Time for more professional animal photos. These are some of the finalists from The Natural History Museum annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019 exhibition that I saw through The Evening Standard. Do you have a favourite?
The moment by Yongqing Bao, China. Grand Title Winner and Joint Winner 2019. Behaviour: Mammals
Snow exposure by Max Waugh, USA. Winner 2019, Black and White
Creation by Luis Vilariño Lopez, Spain. Winner 2019, Earth’s Environments
Another barred migrant by Alejandro Prieto, Mexico. Winner 2019, Wildlife
The huddle by Stefan Christmann, Germany. Winner 2019, Wildlife Photographer of the Year Portfolio Award
Land of the eagle by Audun Rikardsen, Norway. Winner 2019, Behaviour: Birds
Night glow by Cruz Erdmann, New Zealand. Winner 2019, 11-14 years old and winner of Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Pondworld by Manuel Plaickner, Italy. Winner 2019, Behaviour: Amphibians and Reptiles
Alex Raphael 
Loved the chipmunks, but the flowers in the snow was stunning.
Happy Monday.
The squirrel picture won, but that would also have been a worthy winner for sure.
Sorry, with my blurred vision I thought they were chipmunks. All of the photos were great. Those two called out to me.
You have good taste 👍
These photographs are amazing, love them all!
So happy to hear that. Hope you had a lovely weekend.
I did , hope you did too!
I did. I’ll do a Halloween themed post for my next one.
I’ll probably bring out last years horror story 😊🎃
You’ve enriched my Monday, Alex – THANKS:0))! All really beautiful, but I like the power of the eagle picture and the sense of blackness and color in the squid (?) one. Cheers from Pennsylvania!
The top one was the main winner but the eagle one could easily have won. Think of the views they must get, and the feeling of flying through the air all the time. It’s some photograph.
Such great photos, I love them all. Snow Exposure stood out for me, it looks almost like a painting. And the marmot/fox photo is so perfect, I can’t imagine how much time the photographer must’ve spent on the wait!
I know! Framing it so it’s like he’s in his own little prison. Totally worth it.
I really love the eagle. The perspective is amazing and the sky 8s breathtaking. Pond world was also intriguing. The colors in nature sometimes surprise me.
I know. Nature is full of secrets. And photography helps provide some of the answers (plus more questions 😂)
The squirrel and Night glow were my favourites.
The colours in Night Glow are fantastic. Something else really.
As inspirational as ever
Thanks Derrick. It’s always fun to do these posts and see how differently people respond to the photographs.
All phenomenal as usual – except for Snow exposure which was plain awful.
Ha! It was going for something different so I’m ok with it.
Hahah! The Moment for the win!! Oh man, such dynamicism and emotion in that one. Brilliant
I know! I love photographs where animals actually like humans. It helps bring them even more to life. And that was perfectly timed.
The huddle speak to me. What are these emperors thinking about, global warming. All these shots are great captures. Thanks for sharing, Alex.
Maybe they are planning a trip to the North Pole? 😉
Good guess 😉
Really gorgeous shots. Thank you!
They’re wonderful, aren’t they? I always want a range of colours, countries and animals.
I came back, and they are even more gorgeous on second and third look.
You can come back as many times as you want 🙂
I adore wildlife photography! These photos are stunning. The Huddle is heart warming, and the Eagle is magnificent!!!
I’m a big penguin fan so I do have a soft spot for the huddle. And with the eagle one, you really get a sense of the majestic view they must have,
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so amazing!!!! great pics
Thanks. So glad you liked them.