Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

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• Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

  2013: Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year – Grand Title Winner

The shortlist includes a hundred images that are first separated into two age groups, Adult and Young, and then by category wise, Animal Portraits, Underwater World, and Creative Vision. Out of all those images, here were the top 18 images.

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 18. Now in its 49th year, the competition showcases the very most excellent 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 – RunnerupFreeze 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)

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2013: Animals in their Environment – WinnerThe Water Bear
Photo: Paul Souders (USA)

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2013: Underwater Worlds – Runner-upLionfish 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 – WinnerCamouflage
Photo: Connor Stefanison (Canada)

 Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

2013: Eric Hosking Portfolio Award – WinnerHot-Spring Magic
Photo: Connor Stefanison (Canada)

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2013: Wildscapes – WinnerThe Cauldron
Photo: Sergey Gorshkov (Russia)

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2013: Wildscapes – Runner-upIce Aurora
Photo: Ellen Anon (USA)

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2013: Wildscapes – Runner-upThe Greeting
Photo: Richard Packwood (United Kingdom)

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2013: Creative Visions – WinnerSnow Moment
Photo: Jasper Doest (The Netherlands)

 Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

2013: Creative Visions – Runner-upFish-eye View
Photo: Theo Bosboom (The Netherlands)

 Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

2013: Nature in Black and White – Commended