Staff at South Carolina’s Myrtle Beach Safari manoeuvred two tigers into position for a photoshoot with the owner’s son.
He regularly poses with the captive animals and has garnered a large social media following. Myrtle Beach selectively breeds tigers for the colour of their fur – a practice known to cause congenital defects like cleft palates and problems with skull development.
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Steve became a National Geographic photojournalist in 1991 and specialises in photographing big cats. He lectures on photography and conservation issues, selling out venues from the Sydney Opera House in Australia to the Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto, Canada. He won the grand prize for Wildlife Photographer of the Year in 2008.
Mesmerising blood-sucking mosquito Highly Commended in the Behaviour: Invertebrates category of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 57.
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Community Care won the Photojournalist Story Award in the fifty-seventh Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. The images document the efforts of the Lwiro Chimpanzee rescue centre and sanctuary, which rehabilitates orphaned chimpanzees.
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A chilly scene of willow trees rising above a frozen lake in Italy.
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