Animals

Octopus

Most Beautiful Picture December 17, 2020
Transparent Octopus

The depths of the ocean are a powerful draw for researchers, experienced divers, and photographers alike. The vast bodies of water which cover over 70 percent of the planet’s surface […]

The Embrace

Most Beautiful Picture October 15, 2020
The Embrace

Sergey Gorshkov scoured the forest for signs of Amur, or Siberian, tigers, searching for the best place to set up his camera trap. He knew his chance of photographing one […]

Seal attack

Most Beautiful Picture February 16, 2020
Leopard seal attack

Gentoo penguins are the fastest underwater swimmer of all penguins. This one tries to flee for its life as a leopard seal bursts out of the water. Antarctic Peninsula coast, […]

Portrait of a seal

Most Beautiful Picture October 18, 2019
Portrait of a seal

Seals are very cautious, but curious animals. To win their trust, you need to spend a lot of time under water. Kuril reserve, Kunashir island, Russia.

Divided frogs

Most Beautiful Picture April 15, 2019
Divided frogs

Divided frogs. Photo: Bence Máté Divided frogs try to come to the surface after being thrown into the water in Covasna, Romania. The sale of frog legs, often cut while […]

The Crowd

Most Beautiful Picture March 29, 2019
The Crowd

« The one who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The one who walks alone is likely to find themselves in places no one has […]

Jumping Elephant

Most Beautiful Picture January 21, 2019
Jumping Elephant

This photograph is a fake, but it was so funny that we decided to publish it anyway. It comes from a 2008 Photoshop design contest called “Levitations 7”  from the website […]

Sam Cavallaro falling

Most Beautiful Picture January 20, 2019
Sam Cavallaro falling

This shot of Sam Cavallaro falling at Beachers Brook while riding MJP Kendrick at Aintree won the Remarkable Award for Sports in Action of the Siena International Photo Awards.

Leopard seal and penguin

Most Beautiful Picture January 18, 2019
Leopard seal catch a penguin

A leopard seal hides in a lagoon just before low tide, while waiting to ambush young penguins. This seal caught the penguin by its feet, dragging it to the open […]

The Golden Couple

Most Beautiful Picture October 26, 2018
The Golden Couple

As the group of Qinling golden snub-nosed monkeys jumped from tree to tree, Marsel struggled to keep up, slipping and stumbling over logs. Gradually he learned to predict their behaviour, […]

Roar

Most Beautiful Picture May 4, 2018
Roar

Underwater photographer of the year – winner. Location: Yos Dive Lembeh house reef, Indonesia. While the photographer was shooting these three nudi a moray eel suddenly appeared out of the […]