Elephants in the twilight, children watching sharks at the shore, and a shocking image of the face of a monkey… these are some of the winners and commended entries of the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
Children and black lace-reef sharks on Aldabra Atoll, the Seychelles
by Peter Verhoog, the Netherlands.
Highly commended in the Man and Nature category
Clown fish
by Franco Banfi, Switzerland.
Highly commended in the Underwater World category
Detained by the storm
by Lukasz Zandecki, Poland.
Winner of the Birds category
Bush meat
by David Maitland, Great Britain.
Overall winner of the competition.
David Maitland took this photograph at a food market near Libreville in Gabon.
It shows the carcass of a Black Colobus monkey being prepared to be sold. The monkey’s chopped-off head is thrown onto a fire to burn off its fur.
Elephants in the twilight
by Richard Packwood, Great Britain.
Highly commended in the Mammals category
Mountain hare in a snowdrift
by Richard Packwood, Great Britain
Highly commended in the Mammals category
Trembling poplar branch in Autumn
by Markus Botzek, Germany.
Highly commended in the Plants category
Old green turtle
by Andreas Maecker, Germany.
Highly commended in the Underwater World category
Cayman under the stars
by William & Matthew Burrard-Lucas, Great Britain.
Runner up in the Other Animals category
Right of way
by Thomas Dürrenberger, Switzerland.
Highly commended in the Underwater World category
Duel in the trio
by Marc Steichen, Luxemburg.
Runner up in the Mammals category
Dragonflies
by Georg Kantioler, Italy.
Highly commended in the Other Animals category
Giant vacuum cleaner
by Thomas Heckmann, Germany.
Highly commended in the Underwater World category
