Animals/Pets

Photo © Sina Kelvani

1st classified

Hope
by Pedro Jarque Krebs


There is still hope. This handsome boy was born just 2 months ago in the breeding group of the Madrid Zoo which is part of the European Endangered Species Programme. These Western lowland gorilla are in serious danger of extinction, and every birth is a ray of hope for the surviv...

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Runner up

Black Beauty
by Murielle Etc


On the beach in Brittany, I often see horses. This picture is from the series "Beach Horses". In this image, I tried to highlight the beauty of the black coat of this horse. A work focused on the black, and its subtle nuances.

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Highly commended

Curious Baby
by Pedro Jarque Krebs


As soon as I pointed my camera at her, the mother gorilla turned around and turned her back on me. The baby couldn't resist his curiosity and a few seconds later poked his head out.

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Highly commended

Golden Retriever Chasing Beach Ball
by Clemens Van Der Werf


During the COVID lockdown I decided to photograph my golden retrievers in the swimming pool with a variety of colorful dog toys against a black background. The project produced a series of funny and hilarious underwater photos of the dogs with all different facial expressions tha...

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Highly commended

The Visitor
by Klaus-peter Selzer


This photo was taken in the Greifvogelaprk Saarburg. The little owl visited his friend the barn owl, who was waiting for him in a wreath.

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Commended

No Speed Limits!
by Nuelle Flipse


When your imagination gets real! My favourite dogs having a run at "High Speed" with this Ostrich on rollerskates! Who will be faster? No speed limits!

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Commended

In Time
by Allen Koppe


What sort of world are we leaving future generations? Over recent years we have seen ever increasing natural disasters. In 2019/2020 my home country of Australia experienced devastating fires and in early 2022 major flooding impacted thousands of people. We are now witnesses to t...

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Commended

There is always sth between Black and White
by Sara Glawe


No matter how shattered the world is, whether it's war, pandemic, famine or natural disaster, there's always something between black and white...even if it's a white bucking horse.

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Portrait of a Grey Owl
by Lynn Emery


The mesmerising stare of grey owl is one to cherish and one that will remain with you for ever. The bright yellow eyes draw your attention immediately and the majestic way it moves will captivate you forever.

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One Big Bull
by Mohammad Murad


A herd of 19 elephants walked among big trees in Tanzania. I took several shots but from the sides. I wanted to take a shot face to face with the herd. I had to get out of the vehicle to take this shot!

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Son of the Night
by Pedro Jarque Krebs


The black panther is actually a leopard or jaguar with excess black pigmentation that hides its markings. It's called melanism. With the right light you can distinguish the black spots on its coat. In this case, it is a jaguar from the Amazon rainforest. Its population has been s...

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Discovering the World
by Pedro Jarque Krebs


Elephants are extremely intelligent and social animals. They have a brain structure similar to that of humans and are capable of experiencing grief, compassion, cooperation, and self-awareness, among many others. Baby elephants are cared for by their mothers, but the other female...

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Commended

Gyps Fulvus - Portrait
by Marco Spada


Portrait of a Griffon Vulture, in a controlled environment (Bioparco of Rome). The griffon vulture lives and reproduces in the mountains of central Italy.

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Singing in the rain
by Pedro Jarque Krebs


A recent study has found that we share around 99 percent of our DNA with chimpanzees, making them our nearest relatives. From a genetic perspective, this makes them almost identical to ourselves. There are researchers who propose to have them included in the genus Homo, i.e., hum...

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Helping Hand
by Pedro Jarque Krebs


In orangutans, motherhood is not an instinctive behaviour, but a learned one, so socialisation is fundamental from an early age, in order to be able to apply what they have learned in the future. That is why it is very important that the orangutans spend as much time as possible...

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Wings of Confidence
by Fenqiang 'frank' Liu


After several months of photographing Great Egrets, I realized that they always take off with confidence and decisiveness and already know where they will land. This photograph attempted to capture that decisive quality at the precise moment of takeoff. The bird stood on a branch...

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Commended

The Student
by Nuelle Flipse


This Italian Greyhound loved posing for my camera. He liked the setting as well. Looking at the camera like he was disturbed while doing very interesting study work about sighthounds, speed and photography!

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