Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013
2013: Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year - Grand Title WinnerThe shortlist includes 100 photos that are first separated into two age groups - Adult and Young - and then by category like Animal Portraits, Underwater World and Creative Vision. Out of all those images, here were the top 18 that we loved the most.

Mother’s Little Headful Photo: Udayan Rao Pawar (India)

Winners of the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were just announced where more than 43,000 images from 96 countries were whittled down to just eighteen. Now in its 49th year, the competition showcases the very best in nature photography and is led by two UK institutions, the Natural History Museum and BBC Worldwide.

Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

2013: 15-17 Years - Winner

Last Light
Photo: Mateusz Piesiak (Poland)

 Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

2013: 15-17 Years - Commended

Harvest Gold
Photo: Etienne Francey (Switzerland)

 Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

2013: 15-17 Years - Runner-up

Freeze Frame
Photo: Etienne Francey (Switzerland)

 Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

2013: Animal Portraits - Joint Runner-up

Showdown
Photo: Peter Delaney (Ireland)

 Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

2013: Behaviour: Mammals - Runner-up

Bad Boys
Photo: Andrew Walmsley (United Kingdom)

 Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

2013: Animals in their Environment - Winner

The Water Bear
Photo: Paul Souders (USA)

 Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

2013: Underwater Worlds - Runner-up

Lionfish Bait
Photo: Alex Tattersall (United Kingdom)

 Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

2013: Eric Hosking Portfolio Award - Winner

The Flight Path
Photo: Connor Stefanison (Canada)

 Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

2013: Eric Hosking Portfolio Award - Winner

Camouflage
Photo: Connor Stefanison (Canada)

 Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

2013: Eric Hosking Portfolio Award - Winner

Hot-Spring Magic
Photo: Connor Stefanison (Canada)

 Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

2013: Wildscapes - Winner

The Cauldron
Photo: Sergey Gorshkov (Russia)

 Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

2013: Wildscapes - Runner-up

Ice Aurora
Photo: Ellen Anon (USA)

 Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

2013: Wildscapes - Runner-up

The Greeting
Photo: Richard Packwood (United Kingdom)

 Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

2013: Creative Visions - Winner

Snow Moment
Photo: Jasper Doest (The Netherlands)

 Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

2013: Creative Visions - Runner-up

Fish-eye View
Photo: Theo Bosboom (The Netherlands)

 Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

2013: Nature in Black and White - Commended

Giant with Sunbeams
Photo: Alexander Mustard (United Kingdom)

Wildlife Photographer of the Year website

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