27th April 08
Shell wildlife photographer 2007-08
up to the 27TH of april 2008.
BASED AT THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON
- A breathtaking exhibition which takes you far from stress and does make you feel part of a varied and Beautiful Nature !
- The Shell Wildlife Photgrapher of the year competion is owned by the Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife Magazine, and is sponsored by shell. The 2007 exhibition showcases the very best images chosen from over 18.000 entries from both amateur and professional photographers of all nationalities.
- The exhibition tours to over 80 venues throughout the world and is seen by over one million visitors.
Runner-up
Arne Naevra
Norway
Sleeping through an Artic summer night can be difficult for a photographer , not just because it is never properly dark but also because the night light can be perfect for photography . It was such a night when Arne took this shot . He had been filming all day for Norwegian tv on a small cruise ship east of Barentsöya Island, in Svalbard, but despite being tired, couldn't resist staying on deck . The boat was far from the nearest pack ice or land , but just before midnight , a strange iceberg , came into view . A scan with binoculars revealed its cargo : a young polar bear .When the boat stopped , some distance away, the bear slid off the ice ans swam over to investigate, approaching the boat several times , returning intermittently to its slowly thawing life-raft . "It illustrated so clearly how climate change is affecting the Artic," says Arne. When the boat left , the crew stayed on the bridge watching as the bear and its plinth dwindled to a speck on the horizon.
www.naturbilder.no Merekat moment
Shem Compion
South Africa
Stoat sandwich
Ari Tervo
Finland
ari.tervo@Kajaani.net
eye to eye
Liisa Widstrand
Sweden
liisa.wistrand@telia.com
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