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The prize-winning photograph taken by Eilo Elvinger, entitled “Polar Pas de Deux”.Picture credit: Eilo Elvinger 

Eilo Elvinger, a freelance photographer from Luxembourg, received the first prize with her black and white photo, called “Polar Pas de Deux”.

The photo was ranked first in the black and white category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year, a photography competition organised by the Natural History Museum in London.

According to a report by The Guardian on 17 October, Elvinger shot the photo in Arctic Norway. The pictured polar bear and her cub were interested in Elvinger’s boat, from which they started licking water leaking from the ship’s kitchen.  

The competition invites professional as well as amateur photographers worldwide to submit their nature and wildlife pictures. According to their website, the next competition entry period will start on Monday 23 October and run until Thursday 14 December.

Eilo Elvinger credit: Facebook Eilo Elvinger