\”Threat from the depths\” is the nature picture of the year

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Seinäjoki resident Antti Strang’s \”Threat from the depths\” was chosen as the 2022 nature photo from among almost 12,000 photos.

Photo by Antti Strang Threat from the depths.
Antti Strang managed to photograph the day fly just before the fish attacked.

An exciting photo of a daylily and a fish preying on it from the depths was selected as the best nature photo of 2022.

– I was photographing one roach, when a roach came out of the water to grab it. I got this one accurate picture of the quick situation. Later, when I looked at the picture on the computer screen, I knew that this had potential, Strang says about the picture taking situation in the news release.

-titled picture also convinced the jury of the Nature Picture of the Year 2022 competition. It was awarded on Saturday evening at the Nature Picture of the Year festival at the nature center Haltia in Espoo.

According to the jury, the winning photo is a great and surprising snapshot, the merits of which are not necessarily obvious at first glance.

\”It’s a perfectly captured situation. The dark water and the shiny wings of the shark create depth in the picture. The figure of the fish creates an exciting and perhaps even tormenting atmosphere\ the jury justifies its choice. tuomaristo perustelee valintaansa.

11,970 pictures by 785 different photographers participated in the Nature Picture 2022 competition.

In addition to the nature photo of the year, prizes were awarded in eight other categories. You can see the award pictures below.

Landscapes

Photo by Jarmo Manninen Night on the river.
Jarmo Manninen’s picture Night on the river won the Landscapes series.

Plants and fungi

Hannu Ahonen's photo Dancers at the morning baptism.
Hannu Ahonen’s photo Morning baptism dancers were awarded in the Plants and mushrooms series.

Birds

Markku Paananen's photo Töyhtötiainen jump.
Markku Paananen’s photo Töyhtötiainen’s jump won the Birds series..

Mammals

Ville Heikkinen's picture Wolverine and deer antlers.
Ville Heikkinen’s picture Wolverine and deer antlers was the best in the Mammals series.

The details and forms of nature

Photo by Markku Pihlajaniemi Slats.
The winner of the Nature’s Details and Shapes series, Markku Pihlajaniemi’s picture Säleet.

Free and creative

Timo Vesterinen's photo A glimpse of spring.
Timo Vesterinen’s photo Keväan velketta won the Vapaa ja luova series.

Nature and man

Petri Volanen's photo Kalliosaari.
Petri Volanen’s photo Kalliosaari was awarded as the best in the Nature and Man series.

Young people

Mikael Koskinen's picture Jungle.
Mikael Koskinen’s picture Viidakko won the category for young people, under 18 years old.

The Nature Portrait of the Year competition was organized for the 42nd time. The aim of the competition is to tell about the multifacetedness of Finnish nature, its views and events, as well as the experiences and insights experienced by the photographers in nature, says Suomen Luonnonvalokuvaajat SLV ry, which organizes the competition.