Here are the stunning photos that won the 2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards

Author: Clark Tos

2022-10-12 13:43:01

For its 58th edition, the prestigious animal photography competition has once again reserved sublime shots of our animal friends. This year, a photograph by Karine Aigner won the supreme title.

'Photographer of the Year'

Credit: Karine Aigner

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022 have delivered their verdict. The competition, organized by the Natural History Museum in London, ended on Tuesday, October 11 during the deliberation of the jury.

This year, it is the American photographer Karine Aigner , who cut his teeth in National Geographic , who won the prestigious title of “Photographer of the Year”. This is only the fifth time since the creation of the contest that a woman has been rewarded.

On the side of the rest of the competition , we must note the presence of the French photographer and biologist Laurent Ballesta for his incredible photo seabed under the ice floe of Antarctica. It's a great reward for the Frenchman in the 'Portfolio, history' category, he who won the title of the year in 2021.

19 shots awarded Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Once again, the 19 award-winning photos this year show us the treasures of nature, whether on land or in the sea. The jury had a lot to do to decide between the 38,000 applications from 93 countries around the world.

The photographs are magnificent and the 19 award-winning categories are to be discovered below.