Royal Society photo award winners, 2017. 2017年度英國皇家學會攝影大賽獲得者

Icy Sugar Cubes, by Peter Convey, was named overall winner and winner in the Earth Science and Climatology category. The photo, taken in early 1995 during a flight over the English Coast (southern Antarctic Peninsula), shows the scale of unusual bi-directional crevassing as an ice sheet is stretched in two directions over an underlying rise.

Toss the Scorpion - Indian Roller Playing with the Kill, by Susmita Datta was given an honourable mention in the Behaviour category.
In pictures: Royal Society photo award winners - BBC News
http://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-42237203

UK Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition 2017 Winners. 英國皇家學會2017年出版攝影競賽獲獎者

Winner, Behaviour category. Respiro by Antonia Doncila. This photograph was taken while crossing the Fram Strait near the eastern Greenland coast. The polar bear found a portion of fast ice which rapidly became his home. (Photo by Antonia Doncila/PA Wire/Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition 2017)

Overall winner, and winner in Earth Science and Climatology category. Icy Sugar Cubes by Peter Convey. A photograph taken over the English Coast (southern Antarctic peninsula) illustrating the scale of unusual bi-directional crevassing as an ice sheet is stretched in two directions over an underlying rise, with a Twin Otter aeroplane as scale. (Photo by Peter Convey/PA Wire/Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition 2017)

Winner, Ecology and Environmental Science category. Waiting in the Shallows by Nico de Bruyn. Orcas suddenly enter a small bay at subantarctic Marion Island, surprising a small huddle of king penguins busy preening themselves in the water. (Photo by Nico de Bruyn/PA Wire/Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition 2017)

Runner up, Ecology and Environmental Science category. Invincible ants by Thomas Endlein. Pitcher plants are carnivorous, drawing nutrients from trapped and digested insects. The species shown here (Nepenthes bicalcarata) secretes sweet nectar on the rim and fang-like structures, which are very slippery for most insects except for one specialised ant (Camponotus schmitzii). The ants live in the curled hollow tendrils of the plant and manage to climb in and out of the pitcher without any difficulties to steal a bit of nectar, as shown here. (Photo by Thomas Endlein/PA Wire/Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition 2017)

Winner, Micro-imaging category. Olive oil drop family hanging together by Herve Elettro. (Photo by Herve Elettro/PA Wire/Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition 2017)
UK Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition 2017 Winners
http://avax.news/fact/UK_Royal_Society_Publishing_Photography_Competition_2017_Winners.html

National Geographic’s 2017 Nature Photographer of the Year Contest Winners. 2017年度國家地理雜誌自然攝影師大賽獲獎者

1st Place in Aerials: In Sydney, Australia, the Pacific Ocean at high tide breaks over a natural rock pool enlarged in the 1930s. Avoiding the crowds at the city's many beaches, a local swims laps. (Photo by Todd Kennedy/National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest 2017)

1st Place in Landscapes: Shortly before twilight in Kalapana, Hawai'i, a fragment of the cooled lava tube broke away, leaving the molten rock to fan in a fiery spray for less than half an hour before returning to a steady flow. (Photo by Karim Iliya/National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest 2017)

1st Place in Wildlife: A male orangutan peers from behind a tree while crossing a river in Borneo, Indonesia. (Photo by Jayaprakash Joghee Bojan/National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest 2017)

2nd Place in Wildlife: An adult Caribbean pink flamingo feeds a chick in Yucatán, Mexico. Both parents alternate feeding chicks, at first with a liquid baby food called crop milk, and then with regurgitated food. (Photo by Alejandro Prieto/National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest 2017)

3rd Place in Wildlife: Two grey herons spar as a white-tailed eagle looks on in Hungary. (Photo by Bence Mate/National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest 2017)

2nd Place in Underwater: Typically a shy species, a Caribbean reef shark investigates a remote-triggered camera in Cuba's Gardens of the Queen marine protected area. (Photo by Shane Gross/National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest 2017)

Honorable Mention in Underwater: Preparing to strike, tarpon cut through a ribbon-like school of scad off the coast of Bonaire in the Caribbean Sea. (Photo by Jennifer O'Neil/National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest 2017)

People's Choice in Wildlife: A great gray owl swoops to kill in a New Hampshire field, US. This bird was a rare visitor to this area and was worth the 7 1/2 hour drive to see it. (Photo by Harry Collins/National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest 2017)
National Geographic’s 2017 Nature Photographer of the Year Contest Winners
http://avax.news/touching/National_Geographics_2017_Nature_Photographer_of_the_Year_Contest_Winners.html

National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year 2017, 2017年《國家地理》雜誌年度最佳旅遊類攝影大賞

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2017 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year winners | CNN Travel  http://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/national-geographic-travel-photographer-winners-2017/index.html

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Nat Geo slide 3 | National Geographic 2017 Travel Photographer of the Year: the best entries - Travel
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/activity-and-adventure/nat-geo-2017-travel-photographer-of-the-year/nat-geo-slide-3/

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2017年《國家地理》雜誌年度最佳旅遊類攝影大賞
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Art of Building Photography Awards 2017, 2017年建築攝影比賽藝術獎

“Eye of the Tower” by Mehmet Yasa; Verona, Italy. “The staircase and the bell looks like an eye. Architecture can fascinate us in many ways”. (Photo by Mehmet Yasa/Art of Building Photography Awards 2017)

“Cross Bridge Waltz” by Guo Ji Hua; Guangdong, China. “This work uses unmanned aerial vehicles. The intersection has an abstract line of beauty”. (Photo by Guo Ji Hua/Art of Building Photography Awards 2017)

“Abandoned School in Fresno” by Robert Cassway; Montana, USA. “This photo shows the ravages of time and weather on a building that was left to decay after the families that lived in Fresno moved away. It is part a larger series of photographs titled The Vanishing West”. (Photo by Robert Cassway/Art of Building Photography Awards 2017)
Art of Building Photography Awards 2017
http://avax.news/touching/Art_of_Building_Photography_Awards_2017.html

Volgograd, Stalingrad. 伏爾加格勒, 史達林格勒

“The Motherland Calls” is the tallest statue in Europe. Credit Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times
For Russians, 75 Years Later, Stalingrad Is a Battle to Remember - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/world/europe/russia-stalingrad-anniversary.html?_r=0
75年後，史達林格勒戰役的記憶並不如煙 - 紐約時報 國際生活
https://cn.nytstyle.com/culture/20171116/russia-stalingrad-anniversary/zh-hant/

Battle of Stalingrad, 史達林格勒戰役

The statue of six children dancing around a crocodile became famous worldwide due to several pictures that a Soviet photographer took after the German army’s devastating bombings.
Statue in the center of Stalingrad after Nazi air strikes, 1942
https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/statue-center-stalingrad-1942/

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Stalingrad: Damaged Photos Tell the Story of an Epic WWII Battle | Time.com
http://time.com/3875489/stalingrad-1947-a-world-in-pieces/

Red Army troops storm a building, and German prisoners, below, during the Battle of Stalingrad Getty Images
Revealed: The forgotten secrets of Stalingrad | The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/world-history/revealed-the-forgotten-secrets-of-stalingrad-8282751.html

(Bild: Georgii Zelma)
Der epische Kampf um Stalins Stadt | NZZ
https://www.nzz.ch/international/75-jahre-schlacht-um-stalingrad-der-epische-kampf-um-stalins-stadt-ld.1312223

AI, Artificial Intelligence, ML, Machine learning, NN, Neural network. 人工智慧, 機器學習, 神經網路

Mengxin Li
Building A.I. That Can Build A.I. - 纽约时报 国际生活
https://cn.nytstyle.com/technology/20171117/machine-learning-artificial-intelligence-ai/en-us/

Hiking, Trekking, Backpacking, Mountaineering. 徒步, 山區健行, 背包旅行, 登山運動

Hikers enjoy a warm autumn day near the Lac Bleu near Arolla in the Val d'Herens, Switzerland on Octoner 12, 2017. (Photo by Denis Balibouse/Reuters)
People in the Landscape
http://avax.news/pictures/303231

Pete Souza, former Chief Official White House Photographer. 彼得·蘇薩, 前白宮首席官方攝影師

Восемь лет с Бараком Обамой: снимки личного фотографа экс-президента - BBC Русская служба
http://www.bbc.com/russian/features-41940769
圖輯：攝影師捕捉鏡頭 記錄奧巴馬白宮歲月 - BBC 中文网
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/world-41936372

Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2017, Finalists. 搞笑野生動物攝影獎, 入圍

A baby lemon shark shows a big smile in front of the camera, taken in Bimini, the Bahamas. (Photo by Eugene Kitsios/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards/Barcroft Media)

These two monkeys broke away from their group to “test drive” a motorbike parked near the entrance to the reserve in Tangkoko Batuangus Nature Reserve, Indonesia. (Photo by Josef Friedhuber/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards/Barcroft Media)
Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2017 Finalists
http://avax.news/funny/Comedy_Wildlife_Photography_Awards_2017_Finalists.html

British Wildlife Photography Awards 2017, 英國野生動物攝影獎

Overall and urban wildlife category winner: Daniel Trim, Heathrow roostings. “In winter, pied wagtails roost communally in urban areas, both for protection and for the additional warmth given off by buildings and lights. This extra degree or two can make the difference in harsh weather. Here, a single individual out of hundreds is silhouetted by the lights of Terminal 5 at Heathrow airport”. (Photo by Daniel Trim/British Wildlife Photography Awards 2017)

Ben Hall, habitat category winner: Wren on Frost-Encrusted Fern, Dunham Massey, Cheshire. “Following a cold, clear night I visited a local woodland to photograph deer. The temperature had dropped well below freezing during the night and frost clung to the trees and foliage, completely transforming the landscape ... After some time I noticed a wren flitting around in the frost-encrusted ferns. I set up my tripod and waited, following it with my lens as it moved. Eventually, it alighted on the top of a fern and I inched my way back in an attempt to show the wren in its wintry environment”. (Photo by Ben Hall/British Wildlife Photography Awards 2017)

“Fast forward to autumn and the birds are still on site, using the trees as a safe place to roost each evening. I wasn’t entirely sure if they’d actually do this at this particular spot, but took a chance when I was visiting one morning. Luckily, a bird was there, drying its wings in the first rays of morning sunshine. The orange autumnal glow of the leaves being illuminated by the rising sun was incredibly fortuitous, but sometimes nature rewards you for repeat visits to the same spot”. (Photo by Ben Andrew/British Wildlife Photography Awards 2017)
Australian Bureau of Meteorology's 2018 Calendar
http://avax.news/fact/British_Wildlife_Photography_Awards_2017.html

Australian Bureau of Meteorology's 2018 Calendar, 澳大利亞氣象局2018年日曆

June. Sunrise streaks through fog as seen from Mount Buninyong, Victoria. (Photo by Andrew Thomas/Australian Bureau of Meteorology)

May. Central Sydney distorted by rain on a windscreen, New South Wales. (Photo by Nitin Saksena/Australian Bureau of Meteorology)

The annual calendar features stunning shots of lighting, cloud formations and the aurora australis. Hundreds of photographers from every Australian state and territory submitted images to the Bureau of Meteorology for selection in the year’s calendar, with only the best chosen to represent the full spectrum of Australian weather. Here: Cover image. A full moon alongside the planet Mars shining through cirrostratus clouds over Kosciuszko national park. (Photo by Luke Tscharke/Australian Bureau of Meteorology)

Australian Bureau of Meteorology's 2018 Calendar
http://avax.news/charming/Australian_Bureau_of_Meteorologys_2018_Calendar.html

'The Atlas of Beauty', 《美的地圖集》

A Turkish beauty is pictured in a tea house in Istanbul. The woman appears to wear little make-up aside from eyeliner

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