{"id":33033,"date":"2023-10-27T21:02:13","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T19:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/807ebc16-9bba-4e06-aab2-7a2af595cc8c"},"modified":"2023-10-27T21:35:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T19:35:44","slug":"european-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-winning-photographs-incredible-and-powerful-photo-of-a-caring-stink-bug-mother-takes-top-spot","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/rss_feed\/european-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-winning-photographs-incredible-and-powerful-photo-of-a-caring-stink-bug-mother-takes-top-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"European Wildlife Photographer of the Year winning photographs: Incredible and powerful photo of a caring stink bug mother takes top spot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Browse the amazing and thought-provoking winning photographs from this year’s European Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition – one of the most prestigious wildlife photography competitions in the world <\/p>

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Published: Friday, 27 October 2023 at 19:02 PM<\/p>

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Spanish photographer\u00a0Javier Aznar Gonz\u00e1lez de Rueda has been crowned GTD European Wildlife Photographer of the Year <\/a>2023 with his photograph of a stink bug mother caring for her young. <\/strong><\/p>

For over two weeks, the biologist observed the maternal care behaviour of a stink bug in Ecuador’s Yasun\u00ed National Park. To Javier’s surprise, the female bug guarded not only its eggs but also the newly hatched larvae up to their first moult.<\/p>

Javier said: ‘Maternal care significantly increases an offspring’s chances of survival. In Ecuador’s rainforest, juvenile stink bugs are vulnerable to attack by numerous predators and parasitoids such as ichneumon wasps. This is a highly complex ecosystem with countless organisms in a vast interconnected web of life.’<\/p>

A mother stick bug protecting the babies. Image credit: Javier Aznar Gonz\u00e1lez de Rueda<\/figcaption><\/figure>
The European Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is one of the most renowned competitions for contemporary nature photography in Europe and beyond. <\/p>
Launched in 2001, the event quickly became a notable fixture on the international stage. Over the years, the competition has became a seismograph for the ever-changing, contemporary nature photography scene. <\/p>
Want to improve your wildlife photography? check out these tips<\/strong><\/p>
Camera manual settings explained: how to use manual settings to take stunning photographs<\/a><\/li>
How to photograph the movement and motion of wildlife<\/a><\/li>
How to take great underwater photos of wildlife<\/a><\/li>
How to take striking animal portrait photographs<\/a><\/li><\/ul>
The category winners<\/h2>
Birds winner<\/h3>
Birds in forest by<\/strong> Csaba Dar\u00f3czi<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>
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Image credit: Csaba Dar\u00f3czi\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Mammals winner<\/h3>
The last dance by Jens Cullmann<\/strong><\/p>
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Image credit: Jens Cullmann<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Other Animals winner<\/h3>
\u00a0Water ballet by Marjan Artnak<\/strong><\/p>
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Image credit: Marjan Artnak<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Plants and Fungi winner<\/h3>
Lichen dinner by Roberto Buen<\/strong><\/p>
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Image credit: Roberto Buen<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Landscapes winner<\/h3>
Volcanic swirls by Joel Delmas<\/strong><\/p>
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Image credit: Joel Delmas<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Underwater World winner<\/h3>
Night time squadron by Catherine Holmes<\/strong><\/p>
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Men and Nature winner<\/h3>
Lost at sea by Angel Fitor<\/strong><\/p>
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Image credit: Angel Fitor<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Nature’s Studio winner<\/h3>
Secret of the Mediterranean by Bruno D’Amicis<\/strong><\/p>
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Image credit: Bruno D’Amicis<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Young Photographer 14 years-old and under winner<\/h3>
Tightrope artist by Alberto Rom\u00e1n G\u00f3mez\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>
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Image credit: Alberto Rom\u00e1n G\u00f3mez\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Young Photographer 15-17 years-old winner<\/h3>
Wave by Luca Lorenz<\/strong><\/p>
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Image credit: Luca Lorenz<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Rewildling Europe Award<\/h2>
As part of this year’s\u00a0European Wildlife Photographer of the Year<\/em>\u00a0competition, the\u00a0Rewilding Europe Award<\/em>\u00a0was presented for the second time.<\/p>
This award was offered by the GDT in cooperation with\u00a0Rewilding Europe<\/a><\/em>\u00a0to honour outstanding achievements in photography with a focus on rewilding. The aim here is to give nature time and space to restore itself in regions that have been affected by human activity. By creating the right conditions, nature can once again shape its own landscapes. This includes pristine river dynamics, the natural succession of forests, complete food chains with their diverse predator-prey relationships, the creation of open landscapes as a result of grazing by large herbivores, and much more.<\/p>
Rewildling winner<\/h4>
Wolves on the hunt by Tobias Richter<\/strong><\/p>
$\"\"$ Image credit: Tobias Richter<\/figcaption><\/figure>
‘It was a late summer evening at one of the countless ponds in the German Lausitz’ says Tobias Richter. ‘After there had been a thunderstorm in the afternoon, I decided to stay longer than usual in my camouflage hiding place, as the rising fog created a special atmosphere. In the late dusk wild boars (Sus scrofa) approached the water surface. <\/p>
‘Shortly after, two wolves (Canis lupus) pounced on the drinking young. While they fled into the reeds, the sow tried to defend them. After an obviously unsuccessful chase, the wolves returned to the pond and howled in near darkness.’<\/p>
Have you voted for your favourite photographs in the Wildlife Photography Awards<\/a>? Browse some amazing photographs and vote for your favourites<\/strong><\/p>
More award-winning photographs<\/strong><\/p>
Incredible photograph of nautilus floating on ocean debris wins prestigious Ocean Photographer of the Year competition<\/a><\/p>
A dramatic photograph depicting an alarmingly rapid ice melt wins Nature TTL Photographer of the Year 2023<\/a><\/p>
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2023 winning photographs: stunning tri-spine horseshoe crab image crowned best<\/a><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n
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The category winners<\/h2>

Birds winner<\/h3>Birds in forest by<\/strong> Csaba Dar\u00f3czi<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>

Mammals winner<\/h3>The last dance by Jens Cullmann<\/strong><\/p>

Other Animals winner<\/h3>\u00a0Water ballet by Marjan Artnak<\/strong><\/p>