{"id":16732,"date":"2022-08-11T05:00:17","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T03:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/?p=125820"},"modified":"2022-08-11T05:20:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T03:20:15","slug":"peering-into-the-lions-den-the-winners-of-the-nature-through-the-lens-competition","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/rss_feed\/peering-into-the-lions-den-the-winners-of-the-nature-through-the-lens-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Peering into the lion\u2019s den : The winners of the Nature Through the Lens Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By James Cutmore\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 11 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The winners of the prestigious Nature Through the Lens Photographer of the Year Competition 2022\u00a0<\/em>have just been announced, with a brutal image of a\u00a0flamingo-hunting caracal being named the winner.<\/p>\n

Will Nicholls, Founder of Nature Through the Lens, said of winning image: \u201cThis is nature at its most raw. The caracal is soaked from chasing the flamingos through the waters, but has come out on top. The contrasting colours against the dark surroundings really make this image pop.\u201d<\/p>\n

Photographers compete over eight different competition categories celebrating the natural world including animal behaviour, camera traps, landscapes, urban wildlife and underwater.<\/p>\n

Nature TTL is the world\u2019s leading online nature photography resource, providing free tutorials and inspirational features. Photographers can learn more at naturettl.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Overall winner<\/h2>\n
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A caracal (Caracal caracal<\/em>) hunting along the shore of Lake Ndutu, in the southern Serengeti, Tanzania. Photo by Dennis Stogsdill\/Nature TTL<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Winner \u2013 Urban wildlife category<\/h2>\n
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A hare runs through the deserted nighttime streets of Kassel, Germany. Photo by Jan Piecha\/Nature TTL<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Winner \u2013 Underwater category<\/h2>\n
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A pink whipray (Himantura fai<\/em>) barges through a school of bannerfish, at the affectionately named Tuna Factory, in the Maldives. Photo by Andy Schmid\/Nature TTL<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Winner \u2013 The night sky category<\/h2>\n
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A cabin is surrounded by snow at Kosciusko, the highest point in Australia. Pictured in the background is a spectacular image of the Milky Way. Photo by Josselin Cornou\/Nature TTL<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Winner \u2013 Wild portraits category<\/h2>\n
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A male lion (Panthera Leo<\/em>) sits and eats a freshly-hunted buffalo with his brothers, while the photographer takes his picture from the relative safety of his car. Photographed at Moremi, Okavango Delta, Botswana. Photo by Tomasz Szpila\/Nature TTL<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Winner \u2013 Under 16 category<\/h2>\n
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Two Malabar parakeets (Psittacula columboides<\/em>) fight over a stump, in a dispute over territory. This image was shot from a bird hide in Hosanagara, Karnataka, India. Photo by Achintya Murthy\/Nature TTL<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Runner up \u2013 Camera trap category<\/h2>\n
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A snow leopard (Panthera uncia<\/em>) scans for prey across the jagged peaks of the Ladakh mountain range in India. Thick snow blankets the ground, but the big cat\u2019s dense coat and furry footpads keep it warm. Photo by Sascha Fonseca\/Nature TTL<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Winner \u2013 Landscapes category<\/h2>\n
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A thunderstorm passes over a sunflower which, against the odds, has managed to survive on a rubbish dump in the semi-arid Karoo region of South Africa. Photo by Bertus Hanekom\/Nature TTL<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Winner \u2013 Camera trap category<\/h2>\n
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A grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis<\/em>) photographed in freezing conditions, from a camera trap set up alongside a river in\u00a0Klukshu, Yukon, Canada. Photo by Geoffrey Reynaud\/Nature TTL<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Runner up \u2013 Underwater category<\/h2>\n
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When a female eastern gobbleguts (Vincentia novaehollandiae<\/i>) is ready to lay her eggs, the male opens his mouth near her cloaca orifice, as she pushes the eggs out in a cone-like manner. The male will then holds the eggs in his mouth, like this individual here, and will continue to look after them for a month before hatching occurs. Fortunately, he is still able to feed with the eggs in his mouth. Photo by Talia Greis\/Nature TTL<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Winner \u2013 Small world category<\/h2>\n
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A multiple exposure image showing a moth\u2019s path in the night sky, pictured at\u00a0\u0150rs\u00e9gi National Park, Hungary. Photo by Tibor Litauszki\/Nature TTL<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

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