2012: Animals in their Environment
The habitat must be as important a part of the image as the species being photographed, and the picture must convey a feeling of the relationship between them.
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Winner Living on thin ice Ole Jørgen Liodden
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Runner-up Lion by lightning Hannes Lochner
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Specially Commended Spirit of the forest Paul Nicklen
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Commended Where petrels dare Mark Tatchell
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Commended Lion in the spotlight Joel Sartore
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Commended Ice birds Jeanine Lovett
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Commended Rocky stranding Alessandra Meniconzi
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