{"id":111521,"date":"2017-10-17T23:00:27","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T22:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/?p=111521"},"modified":"2017-10-17T18:08:36","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T17:08:36","slug":"wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/latest\/photo-news\/wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 winner &#8216;needs to provoke the greatest public outcry\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_111524&quot;  class=\"c-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1300px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-111524 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Memorial-to-a-species-\u00a9-Brent-Stirton-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Memorial to a species, \u00a9 Brent Stirton\/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n<p>The long anticipated winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 competition has been\u00a0revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Photojournalist Brent Stirton has won the prestigious title for his powerful image, &#8216;Memorial to a species&#8217;, of a shot and de-horned black rhino in South Africa\u2019s Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve.<\/p>\n<p>His arresting image has beaten almost 50,000 entries from 92 countries, which show the astonishing diversity of life on Earth.<\/p>\n<p>Competition judge Roz Kidman Cox said: &#8220;To make such a tragic scene almost majestic in<br \/>\nits sculptural power deserves the highest award.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is rawness, but there is also great poignancy and therefore dignity in the fallen giant. It\u2019s also symbolic of one of the most wasteful, cruel and unnecessary environmental crimes, one that needs to provoke the greatest public outcry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Black rhinos are a critically endangered species due to poaching and the illegal international trade in rhino horn.<\/p>\n<p>Judge and former winner Jasper Doest told <em>Amateur Photographer<\/em>: &#8220;We talked long\u00a0about this and tears were shed during the debate, that took several hours.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the end we decided to vote and to our\u00a0surprise we came to a unanimous decision, which still brings me to tears when I think of it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think all jury members\u00a0this year saw it as their responsibility to fight for positive change in this world.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_111523&quot;  class=\"c-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1300px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-111523 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-good-life-\u00a9-Daniel-Nelson-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/The-good-life-\u00a9-Daniel-Nelson-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/The-good-life-\u00a9-Daniel-Nelson-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/The-good-life-\u00a9-Daniel-Nelson-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/The-good-life-\u00a9-Daniel-Nelson-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=1240,826 1240w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/The-good-life-\u00a9-Daniel-Nelson-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/The-good-life-\u00a9-Daniel-Nelson-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=562,375 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">The good life, \u00a9 Dani\u00ebl Nelson\/Wildlife Photographer of the Year<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n<p>Dani\u00ebl Nelson took the award for Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 with this photo of a young western lowland gorilla from the Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n<p>In his compelling portrait, Dani\u00ebl captured the inextricable similarity between these wild apes and humans, alongside the importance of the forest on which they depend.<\/p>\n<p>Winners were selected in 16 categories &#8211; all of which can be seen in our gallery below.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition opens at the Natural History Museum on October 20, 2017 before touring<br \/>\nacross the UK and internationally to locations such as Canada, Spain, the USA, Australia<br \/>\nand Germany.<\/p>\n<p>The next Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhm.ac.uk\/visit\/wpy\/competition.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opens for entries<\/a> on<br \/>\nOctober 23, 2017.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Giant Gathering &#8211;\u00a0Winner 2017, Behaviour: Mammals<\/h2>\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_111525&quot;  class=\"c-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1300px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-111525 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Giant-gathering-\u00a9-Tony-Wu-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Giant-gathering-\u00a9-Tony-Wu-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Giant-gathering-\u00a9-Tony-Wu-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Giant-gathering-\u00a9-Tony-Wu-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Giant-gathering-\u00a9-Tony-Wu-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=1240,826 1240w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Giant-gathering-\u00a9-Tony-Wu-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Giant-gathering-\u00a9-Tony-Wu-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=562,375 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">\u00a9 Tony Wu \/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>Dozens of sperm whales mingled noisily off Sri Lanka\u2019s northeast coast, stacked as far down as Tony could see. Some two thirds of the sperm whale population was wiped out during the peak of industrialised whaling in the twentieth century. But commercial whaling was banned in 1986, and this kind of major gathering could be \u2018a sign that populations are recovering\u2019, says Tony.<\/p>\n<p><em>Canon EOS 5D Mark III, 15mm f\/2.8 lens, 1\/250sec at f\/6.3, ISO 800, Zillion housing + Pro-One optical dome port<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Contemplation &#8211;\u00a0Winner 2017, Animal Portraits<\/h2>\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_111526&quot;  class=\"c-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1300px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-111526 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Contemplation-\u00a9-Peter-Delaney-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Contemplation-\u00a9-Peter-Delaney-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Contemplation-\u00a9-Peter-Delaney-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Contemplation-\u00a9-Peter-Delaney-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Contemplation-\u00a9-Peter-Delaney-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=1240,826 1240w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Contemplation-\u00a9-Peter-Delaney-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Contemplation-\u00a9-Peter-Delaney-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=562,375 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">\u00a9 Peter Delaney\/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>Totti couldn\u2019t have tried harder. For more than an hour, he posed, gestured and called to entice one particular female down from the canopy, but nothing worked. It was only when he finally flopped down, worn out with unrequited love, that Peter had his chance. &#8220;He lay back, hands behind his head, and rested for a moment, as if dreaming of what could have been,&#8221; Peter said.<\/p>\n<p><em>Fujifilm X-T1, 50\u2013140mm, 1\/75sec at f\/2.8 (\u20131.3 e\/v), ISO 3200<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Crab surprise &#8211; Winner 2017, Behaviour: Invertebrates<\/h2>\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_111527&quot;  class=\"c-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1300px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-111527 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Crab-surprise-\u00a9-Justin-Gilligan-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Crab-surprise-\u00a9-Justin-Gilligan-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Crab-surprise-\u00a9-Justin-Gilligan-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Crab-surprise-\u00a9-Justin-Gilligan-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Crab-surprise-\u00a9-Justin-Gilligan-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=1240,827 1240w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Crab-surprise-\u00a9-Justin-Gilligan-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Crab-surprise-\u00a9-Justin-Gilligan-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=562,375 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">\u00a9 Justin Gilligan\/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>Out of the blue, an aggregation of giant spider crabs the size of a football field wandered past.\u00a0 Justin was busy documenting a University of Tasmania kelp transplant experiment and was taken completely by surprise. &#8220;About 15 minutes later, I noticed an odd shape in the distance, moving among the writhing crabs,&#8221; said Justin. It was a Maori octopus that seemed equally delighted with the unexpected bounty.<\/p>\n<p><em>Nikon D810, 15mm f\/2.8 lens, 1\/100sec at f\/14, ISO 400, Nauticam housing, two Ikelite DS161 strobes.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Polar pas de deux &#8211; Winner 2017, Black and white<\/h2>\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_111528&quot;  class=\"c-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1300px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-111528 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Polar-pas-de-deux-\u00a9-Eilo-Elvinger-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Polar-pas-de-deux-\u00a9-Eilo-Elvinger-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Polar-pas-de-deux-\u00a9-Eilo-Elvinger-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=300,194 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Polar-pas-de-deux-\u00a9-Eilo-Elvinger-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=619,400 619w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Polar-pas-de-deux-\u00a9-Eilo-Elvinger-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=1240,801 1240w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Polar-pas-de-deux-\u00a9-Eilo-Elvinger-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=900,581 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Polar-pas-de-deux-\u00a9-Eilo-Elvinger-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=562,363 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">\u00a9 Eilo Elvinger\/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>From her ship, anchored in the icy waters off Svalbard, in Arctic Norway, Eilo spotted a polar bear and her two-year-old cub in the distance, slowly drawing closer. Mirroring each other, with back legs pressed together (cub on the right), they tasted the stained snow in synchrony. Mindful of the species\u2019 shrinking habitat \u2013 climate change is reducing the Arctic sea ice on which the bears depend \u2013 Eilo framed her shot tightly, choosing black and white to \u2018reflect the pollution as a shadow cast on the pristine environment\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><em>Canon EOS-1DX, 200\u2013400mm f\/4, 1\/640sec at f\/9 (+0.7 e\/v), ISO 6400<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Stuck in &#8211;\u00a0Winner 2017, 11-14 years old<\/h2>\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_111529&quot;  class=\"c-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1300px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-111529 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Stuck-in-\u00a9-Ashleigh-Scully-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Stuck-in-\u00a9-Ashleigh-Scully-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Stuck-in-\u00a9-Ashleigh-Scully-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=300,195 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Stuck-in-\u00a9-Ashleigh-Scully-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=616,400 616w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Stuck-in-\u00a9-Ashleigh-Scully-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=1240,805 1240w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Stuck-in-\u00a9-Ashleigh-Scully-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=900,584 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/Stuck-in-\u00a9-Ashleigh-Scully-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=562,365 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">\u00a9 Ashleigh Scully\/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>Deep snow had blanketed the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, and the day was cold and overcast. This female American red fox was hunting beside the road, stepping quietly across the crusty surface of the snow. &#8220;It was funny to see but also humbling to observe how hard the fox had to work to find a meal. I really wanted her to be successful,&#8221; said Ashleigh. Unfortunately she wasn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p><em>Canon EOS 7D Mark II, 500mm f\/4, 1\/640sec at f5.6 (+1.7 e\/v); ISO 1000<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>The ancient ritual &#8211;\u00a0Winner 2017, Behaviour: Amphibians and Reptiles<\/h2>\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_111530&quot;  class=\"c-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1300px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-111530 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-ancient-ritual-\u00a9-Brian-Skerry-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/The-ancient-ritual-\u00a9-Brian-Skerry-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/The-ancient-ritual-\u00a9-Brian-Skerry-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/The-ancient-ritual-\u00a9-Brian-Skerry-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/The-ancient-ritual-\u00a9-Brian-Skerry-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=1240,827 1240w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/The-ancient-ritual-\u00a9-Brian-Skerry-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/The-ancient-ritual-\u00a9-Brian-Skerry-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=562,375 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">\u00a9 Brian Skerry\/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>Like generations before her, the leatherback turtle shifts her considerable weight with her outsized, strong front flippers and moves steadily back to the ocean. Females return to the shores where they themselves hatched to lay their own eggs at the Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge on St Croix, in the US Virgin Islands.<\/p>\n<p><em>Nikon D5, 17\u201335mm f\/2.8, 10sec at f\/8, ISO 1600, Nikon flash at 1\/64th power + tungsten gel, Nikon remote release<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>The ice monster &#8211; Winner 2017, Earth\u2019s Environments<\/h2>\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_111531&quot;  class=\"c-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1300px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-111531 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-ice-monster-\u00a9-Laurent-Ballesta-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/The-ice-monster-\u00a9-Laurent-Ballesta-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/The-ice-monster-\u00a9-Laurent-Ballesta-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=300,194 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/The-ice-monster-\u00a9-Laurent-Ballesta-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=619,400 619w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/The-ice-monster-\u00a9-Laurent-Ballesta-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=1240,801 1240w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/The-ice-monster-\u00a9-Laurent-Ballesta-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=900,581 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/The-ice-monster-\u00a9-Laurent-Ballesta-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=562,363 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">\u00a9 Laurent Ballesta\/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>Laurent and his expedition team had been silenced by the magnitude of the ice blocks \u2013 mountainous pieces of the ice shelf \u2013 awed in the knowledge that only 10% of their volume is ever visible above the surface. The dive team were working out of the French Dumont d\u2019Urville scientific base in east Antarctica.<\/p>\n<p><em>Nikon D4S, 13mm f\/2.8 lens, 1\/30 to 1\/60 sec at f\/6.3, 147 stitched images, ISO 3200, Seacam housing, flashlights.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>The Jellyfish Jockey &#8211; Winner 2017, Underwater<\/h2>\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_111532&quot;  class=\"c-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 470px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-111532 \" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-jellyfish-jockey-\u00a9-Anthony-Berberian-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/The-jellyfish-jockey-\u00a9-Anthony-Berberian-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/The-jellyfish-jockey-\u00a9-Anthony-Berberian-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=300,450 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/The-jellyfish-jockey-\u00a9-Anthony-Berberian-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=267,400 267w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/The-jellyfish-jockey-\u00a9-Anthony-Berberian-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=900,1350 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/10\/The-jellyfish-jockey-\u00a9-Anthony-Berberian-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=562,843 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">\u00a9 Anthony Berberian\/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>In open ocean far off Tahiti, French Polynesia, Anthony regularly dives at night in water more than 2 kilometres (1\u00bc miles) deep. 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