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The overall winner of the contest is Alwin Hardenbol’s image of a flying Dalmatian pelican, organizers said in a press release Thursday.
There were several winning categories and 16 other highly rated images.
Hardenbol said he took thousands of photos trying to perfect the shot.
“I gave this image the title ‘The Art of Flight’ because of how impressive the wings of this bird in the photo are, you can almost see the bird flying in front of you despite it being a still image,” said Hardenbol .
“Winning such a competition as an ecologist gives me the opportunity to continue combining my research with my passion for wildlife photography.”
Hardenbol’s photo “perfectly captures the movement, grace and beauty of the bird,” said Jane Memmott, president of the British Ecological Society, who added that it is “an inspiring photograph to take and a deserving winner.”
Hardenbol also picked up the “People and Nature” category award with a photo of a black-legged kittiwake pictured on a building in Varanger, Norway.
Other winners include an image of a large dark swift on a rock at Argentina’s Iguazu Falls, taken by student overall winner Pablo Javier Merlo. The birds fly in and out of the 80-meter falls and are known locally as “waterfall swifts”.
“The Iguazu National Park is of considerable importance as it protects a very diverse natural ecosystem and the rapid waterfall is an important icon of the Iguazu and its diversity,” said Merlo.
Among the six-person jury was nature photographer Gabriela Staebler, who congratulated those who made the impressive images.
“The extraordinary images show not only great photographic skills, but also love and emotion for wildlife,” he said. “With their impact on people they will contribute to the conservation of nature.”
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