At the Fortress of Bard on display the most beautiful images of the international nature photography award

From April 21 to July 16, 2023, the Fortress of Bard will host the 58th edition of Wildlife Photographer of the Year, the most important award dedicated to wildlife photography sponsored by the Natural History Museum in London. A total of 38,575 images from 93 countries were selected to award prizes in nineteen categories and were judged anonymously by an international jury of experts based on originality, narrative, technical excellence and ethical practice.

The exhibition showcases the award-winning shots in a new and unprecedented display involving the Cannon Rooms of the Fortress of Bard. The photos are presented here for the first time in Italy within light panels that make them stand out even more.

American photographer Karine Aigner was honored as Nature Photographer of the Year for The big buzz, an image of a buzzing ball of cactus bees rolling in hot sand on a Texas ranch. Katanyou Wuttichaitanakorn, a 16-year-old Thai passionate naturalist and photographer since the age of 12, was awarded Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022 for The beauty of baleen. When a Bryde’s whale surfaced near the boat, Katanyou was intrigued by the contrasting colors and textures of its dark skin, pink gum and mass of brush-like baleen hanging from its upper jaw.

Battle stations by Italy’s Ekaterina Bee won in the up to 10-year-old category with an evocative shot capturing two alpine ibexes competing for supremacy. Also of note were the special mentions of two other Italian photographers: Alessandro Gruzza (Highly Commended category Wetlands - The Bigger Picture) with the photo The living reservoir taken in the marshy areas of Lake Chungarà in the Chilean Andes, and Lorenzo Shoubridge (Highly Commended category Mammals) with the photo Dormouse as moth-catcher capturing a dormouse intent on hunting in the Mont Avic Nature Park.

The exhibition will be inaugurated and open to the public in conjunction with the first of three Earth Day dates dedicated to the theme “Climate and Biodiversity,” promoted by the Fortress of Bard and involving more than 650 students from sixteen Aosta Valley elementary school.

Image: Karine Aigner, The big buzz (South Texas, USA). Credit Karine Aigner

At the Fortress of Bard on display the most beautiful images of the international nature photography award

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