reply View more comments #24Photo Story Out Of The Ordinary Klukshu Ice Bears 2 6 By peter Mather Yukon Territory Canada
An ice bear known to the locals as “The Mayor”— because he is the dominant male in the area—uses a fallen tree to cross Klukshu Creek. Peter Mather Report Final score: 26points POST #25Human Nature Finalist Dolphin s Hug By Jaime Rojo Puerto Nariño Colombia
To document the first-ever tagging event of an Amazon River Dolphin, the photographer joined the scientific team on a weeklong pursuit. After six days in pouring rain, they found one—and en route to the veterinary station for tagging, a concerned team member soothes the dolphin. Jaime Rojo Report Final score: 25points POST TheAnimalLady TheAnimalLady Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Does anyone know why they aren't tagging on site instead of stressing and endangering it by transporting? That seems counterintuitive to all my years of rescue and the research I've done. 2 2points reply View more comments #26Winged Life Finalist Flamingo Flying Over Lake Magadi By yang Jiao Magadi Kenya
These greater flamingos were photographed from a helicopter over Lake Magadi, a salt lake in the Great Rift Valley of southern Kenya whose mineral deposits reflect light in ever-changing patterns. Yang Jiao Report Final score: 24points POST TheAnimalLady TheAnimalLady Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Makes me think of Jackson Pollock 0 0points reply View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Overworked Employee Quits Because He Wasn't Getting A Fair Wage, Costs The Company $40 Million 40 Embarrassing Moments People Didn't Know Who They Were Talking To And Made A Fool Of Themselves #27Landscapes Waterscapes And Flora Finalist Tree Of Life By anette Mossbacher Ruacana Falls Namibia
Light from the quickly setting sun highlights this cliff-dwelling baobab tree as shadows move up the valley. The waterfall is a surprising backdrop for this ancient tree, which has adapted to extremely arid conditions. Anette Mossbacher Report Final score: 24points POST TheAnimalLady TheAnimalLady Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Talk about "Survival of the Fittest" 1 1point reply View More Replies... View more comments #28Art Of Nature Finalist Little Comets By Alexey Korolyov Kremyonki Russia
Snowflakes become comets flying through the air, and the dark trunks of birch trees sway lightly in the twilight of this painterly image. The enchanting illusion was achieved by combining an on-camera flash, high aperture, and intentional camera movement. Alexey Korolyov Report Final score: 24points POST JenniG JenniG Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Magic! 3 3points reply View more comments #29Photo Story Out Of The Ordinary Klukshu Ice Bears 5 6 By peter Mather Yukon Territory Canada
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