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Reflections in the Night

Marcello Galleano

Italy

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A young white bear from Manitoba while lazily enjoying a soft snowfall. It is morning in Hudson Bay, Canada, and the bear has just woken up. I succeeded in capturing it at an extreme temperature (-26 °), in a surreal silence, after observing its habits for a few days.

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Nominee

Magical setting at the Pole

A face rarely lies. The ferocity of a merciless predator burns beneath the steady gaze of this cougar. Its fierce pose reminds of a king having his portrait painted or a model with a perfect body facing the camera head-on.

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Royal portrait of a cougar

The ears, large and wide, that manage to save this Fennec from the sweltering weather. This is the smallest fox in the world, here immortalised while walking in the perfect dunes of the Tunisian desert, that is comfortably camouflaged despite the hostile climate of this particular geographical area.

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Footprints in the desert

Svalbard islands ... in an expanse of ice in a healthy and unique nature ... here it is the arctic fox .. light and elegant in the middle of snow dunes.

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Honorable Mention

Footprints in the snow

The natural world is full of trickery and deception in the struggle for survival.In a white, vast and silent land, made up of glaciers only, a pile of snow barely moves and two dark eyes can be glimpsed.

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White camouflage

The Iberian lynx cub runs free in the woods of Santa Cruz de Mandela, Spain. This urge to play makes him measure speed and endurance. Lively, energetic and curios, he’s going to be a healthy and strong adult soon.

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BORN FREE

In one of the most inhospitable climates on earth, the beautiful arctic fox enjoys a moment of relaxation 
and dozes in the snow of the Svalbard Islands, between Norway and the North Pole.

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Divine beauty of an arctic fox

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Ghost of the arctic

The ears, large and wide, that manage to save this Fennec from the sweltering weather.This is the smallest fox in the world, here immortalised while walking in the perfect dunes of the Tunisian desert, that is comfortably camouflaged despite the hostile climate of this particular geographical area

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A mountain toucan, with an acrobatic braking, is landing at the nest where its eggs are. It is the black billed toucan that lives in the Andes and wears the colors of the forest.

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Colombia, Express Landing

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Royal portrait

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A mountain toucan, with an acrobatic braking, is landing at the nest where its eggs are.
It is the black billed toucan that lives in the Andes and wears the colors of the forest.

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Pristine forest on Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. Close-up of an orange-eyed black macaque as he turns 
around, intrigued by the noise of the camera.

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Human gaze of a primate

In the heart of the Madagascar forest, a curious lemur holds emerald-green vanilla leaves in its paws, a 
fragrant and enchanting treasure hidden among the branches. The crowned lemur blends harmoniously 
into the surrounding environment.

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Tales from the jungle

A dhole sits gracefully on a patch of ground in the heart of the lush Indian forest. Its coat is rusty-red with a pale underside. Its ears are perked, attentively tuned to the sounds of the jungle, and its watchful eyes connect with the surrounding nature. When a prey is spotted.

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Apparent calm

Pristine forest on Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. Close-up of an orange-eyed black macaque as he turns around, intrigued by the noise of the camera.

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In the darkness of the Kenyan forest, the reflections of the moonlight reveal the spotted fur of a leopard drinking from a tranquil pond. A distant sound makes it look up while nature seems to hold its breath: the leopard is a symbol of grace and power.

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Reflections in the Night 2

In the dark savannah, a Kenyan impala is drinking in a moonlit pond. The glistening surface perfectly duplicates the elegant creature in a parallel realm below the water borderline, as suspended in an ethereal dimension.

In the heart of the Madagascar forest, a curious lemur holds emerald-green vanilla leaves in its paws, a fragrant and enchanting treasure hidden among the branches. The crowned lemur blends harmoniously into the surrounding environment, embodying the sweetness and beauty of the lush Malagasy ..