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"From urban scavengers to dramatic standoffs to microscopic molds, the winning
images of the British Wildlife Photography Awards 2024 exhibit the beauty,
spectacle, and fragile balance of the isles’ diverse animals and habitats. The
final selection emerged from more than 14,000 submissions, featuring a wide
variety of species, terrains, and behavior.
The overall winner, “Ocean Drifter” by Ryan Stalker, features a soccer ball
floating in the water with dozens of goose barnacles attached to the bottom. An
unlikely—and unnatural—host for the creatures, the object landed on the shore
in Dorset after making a journey across the Atlantic Ocean.
“Goose barnacles are not native to the U.K. but can wash up on our shores
during powerful Atlantic storms,” Stalker says. Curious about the ball’s
journey, Stalker captured an example of the way human negligence or waste can
accommodate potentially invasive species, which can have profound impacts on
delicate ecosystems.
We’ve shared several more of our favorites here, but you can explore many more
forays into the British wilderness on the competition’s website, where a coffee
table book of the current collection is available for purchase. BWPA is also
currently open for entries for the 2025 contest through June 2."
Via Esther Schindler.
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
