Winners Gallery
Malta International Photo Award 2019 /2020
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With thousands of submissions from all over the world, we are proud to finally announce all the winning photos across the six categories of Abstract, Cities, Everything Malta, Nature, People and Storytelling, as part of our latest Malta International Photo Award Edition 2019/20.
WINNER
Kalahari Queen
JOHAN SIGGESSON
The caracal is a wild nocturnal cat, known to be very secretive and hard to observe. The photographer got a tip that a caracal had been sighted in a certain location in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and following a number of attempts driving up and down, there it was. The photographer managed to follow this female caracal for quite a long time, deep in its natural environment in this location between Botswana and South Africa..
2ND PLACE
Descend from Above
TIEN SANG KOK
Hundreds of horses are guided by the headmen, shrouded in a cloud of dust as they gallop forth. Photo taken in Mongolia.
3RD PLACE
Magic Night
BENCE MATE
Particles in the air like dust, warm breath on a cool day or drizzle usually go unnoticed. However, in the right light, for example a beam of sunlight, we realize how dusty our environment is. To capture this effect, the camera must be facing the light with the subject positioned in such a way that both the camera and background are in shadow. This phenomenon can add magic to even the simplest subject matter.
TOP FIVE
Guardians of Avatar
GUNARTO SONG
An emotional shot, picturing a monkey embracing its young one. This photo was taken from Avatar Mountain in Zhang Jia Jie, China.
TOP FIVE
The Search
NEIL BUGEJA
A lonely traveller dwarfed by the Tre Cime di Lavaredo Peaks, under the galactic core.
TOP TEN
Arctic Fox
TIBOR KERCZ
A lovely arctic fox captured at Svalbard archipelago, Norway.
TOP TEN
Light Show
JEREMY WALTON
The beauty captured through the movement of clouds illuminated by a hidden sun over Kalsoy in the Faroe Islands.
TOP TEN
Tug of Tusks
RAHUL SACHDEV
At day break the dusty plains of Amboseli witness a playful battle between the brave elephants.
TOP TEN
The Ancient One
RAZVAN ILIESCU
A long exposure shot of a Bristlecone Pine Tree in White Mountains California.
TOP TEN
Everyone Eats What They Want
JOSE LUIS RUIZ JIMENEZ
The exact moment a great crested grebe caught a frog, just a few meters from the photographer. Yes, the bird ended up eating the frog.