See the winners and entries in National Geographic’s 2016 Nature Photographer of the Year contest
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The Nature Photographer of the Year has been named.
Grand prize winner Sardine Run: During the sardine migration along the Wild Coast of South Africa, millions of sardines are preyed upon by marine predators such as dolphins, marine birds, sharks, whales, penguins, sailfishes, and sea lions. The hunt begins with common dolphins that have developed special hunting techniques to create and drive bait balls to the surface. In recent years, probably due to overfishing and climate change, the annual sardine run has become more and more unpredictable. It took me two weeks to have the opportunity to witness and capture this marine predation. See the contest page and Lecoeur’s profile Greg Lecoeur/2016 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year
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National Geographic asked a global community of photographers to share their stories about climate change. Photos were submitted through Your Shot, National Geographic’s online photo community, and then editors’ selections were chosen to be in an exhibit at the Conference of the Parties 22 Climate Summit in Morocco.
This year, scientists have recorded and observed galactic interactions, atmospheric phenomena and the first images of a black hole.