#2018 #WINNERS of the #SienaPhotoAwards 1


The winning image in the 'animals in their environment' category is this incredible shot of a leopard seal trying to eat
a penguin. It was snapped by American photographer  Amos Nachoum off Pleneau Island in the Antarctic peninsula. 

He said: 'The seal was hiding, waiting to ambush young penguins as they got closer. When a penguin got close enough, the seal moved extremely fast and caught the penguin by its feet dragging it to  the open water. 

I was following parallel to the action. The seal released the penguin twice and the terrified penguin succeeded in escaping, but the seal continued chasing after it, and on the third attempt, drowned the penguin and devoured it'


Polish photographer Bartlomiej Jurecki captured this image of traditional sheep grazing called 'Redyk', which takes place in Mizerna in southern Poland and involves  more than 1,500 animals. 
He said: 'From the Low Beskid Mountains, shepherds bring back the animals to the city of Nowy Targ, where the owners will take care of them during the winter. The animals will go back to the mountains in spring.' The image was highly  commended by the judges.