Happy and proud to be among the winners of this year’s edition of Wildlife photographer of the year, one of the oldest and by far the most prestigious international nature photography contest with almost 60.000 images entered by photographers of more than 100 countries this year. Last week a sneak peek of 14 images was published, including my image Strength by numbers that was highly Commended in the Animals in their Environment category.
“Theo Bosboom (The Netherlands) shows how mussels bind together to avoid being washed away from the shoreline. Theo likes to take images of species that aren’t usually considered beautiful or important, to highlight their unappreciated significance. He took this image from above with a probe lens – a long, thin, macro wide-angle lens. Mussels play an important role in creating dynamic ecosystems for other marine invertebrates such as crustaceans, worms and even small fish. They improve the water quality by filter-feeding, extracting plankton as well as bacteria and toxins, which prevents them from building up to dangerous levels.”
The main winners and other highly commended images of the competition will be revealed in London in October. You can see the sneak peek at the website of Natural History museum and it has already been picked up by BBC, CNN, the Times, The Guardian, Sky news, GEO, Jeugdjournaal (the Netherlands) and others.
If you want to have this picture on your wall, I have made it available in my webshop in a special edition of only 15 prints in total.
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