Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Sony World Photography Awards

Had to post up these... some of the stunning, beautiful and touching entries from the Natural History category in the Sony World Photography Awards...

Bait Ball Symphony #2, by Alexander Safonov, Japan
A Cape gannet diving after fish during the sardine run off the east coast of South Africa.


Waiting for an amber, Motiejus Salkauskas, Lithuania
Amber collecting is an old custom along the Lithuanian coast of the Baltic Sea. Nowadays the custom is rare because the lack of large stones. If collectors are lucky, stones are sold at the local markets as ornaments.


Baby koala, by Lisa Maree Williams, Australia
A joey koala clutches a fake substitute mother at the Australian Wildlife hospital, the largest wildlife hospital in the world, on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia.



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