Christopher Roche from the UK won the Spirit of Travel category with this image of around 80,000 pilgrims descending upon the Sinakara Valley in the Peruvian Andes to celebrate the festival of Qoyllur Rit’i – a mixture of Inca and Catholic traditions. During the final night, bands of Ukukus head up to the holy glaciers at an altitude of 18,300ft to perform initiation rituals. At dawn they descend back into the valley, carrying large crosses on their backs
Young Outdoor Photographer of the Year, David Rosenzweig, from America snapped this endearing shot. 'The eternal bond between a mother and child is one that transcends the animal kingdom,' he said. 'One early morning in the Timbavati Game Reserve, Mpumalanga, South Africa, we came across this female leopard. She was clearly searching for something and continued calling until she reached an open road. Just as she arrived, her cub came running out of the bushes. The ensuing interaction between the mother and cub proved the love that the two share for each other'
'We grow flowers on our balcony at home, which offer many photographic opportunities,' said Justin Garner from Manchester, who won the Small World category.' I noticed the rich textures in the blue anemone’s petals, and I waited for the flower’s textures to be at their best. Choosing to shoot on an overcast day prevented harsh shadows from the sun affecting the image. I used a plant clip to steady the flower, enabling me to take 15 shots that I then photo stacked in post-processing'
'Having driven several miles up a minor road, we came to the small harbour at Holm in Langøya, Norway,' Pete Hyde from the UK said of his winning image in At the Water’s Edge category. ' After a short walk, we were presented with this wonderful view up a small side-branch of Gavlfjorden. The soft, misty light and the calmness of the water were perfect for conveying the peace and tranquillity we were privileged to enjoy'
Outdoor Photographer of the Year 2016 Selected Shortlist Winners
For the Wildlife Insight category Andy Skillen from the UK submitted this entertaining image from Baffin Island, Canada: 'In temperatures approaching -50°C, and after days of tracking on snowmobiles, we found a mother polar bear. She had left the den a few days earlier and had just killed a seal at the base of an iceberg. In this image she is lowering herself from the top of the iceberg in order to return to the seal carcass, while her newborn cubs hide out of sight'
A new book, Outdoor Photographer of the Year: Portfolio II has collected over 160 of the best photos submitted to the competition and will be published in March
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