Escape with these images of animals and nature from around the world
Penguin parents, sinister serpents, and dogs that think they're people
Unless you happen to live in a bush tent overlooking the Serengeti, you’re probably a little short on natural beauty right now. Beyond a daily walk and reruns of David Attenborough, many of us have spent a lot of time inside away from animals and greenery.
The CEWE Photo Awards hope to provide some brief respite. With over €250,000 worth of prizes across 10 categories, organisers have released the finest photos so far submitted to the animals and nature categories.
Submission doesn’t actually close until May – until then, these varied beautiful photos range from rivers in Alaska to Antarctica’s frozen wastes…
A crocodile tries to go incognito
Christopher Barnofsky
A horse gets up close and personal
Jane Wintersohl
A hungry bear tries to catch lunch
Doris Dörfler-Asmus
A kingfisher stops for a snack
Thomas Hinsche
A pair of owls share a tender moment
Christian Mars
A penguin cares for its chick
Christoph Bliem
A pigeon keeps cosy in the cold
Reinhold Fischer
A snake emerges from the depths
Radim Hlaváč
A trio of meerkats keeps a lookout
Clemens Capek
Oops! A squirrel drops its breakfast
Doris Dörfler-Asmus
Raindrops gather on a spider’s web
Michael Konrad
A puppy unimpressed by its first experience of snow
Talina Lux
Two zebras show off their patterned coats
Melanie Frey
Two butterflies show that sharing is caring
Ruurd Visser
Two dogs wrap up in the cold
René Brunda
What are you looking at?
Emese Madarász-Grasselly
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