Yongqing Bao es el fotógrafo ganador del más prestigioso premio de fotografía de vida salvaje, el «Wildlife Photographer of the Year», en este año 2019. El certamen es convocado anualmente por el Museo de Historia Natural de Londres, y suma ya 55 ediciones.
En su apartado juvenil, el premio ha sido para Cruz Erdmann, por el retrato de un calamar de arrecife de aleta grande sorprendido en una inmersión nocturna en el estrecho de Lembeh, en Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Abierto el plazo para el Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020
La próxima competición, # WPY56, se abre para inscripciones el lunes 21 de octubre de 2019, y cierra a las 11.30 a.m. GMT del jueves 12 de diciembre de 2019. El concurso está abierto a fotógrafos de todas las edades y habilidades.
Otras imágenes ganadoras del Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019
Norway's Audun Rikardsen has won Behaviour: Birds with this powerful frame of a magnificent eagle coming in to land, talons outstretched, poised for a commanding view of its coastal realm. Creating this shot required exceptional planning and patience. #WPY55 pic.twitter.com/riabSfO7pQ
— Wildlife Photographer of the Year (@NHM_WPY) October 15, 2019
From Stefan's portfolio, the judges have selected this image to join the contenders for Wildlife Photographer of the Year. It shows more than 5,000 male emperor penguins huddling against the wind on the sea ice of Antarctica’s Atka Bay. #WPY55 pic.twitter.com/zy7N6Mb7QF
— Wildlife Photographer of the Year (@NHM_WPY) October 15, 2019
On to our penultimate category: this year's Rising Star Portfolio Award goes to Jérémie Villet.
Jérémie skilfully and consistently handles what appears to be a lack of colour to create a body of work depicting nature in almost black and white. #WPY55 pic.twitter.com/4YXznxjcYV— Wildlife Photographer of the Year (@NHM_WPY) October 15, 2019
And the Wildlife Photojournalist Story Award goes to @DoestPhoto. His portfolio depicts the complex relationship between the Japanese and native macaques. Once seen as sacred mediators between humans and gods they are protected, persecuted and used in performance. #WPY55 pic.twitter.com/nW8mbioq0v
— Wildlife Photographer of the Year (@NHM_WPY) October 15, 2019
This year's Wildlife Photojournalism winner is Alejandro Prieto. Under a star-studded Arizona sky, an image of a male jaguar is projected onto the US-Mexico border wall. The wall will adversely affect the movement of wildlife and seal the end of jaguars in the US. #WPY55 pic.twitter.com/nPfYhABOZi
— Wildlife Photographer of the Year (@NHM_WPY) October 15, 2019
Luis Vilariño has won this year's Earth's Environments Category. Red-hot lava tongues are flowing into the Pacific ocean with huge plumes of noxious gas. Framing his shot through the helicopter's open door, Luis captured the violent collision of molten rock and water. #WPY55 pic.twitter.com/kvDUSlTlFd
— Wildlife Photographer of the Year (@NHM_WPY) October 15, 2019
The USA's @MaxWaughPhoto has won our Black and White category. Slowing his shutter speed to blur the snow and paint a curtain of lines across the bison’s silhouette, he created a painterly image that combines the stillness of the animal with the movement of the snowfall. #WPY55 pic.twitter.com/55FbDxNiFG
— Wildlife Photographer of the Year (@NHM_WPY) October 15, 2019
Our second winner of Behaviour: Mammals is Germany’s Ingo Arndt. Fur flies as the puma launches her attack on the guanaco in this powerful, beautiful composition, held together by the energy of their movement. Ingo had spent seven months tracking wild pumas on foot. #WPY55 pic.twitter.com/lTzm8lUyXN
— Wildlife Photographer of the Year (@NHM_WPY) October 15, 2019
The winner of Behaviour: Amphibians and Reptiles is a stunning capture of the mass migration of common frogs in South Tyrol, Italy. Soft natural light, lingering frogs, harmonious colours and dreamy reflections make this a winning shot. Congrats to Italy’s Manuel Plaickner #WPY55 pic.twitter.com/8Cdks0SEp0
— Wildlife Photographer of the Year (@NHM_WPY) October 15, 2019
