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5 winning wildlife photos that are truly stunning

Looking good, nature.
By Sam Haysom  on 

If there's one thing we've learned from the Wildlife Photography Awards, it's that you can never have too many wildlife photos to look at.

The Natural History Museum's annual contest is a constant source of stunning imagery, collecting together photos from across the world that showcase nature at its most beautiful and brutal.

The main awards took place in August last year, but — as is tradition — a public vote has since taken place online to crown the people's champion. A whopping 50,000 images were entered into the awards in total, from which a shortlist of 25 were chosen for the public to vote on.

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From the winning image of Italy's Santa Croce Lake, taken by Cristiano Vendramin (which received almost 32,000 votes), to some highly commended images from the USA, Canada, The Netherlands, and China, here are the photos the public chose.

Lake of ice by Cristiano Vendramin
Credit: Cristiano Vendramin

Shelter from the rain by Ashleigh McCord
Credit: Ashleigh McCord
Hope in a burned plantation by Jo-Anne McArthur
Credit: Jo-Anne McArthur
The eagle and the bear by Jeroen Hoekendijk
Credit: Jeroen Hoekendij
Dancing in the snow by Qiang Guo
Credit: Qiang Guo

Want more where that came from? You can check out the 2020 images here.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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