There’s something very special about capturing the perfect moment. But none more so than when it’s an exotic wild animal caught unawares in it’s natural habitat. Take inspiration from this selection of winning competition entries from The Zoological Society of London’s annual Animal Photography Prize. As you would expect, the results are truly magnificent and a demonstrate a real passion for sharing the message of conservation with the world.
2015 Junior runner-up in Weird & Wonderful category
Lost in a Crowd by Connie Beith
2015 Runner-up in Last Chance To See category
Sleeping Beauty by Tianha Williams
2015 Junior winner in Size Matters category
Parenthood by Alex Wendelken
2015 Judges’ Choice & adult winner of Size Matters category
Timeless by Andy Skillen
2015 Adult runner-up in Perfect Moment category
Anoura Geoffrey’s Tailless Bat by Nicolas Reuse
2015 Judges’ Choice & junior winner of Perfect Moment category
Droplets by Gideon Knight
2015 Adult winner of Birds and the Bees category
A Present For My Love by John Gooday
Feeling inspired yet? We’ve certainly enjoyed gazing at these stunning moments and hope you have too. Let us know which one you liked the best – we’d love to hear from you so add your comments below.