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The 2026 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards have been announced
Posted on 10/14/26 at 9:17 pm
Posted on 10/14/26 at 9:17 pm
There are some great shots among the winners.
The other winners
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An extraordinary image of an elephant carrying a deceased calf has been announced as the overall winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 competition.
Titled The Aftermath, the powerful photo was taken by Italian photographer Federico Veronesi. Veronesi was tracking elephant marks in Namibia’s Huab River Valley when he came across an unusual pattern of drag marks in the sand of a dry riverbed. When he caught up with the group, its source quickly became clear: the female elephant emerged carrying the calf, its leg wedged between her tusk and trunk.
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The Meeting Place by James Lewin
In this image, a young bull elephant sprays a group of zebras as they congregate around a watering hole in the Kenyan Chyulu Hills. Larger animals, such as elephants, usually have priority over others for access. - James Lewin / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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Warning Sign by Francisco Negroni
Negroni documents this scene of a dead puma tied to a fence – which he believes has been presented as a hunting trophy – in Argentine Patagonia. This display was one Negroni had “never witnessed or photographed before.” - Francisco Negroni / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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Urban Jungle by Seth Forestson
A common water monitor carries a fish in Lumphini Park in Bangkok, Thailand. Finding a lizard wasn’t a challenge for Forestson, as they roam the park freely – helping themselves to the plentiful supplies of catfish and koi in its lakes. - Seth Forestson / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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Afternoon Snack by Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas
In this image, titled Afternoon Snack, Tinker-Tsavalas captures the moment after a robber fly impales a flesh fly with its mouthparts. There are tiny bubbles forming in the victim’s eyes, which indicate that the robber fly has injected digestive enzymes that liquefy its internal tissues – before they’re sucked out. His portfolio, Hidden Depths, reveals the tiny details of life that often go unnoticed. - Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
The other winners
Posted on 10/14/26 at 9:31 pm to LegendInMyMind
Some of these look like bullshite. Ill take the flies.
Posted on 10/14/26 at 9:36 pm to LegendInMyMind
Does any part of the photography world have reservations about altering photos?
The moment I think(who gives a shite what I think about this) a photo has been enhanced(I can barely explain what I think is even being done) I lose every bit of wonder I might have for it.
The moment I think(who gives a shite what I think about this) a photo has been enhanced(I can barely explain what I think is even being done) I lose every bit of wonder I might have for it.
Posted on 10/14/26 at 9:38 pm to LegendInMyMind
A lot of those are ai or at least run through an ai filter
ETA: the fly one is legit
ETA2: I find it hard to believe they're using cedar posts in argentina
ETA: the fly one is legit
ETA2: I find it hard to believe they're using cedar posts in argentina
This post was edited on 10/14/26 at 9:40 pm
Posted on 10/14/26 at 9:40 pm to LegendInMyMind
Looks like AI bullshite
Posted on 10/14/26 at 9:52 pm to LegendInMyMind
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robber fly
Best I could do
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Posted on 10/14/26 at 9:56 pm to el Gaucho
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ETA: the fly one is legit
The fly is kind of ironic. It’s the only one that doesn’t look scripted or agenda driven, yet macro photographers typically use photo stacking software which is disqualifying from any reportage category. The fact there’s so many B&W photos is also strange because it’s a common technique to save a poor exposure or soft focus.
Posted on 10/14/26 at 9:58 pm to LegendInMyMind
“Yea, take it all bitch”
Posted on 10/14/26 at 10:23 pm to lsuconnman
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The fact there’s so many B&W photos is also strange because it’s a common technique to save a poor exposure or soft focus.
I am guessing by your post you know more about photography than I do.
I am guessing the "Meeting Place" image may have been more of a technical requirement than a technical error.
Even though I assume the shot was made a lot farther away than it looks and made with long focal length fast glass that mere mortals wouldn't afford I wonder if it still needed to be underexposed.
I assume it was taken at "shift change" where the elephant was showing up and the zebra and giraffes should have been leaving. This usually happens in the late afternoon/early evening. I assume the spray was not a helping hand but a not so subtle suggestion to GTFO it is our turn. In order to get the deep DOF needed to keep the background giraffes and trees in decent focus and stop the spray you would have the lens stopped down and the shutter speed raised. It seems plausible the only posibility to capture the image would be to underexpose it. As you clearly know removing the color would have removed the chroma noise and remaining luminence noise gives it a film grain quality.
Posted on 10/14/26 at 10:24 pm to Jake88
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Some of these look like bullshite. Ill take the flies.
The fly image is incredibly difficult to take. The depth of field in that kind of macro photography is very very shallow. What's in focus is very limited. My best guess is it used a technique called "Focus stacking" where multiple image are taken, each one focused a little farther back. Then all of the sharp parts of the photograph are stitched together to form one sharp image.
It's difficult with insects because of how much they move.
It's a fantastic image.
Posted on 10/14/26 at 10:32 pm to ReauxlTide222
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The moment I think(who gives a shite what I think about this) a photo has been enhanced(I can barely explain what I think is even being done) I lose every bit of wonder I might have for it.
Define "enhanced".
Does it mean cropping a photo? Because I could do that in the darkroom back in the 80's.
Does it mean exposure adjustments? Because I could do that in the darkroom back in the 80's.
What about processing it for more or less contrast? Because I could do that in the darkroom back in the 80's.
What about color corrections? Or double exposures? Or Spot retouching? Again these are all classical darkroom techniques.
I mean I get where you are coming from but "enhancing" photographs is nothing new, it been going on for decades and decades. What I think folks object or negatively react to is photos that have been so heavily altered from their original view of the world that they seem more like cartoons than photographs. The one of the monitor lizards in a great example of what I'm talking about.
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