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Winners of the Underwater Photographer of the Year Competition Announced

The winners of the annual underwater photography competition have been announced. First place went to Nur Tucker's shot 'Predatory Flock in the Ocean' about seabirds chasing fish near fishing nets. Second place went to Linda Ness's work 'Shark Gateway', taken off the coast of South Africa during the annual sardine migration, and third place to Luke Roomer's shot 'Mandarin Fish Mating Dance', taken in December 2025 in the Lembeh Strait.

Shahnoza Ergasheva
2 min read
Culture

‘Seal Horror’ Wins Top Prize at Environmental Photography Contest

An environmental photography contest dedicated to nature and the interaction between humans and the environment has announced its results. Belgian documentary photographer Alain Schroeder received the award for best photo story in the ‘Rescuing Orangutans’ category, shot on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Among the winners are also works by Jan Pokluda featuring a red-breasted thrush and by Imre Potó depicting a night forest.

Shahnoza Ergasheva
2 min read
Culture

Snapshot of elephant carrying her dead calf wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026

The top prize of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 contest went to 'The Aftermath' by Italian Federico Veronesi: an elephant carries her dead calf in the Huab River valley in Namibia. The youth award was won by 14-year-old Oscar Wheatfield. In total, 20 winners were selected from a record 65,403 entries from 121 countries. The exhibition opens at the Natural History Museum in London on 16 October 2026.

Shahnoza Ergasheva
3 min read