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Hollie Latham Hucker, Technique editor<\/h2>\n

\u2018Always by my side\u2019 by John Ferrett<\/h3>\n

I\u2019m a huge fan of the array of fantastic photography competitions we see each year \u2013 big and small. It\u2019s great to see so many photographers from different backgrounds participating from all corners of the globe. We\u2019ve seen some stunning photographs in 2017; it\u2019s hard to pick a favourite. However I must admit that I have a soft spot for any photograph that includes a dog \u2013 it won\u2019t take much to win me over! So this year I was particularly excited to see the finalists for The Kennel Club\u2019s Dog Photographer of the Year. Now in its 12th year, the international competition received almost 10,000 entries from 74 countries. It must have been a hard task for the judges to whittle it down to the 10 winners of each category. The image I picked was second place in the Assistance Dogs category. Taken by John Ferrett, it shows Reno, a Labrador Doberman cross, whose owner is a double amputee and registered blind.<\/p>\n

This image really struck a chord with me. It shows the close, emotional companionship between Reno, a rescue dog, and his owner, who trained Reno to assist him in everyday life. John has captured the beautiful bond between them, one that pulls at my heartstrings. It\u2019s clear to see from this photo that Reno rarely leaves his owner\u2019s side. This image truly represents the special relationship we all have with these loyal, loving and reliable animals. To see more of John\u2019s work, visit www.jferrettphotography.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Nigel Atherton, Editor<\/h2>\n

‘Sleeping sperm whales’ by Franco Banfi<\/h3>\n

In these image-saturated times I love it when a photo stops me in my tracks and makes me go \u2018Wow!\u2019 especially when it shows me something I haven\u2019t seen before. Several images this year did that for me. Ami Vitale\u2019s surreal panda shot and Yuri Zvezdny\u2019s Patagonian landscape, both featured here, did just that, as did Brent Stirton\u2019s moving portrait of an injured, orphaned baby rhino being cuddled by a charity worker. But my mind keeps returning to this astonishing photo by Swiss photographer Franco Banfi, taken on a Canon EOS 1D X Mark II with an 8-15mm fisheye lens. I\u2019ve never given much thought to whether or how sperm whales sleep, but if forced to guess I wouldn\u2019t have pictured these wonderful creatures floating like tombstones, or some cetacean Stonehenge.<\/p>\n

Franco took this photo back in January off the coast of Dominica in the West Indies, an area I know well. I spent many years in the Caribbean and learned to dive there, but I never saw anything like this! He and his crew were following a single whale when it led them to this pod. Then other whales joined them. \u2018Suddenly they all stopped swimming and started to sleep vertically in the water,\u2019 he recalled in our 30 September issue. I like how Franco included a couple of fellow divers for scale, and to convey how undisturbed in their slumbers they are by the nosy human interlopers. I wonder what sperm whales dream about?<\/p>\n

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Andy Westlake, Technical editor<\/h2>\n

\u2018Wanderer in Patagonia\u2019 by Yuri Zvezdny<\/h3>\n

While the Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition tends to be a showcase for truly astonishing imagery, a lot of it feels remote. No matter how beautiful they may be, false-colour images of distant nebulae shot through a telescope can feel divorced from reality.<\/p>\n

This is what makes Yuri\u2019s shot, which won the People and Space category, stand out. We see the majesty of the Milky Way above a glacial landscape of rugged grandeur, with a solitary human observer gazing upwards. Somehow, even committed city dwellers who\u2019d think twice about popping out after dark for a pint of milk feel a connection, as if we know what it\u2019s like to stand there.<\/p>\n

This is also a work of phenomenal technical virtuosity. Balancing the illumination in all the areas of the frame \u2013 the sky, the mountains, and the artificial pool of light surrounding the figure \u2013 must have taken a huge amount of planning at the taking stage, as well as a great deal of skill in the post-processing. It\u2019s all paid off though, resulting in a truly awesome photograph on a galactic scale.<\/p>\n

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Michael Topham, Reviews editor<\/h2>\n

\u2018Pandas Gone Wild\u2019 by Ami Vitale<\/h3>\n

This image, captured by second prize stories winner Ami Vitale, in the Nature category of this year\u2019s World Press Photo Contest, stopped me in my tracks. As I learned more about it, I discovered it\u2019s one image from a series of heart-warming shots taken by Ami during a visit to China to document the once-endangered giant panda.<\/p>\n

The striking image depicts a cub of a giant panda that lives at the Wolong reserve, Sichuan, China, being released back into the wild by a local keeper who wears a panda suit in the hope of keeping young panda bears as free as possible from human contact and intervention. What I love about the image is the sense of care and trust it portrays between cub and keeper.<\/p>\n

From a technical perspective, I\u2019m particularly fond of Ami\u2019s documentary style, which is all about capturing the moment and telling the story as it is, rather than getting creative with depth of field or experimenting with unusual techniques. I highly recommend anyone with an interest in documentary photography to check out this year\u2019s World Press Photo Contest winners.<\/p>\n

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Geoff Harris, Deputy editor<\/h2>\n

\u2018The twins\u2019 gymnastics dream\u2019 by Yuan Peng<\/h3>\n

Working on AP means I get paid to look at fantastic photography, so choosing my favourite picture of the year was a tough call. When I think back to this year\u2019s entries to the Sony Photography Awards, however, I remember how gobsmacked I was by the images of the young Chinese gymnasts \u2013 Liu Bingqing and Liu Yujie \u2013 taken by Yuan Peng.<\/p>\n

The images won top prize in the Sports category, and were taken in a specialist school in Jining, in the predominantly rural Shandong province in China. Yuan\u2019s subject is the punishing training regime of twin sisters Liu Bingqing and Liu Yujie. While his photographs of their gruelling training sessions would probably prompt calls to social services in the UK, the twins have loved gymnastics since being tots and are following their dream of representing an increasingly dominant China on the world stage.<\/p>\n

Stuck-up fine art photography critics are sniffy about sports imagery, but I find it a fascinating genre. It is filled with energy, drama and spur-of-the-moment creativity.<\/p>\n

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Steve Fairclough, Features consultant\/writer<\/h2>\n

\u2018Memorial to a Species\u2019 by Brent Stirton<\/h3>\n

By now I would imagine the majority of AP readers are quite familiar with the tragic image of a de-horned black rhino, which secured the 2017 Wildlife Photographer of the Year title for Brent Stirton. Since it was chosen I\u2019ve followed some of the debates about it on social media, with many detractors claiming it was easy to take such a picture, but I think they\u2019re totally missing the point.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s about having a debate and highlighting key conservation issues in the world \u2013 it\u2019s not about which camera was used or what f-stop or shutter speeds were set or, indeed, how difficult or easy a picture was to take. It\u2019s about leveraging the power of still photography to bring about change in the world. Imagine if Brent Stirton had just filmed this poor rhino. Would that have had as much of an impact? Quite simply, no. So that\u2019s why, for me, this is a superb example of the impact of a single image. It combines a sort of haunting truth with a clear message that this crime must stop.<\/p>\n

As an aside, I believe it\u2019s long overdue for Brent Stirton to win such a high-profile award. His iconic image of a murdered silverback mountain gorilla being carried on a stretcher out of Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, should have been World Press Photo of the Year in 2008. It was passionately argued for by the then-judge Michael \u2018Nick\u2019 Nichols until the wee hours of the morning when a fellow World Press Photo jury member, who was very tired, said: \u2018It\u2019s only a monkey, Nick\u2019. Until we can unilaterally change these attitudes, images like this one of the de-horned rhino need to remain firmly embedded in our minds. Visit www.brentstirton.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Andrew Sydenham, Studio manager<\/h2>\n

\u2018Thermal Vacuum Chamber\u2019 by Santiago Villamediana<\/h3>\n

The Design and Production Winner of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) photography competition, which ran in conjunction with Amateur Photographer<\/em>, really caught my eye. The ethereal light emanating from this scientific chamber, bathes the operator and his lab coat in such a classic way that a Renaissance master could hardly have painted it more exquisitely. I\u2019m very impressed by this image, which in its scope could simply have ended up as a well-executed industrial documentary shot. But careful thought and execution quite apart from judicious use of a blue gel have lifted it into the realms of the sublime. I\u2019m sure jobbing photographers regularly find themselves confronted with similar subjects that, captured in a standard way, become nothing out of the ordinary. The creative thought and artistry are the commodities which make this shine out from the thousands of images that confront me every year.<\/p>\n

More of Santiago\u2019s imagery can be found on his website along with lovely portfolios from rural Tanzania and his portraits of African women, very different in style to this award-winning image. Check out the images at: www.santiagovillamediana.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Tracy Calder, Features editor<\/h2>\n

\u2018A Ring in Bright Water\u2019 by Robin Goodlad<\/h3>\n

A few years ago I was lucky enough to stay on the island of Eilean B\u00e0n, Scotland, in the former home of Gavin Maxwell, author of Ring of Bright Water<\/em>. One morning, having risen early, I made my way towards the edge of the island armed with a tripod and a plan to shoot the lighthouse and bridge. Suddenly, offshore, the unmistakable form of an otter appeared. I stood for 10 minutes watching as the animal frolicked in the water, completely disinterested in me. I decided not to take a picture, knowing that my efforts would pale compared to the experience of observing the animal. I did get my shot of the lighthouse and bridge, but it is the former encounter that stays with me.<\/p>\n

Seeing this fabulous picture by Robin Goodlad, who is primarily a wedding photographer, really brought back memories of my time on the island. The picture was Highly Commended in this year\u2019s British Wildlife Photography Awards, and rightly so.<\/p>\n

The image was taken through a viewing window at an otter sanctuary in Devon \u2013 proving that you don\u2019t always need to get your feet wet to produce a striking underwater image. Robin is fascinated by otters and inspired by Maxwell, and he recalls that the animal took delight in performing perfect wheels in front of the window, leaving a trail of bubbles behind. Pure magic!<\/p>\n

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