{"id":19066,"date":"2021-06-03T00:01:02","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T23:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/?page_id=19066"},"modified":"2021-06-18T17:55:13","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T16:55:13","slug":"2021-winners-wild-portraits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/2021-winners-wild-portraits\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Winners: Wild Portraits"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19066\" class=\"elementor elementor-19066\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e9a9cb5 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e9a9cb5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c8bbc16\" data-id=\"6c8bbc16\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c3264ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c3264ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nature TTL Photographer of the Year<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f6e5ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f6e5ca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15bcd8e8\" data-id=\"15bcd8e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71148197 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71148197\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/nature-ttl-poty-2021-winners-gallery\/\">View all categories<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71913c07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71913c07\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72830081\" data-id=\"72830081\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-731fa66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"731fa66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Category Winner<\/h2><p>&#8216;Sleepy Polar Bear&#8217; by Dennis Stogsdill<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aa7e9dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5aa7e9dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1st-Dennis-Stogsdill.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18979\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1st-Dennis-Stogsdill.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1st-Dennis-Stogsdill-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1st-Dennis-Stogsdill-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1st-Dennis-Stogsdill-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1st-Dennis-Stogsdill-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1st-Dennis-Stogsdill-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1st-Dennis-Stogsdill-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1st-Dennis-Stogsdill-1100x734.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a8fd064 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a8fd064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>We were watching this rather photogenic polar bear for a while in Svalbard, Norway, when he climbed a ridge and decided to just rest. All the while the soft afternoon skies created the perfect backdrop for a \u201csleepy bear\u201d. \u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Canon 5DS R with Canon 600mm f\/4 lens. 1\/640th, f\/7.1, ISO 160.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65cad25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65cad25\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32c1f7a\" data-id=\"32c1f7a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62f6798 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62f6798\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Runner-up<\/h2><p>&#8216;The Cauldron of Creation&#8217; by James Gifford<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-222148e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"222148e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2nd-James-Gifford.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18988\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2nd-James-Gifford.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2nd-James-Gifford-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2nd-James-Gifford-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2nd-James-Gifford-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2nd-James-Gifford-1536x806.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2nd-James-Gifford-600x315.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2nd-James-Gifford-350x184.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2nd-James-Gifford-1100x578.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00ec3a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00ec3a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>I found this rhino mother and calf resting in the heat of the day and guessed they might go to a nearby waterhole later to drink. To make the most of the dust, I positioned myself to shoot into the sun on the route I expected them to take when they left, deliberately underexposing to capture the clouds of amber dust.<\/p><p>Instead of focusing on the negative aspects of rhino poaching, I wanted my picture to convey a sense of hope &#8211; a new beginning almost &#8211; as if these were the first rhinos being forged in a fire of creation. The effect of the backlit dust, creating a blurred shadow image, added to the ethereal effect.<\/p><p>Botswana only reintroduced rhinos to the wild relatively recently. So far the program has been doing well, but ironically the safari companies and organisations involved are reluctant to publicise any details about the rhinos in case it attracts the attention of poaching syndicates. Even so, it is a constant battle to deter and combat potential poachers.<\/p><p><strong>Canon 1DX Mark II with Canon 200-400mm lens. 1\/5000th, f\/5, ISO 500.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-315dd52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"315dd52\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f430e30\" data-id=\"f430e30\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7ebc5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7ebc5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Highly Commended<\/h2>\n<p>&#8216;Snow Monster&#8217; by Amit Eshel<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d45d957 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d45d957\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-Amit-Eshel.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18994\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-Amit-Eshel.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-Amit-Eshel-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-Amit-Eshel-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-Amit-Eshel-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-Amit-Eshel-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-Amit-Eshel-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-Amit-Eshel-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-Amit-Eshel-1100x733.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f041dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f041dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>On February 2020 I was in the steppe zone in eastern Mongolia in search of the elusive Pallas&#8217;s Cat. After 6 full days of searching we were lucky to find this cat lurking for prey in the snowy steppe. The cat was covered in fresh snow which made him look like an unfamiliar creature &#8211; a snow monster!<\/p><p>The Pallas\u2019s cat is listed as &#8216;Near Threatened&#8217; on The IUCN Red List and is thought to be at risk from habitat fragmentation, a declining prey base, and consumptive hunting. The current status of Pallas\u2019s cat highlights its need for protection.<\/p><p>Its ecology remains poorly understood, impairing the development of conservation strategies. Most records of their occupancy and distribution are in mountainous areas, steppes, and rocky outcrops, suggesting that these are their preferred habitats. Approximately 12% of the species&#8217; range in Mongolia occurs within protected areas. But the steppe zone in which most of their distribution is, is out of the scope of protection.<\/p><p><strong>Canon 1DX Mark II with Canon 200-400mm lens. 1\/320th, f\/7.1, ISO 200.\f<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1d5f1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1d5f1f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ef3a16\" data-id=\"2ef3a16\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-348fe40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"348fe40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Highly Commended<\/h2><p>&#8216;A Predator&#8217;s Playground&#8217; by Charl Stols<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f83b19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f83b19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-Charl-Stols.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19001\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-Charl-Stols.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-Charl-Stols-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-Charl-Stols-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-Charl-Stols-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-Charl-Stols-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-Charl-Stols-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-Charl-Stols-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-Charl-Stols-1100x734.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aea7f7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aea7f7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>As bizarre as it might seem to us, jumping up and down on a giraffe carcass and playing with the tail of a dead animal is as normal as it can be for a curious lion cub.<\/p><p><strong>Canon 1DX Mark II with Canon 500mm lens. 1\/320th, f\/4, ISO 800.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0159ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0159ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8849b4c\" data-id=\"8849b4c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5244493 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5244493\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Highly Commended<\/h2><p>&#8216;Wave Break&#8217; by James Roddie<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbdaada elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cbdaada\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-James-Roddie.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19009\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-James-Roddie.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-James-Roddie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-James-Roddie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-James-Roddie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-James-Roddie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-James-Roddie-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-James-Roddie-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-James-Roddie-1100x734.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-221e742 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"221e742\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>A wave breaks over the head of a common shag on The Black Isle, Scotland. I had spotted this bird sat on the water&#8217;s edge from a good distance back, and had made a slow approach. With waves lapping at its feet, I recognised an interesting photographic opportunity.<\/p><p>To my delight, a slightly larger wave approached, covering the bird completely. I managed a few frames, of which this one shows the moment the wave broke over the bird&#8217;s head.<\/p><p><strong>Nikon D7100 with Nikon 80-400mm lens. 1\/400th, f\/6.3, ISO 800.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-353a3f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"353a3f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67a9dfa\" data-id=\"67a9dfa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-768314f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"768314f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Highly Commended<\/h2><p>&#8216;Kangu&#8217; by Tomasz Szpila<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e755264 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e755264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-Tomasz-Szpila-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19022\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-Tomasz-Szpila-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-Tomasz-Szpila-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-Tomasz-Szpila-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-Tomasz-Szpila-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-Tomasz-Szpila-263x350.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HC-Tomasz-Szpila.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f02d930 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f02d930\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Portrait of the western lowland gorilla called Kangu, who lives in the semi-free conditions in Lesio Louna reserve in The Republic of Congo. Kangu is now twenty years old, most of which had been spent in London zoo.<\/p><p>Thanks to Aspinall Foundation, he is now being adapted to living in the wild. Hopefully he will be able to come back to the forest soon.<\/p><p><strong>Olympus E-M1 with Olympus 40-150mm lens. 1\/640th, f\/2.8, ISO 200.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17d0e85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"17d0e85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f50dbef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f50dbef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-177991e2\" data-id=\"177991e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21ea7da8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21ea7da8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturettl.com\/poty\/nature-ttl-poty-2021-winners-gallery\/\">View all categories<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36a2096 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36a2096\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64f2c9f\" data-id=\"64f2c9f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>View all categories Category Winner &#8216;Sleepy Polar Bear&#8217; by Dennis Stogsdill We were watching this rather photogenic polar bear for a while in Svalbard, Norway, when he climbed a ridge and decided to just rest. 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