Wildlife Photographer of the Year
As you would expect when 18,500 entries are made to a competition, there are some stunning images that won the various categories of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest. BBC News have pictures online of the winners of the 5 categories.
“A stunning image of two sharks twisting through a baitball of sardines has earned Texan Doug Perrine the title of Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
The judges described it as a “spectacle of light and movement” and were all agreed it should win the competition.
A picture of a green lizard hiding among the leaves “like a velociraptor” gave Gabby Salazar, 17, of North Carolina, the coveted junior prize.
The competition has become one of the most prestigious in world photography.”