10/30/2008
Hot Shots: Wildlife Photography Awards Handed Out
Steve Winter won the UK's Natural History Museum Wildlife Photographer of the Year award for 2008 for this shot of a rare snow leopard in the remote mountains of northern India.
Said Winter: "There are only a few thousand of these animals left in the world. I was thrilled to have finally captured the shot I had dreamed of – a wild snow leopard in its true environment."
Winners in four more categories, AFTER THE JUMP...
Stefano Unterthiner of Italy won in the "Portrait" category for this image of a young adult Sulawesi black-crested macaque, nicknamed Troublemaker.
Antoni Kasprzak of Poland won in the "Behavior" category for this shot of eagles battling over the carcass of a moose that had been hit by a train.
Catriona Parfitt of the UK won the "Young Photographer" award for this shot of an attack on a giraffe in Namibia.
Cece Fabbro of the U.S. won in the "Plant" category for this shot of ancient swamp cypress in Lake Martin in Louisiana.
Posted 7:30 PM EST by Andy Towle in Nature, News, Photography | Permalink
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What a gorgeous photo of the snow leopard against that dark, starry skied background.
Posted by: Red | Oct 30, 2008 8:23:10 PM
I believe those are snowflakes, not stars... :)
Posted by: Jay | Oct 30, 2008 8:35:16 PM
cool photos
Posted by: photo editor | Oct 30, 2008 8:50:18 PM
Haha I'm embarrassed, my mistake Jay, but either way, it's a lovely pic.
Posted by: Red | Oct 30, 2008 9:18:58 PM
I love the the photographer of the snow leopard in the snow is named Winter.
Posted by: tjc | Oct 30, 2008 9:31:03 PM
Thanks for posting these each year. It's one of my favorite posts you do!
Posted by: Christian | Oct 30, 2008 10:49:46 PM
Thanks for posting these each year. It's one of my favorite posts you do!
Posted by: Christian | Oct 30, 2008 10:50:19 PM
Thanks for posting these each year. It's one of my favorite posts you do!
Posted by: Christian | Oct 30, 2008 10:50:35 PM
Amazing photos - and such great timing to get them. That shot of the eagles is unbelievable!
Posted by: Alan | Oct 31, 2008 6:56:48 AM
Beautiful pictures! Thank you for posting them!
Posted by: GaryJ | Oct 31, 2008 9:23:42 AM
This is one more reason why I keep coming back to TowleRoad. Just when I can't stand another minute of Prop. 8, along comes this beautiful and provocative post about the natural world, where nobody cares who you share your nest/den/cave with. Thanks, Andy!
Posted by: ML | Oct 31, 2008 9:38:06 AM
Gorgeous photo. Looks like a painting.
Posted by: HyperSexualGirl | Oct 31, 2008 10:03:49 AM
5 more reasons to keep McPalin out of the White House.
Posted by: my2cents | Oct 31, 2008 10:47:21 AM