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A photo of butchered rhino wins 2017 Wildlife Photographer of the Year award

Oct 19, 2017 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment

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The winners of 2017 Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest are officially revealed. The winner of the fifty-third competition is photojournalist Brent Stirton with his heartbreaking photo titled Memorial to a species. The photo shows a recently shot and de-horned black rhino in South Africa’s Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve.

We already know that this contest doesn’t only show the beauties of the natural world, but also the problems. The winning image points out to the problem of poaching and illegal trade in rhino horn. Due to poaching, the species on the verge of extinction. According to Stirton, he visited over thirty he crime scenes like this while covering this tragic story.

Stirton’s image is an overall winner, but also won The Wildlife Photojournalist Award: Story category. Natural History Museum Director, Sir Michael Dixon, sees Stirton’s photo as a work that “highlights the urgent need for humanity to protect our planet and the species we share it with.” He adds that “this shocking picture of an animal butchered for its horns is a call to action for us all.”

Liz Bonnin, Science and Wildlife Presenter, says that “this year’s winning image conveys a powerful and disturbing message from a master storyteller.” She adds that it doesn’t only shine light “on a species being pushed to the brink of extinction, but also on the issues of human morality and compassion for the animals we share this planet with.”

Other than the overall winner, there are winners in other categories of the competition. Some of them highlight the beauties, while some focus on the problems in the natural world. The Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year award went to Daniël Nelson. His photo The good life doesn’t capture a gloomy scene. It shows a young western lowland gorilla from the Republic of Congo, as he lies on the forest floor and eats African breadfruit. Other than being a Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Daniël also won in 15-17 years old category.

The Good Life, Daniël Nelson, The Netherlands. 2017 Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year

 

The remaining categories of the competition include:

  1. Photographers up to 10 years old
  2. Photographers 11-14 years old
  3. Animal Portraits
  4. Behaviour: Invertebrates
  5. Behaviour: Birds
  6. Behaviour: Amphibians and Reptiles
  7. Behaviour: Mammals
  8. Earth’s Environments
  9. Animals in Their Environment
  10. Black and white
  11. Underwater
  12. Wildlife Photojournalist: Single image

Take a look at the winning images from the other categories:

Contemplation, Peter Delaney, Ireland/South Africa. Animal Portraits

The night raider, Marcio Cabral, Brazil. Winner 2017, Animals in Their Environment

The jellyfish jockey, Anthony Berberian, France. Winner 2017, Underwater

The incubator bird, Gerry Pearce, UK/Australia. Winner 2017, Behaviour: Birds

 

The ice monster, Laurent Ballesta, France. Winner 2017, Earth’s Environments

 

The ancient ritual, Brian Skerry, USA. Winner 2017, Behaviour: Amphibians and Reptiles

Tapestry of life, Dorin Bofan, Romania. Winner 2017, Plants and fungi

 

Stuck in Ashleigh, Scully, USA. Winner 2017, 11-14 years old

Polar pas de deux, Eilo Elvinger, Luxembourg. Winner 2017, Black and white

 

Palm-oil survivors, Aaron ‘Bertie’ Gekoski, UK/USA. Winner 2017, Wildlife Photojournalist: Single image

The grip of the gulls, Ekaterina Bee, Italy. Winner 2017, 10 years and under

 

Giant gathering, Tony Wu, USA. Winner 2017, Behaviour: Mammals

Crab surprise, Justin Gilligan, Australia. Winner 2017, Behaviour: Invertebrates

The overall winning photo is truly heartbreaking and worrying, and it caused a lot of stir after the winner was announced. It doesn’t show the beauty of wildlife as we might expect. But, it calls for an action, and it’s one of the goals of the contest. The exhibition opens at the Natural History Museum on 20 October 2017. After that, it will be touring across the UK and worldwide, to Canada, Spain, the USA, Australia and Germany. The exhibition will last until 28 May 2018, and the next Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition opens for entries on Monday 23 October. For more details and information, head over to their website.

[cover image: Memorial to a species, Brent Stirton, South Africa]

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About Dunja Djudjic

Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

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