Magical and magnificent! The results of the 2021 Nature Photographer of the Year Competition are announced

The wonder and magnificence of nature inspire scientists, artists inspire, explorers inspire, and each of us can draw the "nourishment" we need. The Nature Photographer of the Year is a film competition designed to showcase the beauty of nature.

The results of the 2021 Nature Photographer of the Year competition were announced, and the winner of the competition was Terje Kolaas, a photographer from Norway, who used his geographical location to photograph thousands of pink-footed geese flying towards him.

Winter migration. Photo by Terje Kolaas

The picture also helped him win the bird category. According to him, more than 80,000 pinkfoot geese travel annually between the wintering grounds of Denmark and the Netherlands and the breeding grounds of Spitsbergen, during which they rest in the Trondheim fiord wetland system. It was the opportunity for Kolas to take this picture with a drone.

Below, let's take a look at the wonderful award-winning photos of this year's film competition!

Bird group

runner-up

Fishing trip at sunrise. Photo by Miquel Angel Artus Illana

Mammal group

champion

Silverbach Chimanuka. Photo by Josef Friedhuber

Young wolf. Photo by Aare Udras.

Other animal groups

Walk among the fennels. Photo by Ruben Perez Novo.

Slow but safe. Photo by Ruben Perez Novo.

Plant and fungal groups

The heat of white frost. Photo by Rupert Kogler.

Edible Arctic gold (cloudberry) in nature. Photo by Audun Rikardsen.

Scenery group

Dragon's Lair. Photo by Denis Budkov.

prow. Photo by Andrea Pozzi.

Underwater group

Red of red. Photo by Georg Nies.

Dolphin House. Photo by Dmitry Kokh.

Nature Arts Group

Ice cells. Photo by Gheorghe Popa.

hero. Photo by Juan Ahumada.

Human and Nature Group

King of the Seas. Javier Murcia.

Unusual visitors. David Hup.

Black and white group

White wedding. Photo by Roie Galitz.

Yin and yang. Photo by Gheorghe Popa.

Animal portrait group

panther. By William Burrard-Lucas.

Final hug. Photo by Roie Galitz.

Youth group

Beautiful world. Photo by Levi Fitze.

meditation. Photo by Gergő Kártyás.

Fred Hazelhoff Photo Gallery Award

Emotional range. Photo by Lea Lee Inoue

Image source: naturephotographeroftheyear.com

Editor: Zhang Danyu