2010 International Conservation Photography Winners

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Japan's "Hot Tub Monkeys"
Photograph by Oksana Perkins, courtesy International Conservation Photography Awards (ICPA)

A family of Japanese macaques lives the good life in the hot springs of Japan’s Jigokudani Yaenkoen Park, where the protected primates enjoy warm waters as much as any human bather could.

This image captured first place in the Wildlife category of the International Conservation Photography Awards (ICPA), a global showcase of images that inspire people to care about conservation of the environment.



Sunbeams in the Pines
Photography by Ethan Welty, courtesy ICPA

Ethan Welty rose with the sun to ascend Mount Baring, and captured its early morning rays as they fell through the fog and mists of Washington’s Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The shot earned Welty top honors in the Student category of the ICP Awards.



Seal on a Propeller
Photograph by Susanne Weissenberger, courtesy ICPA

The abandoned whaling station in Stromness Bay, Antarctica, hosted the legendary Ernest Shackleton at the end of his epic do-or-die trek. It proved less hospitable to countless whales that were hunted from the site—in some cases to the brink of extinction.

Only a male fur seal remained to greet visiting photographer Susanne Weissenberger, who won the Environment at Risk category with this image. His perch amidst the restricted ruins prompted Weissenberger to wonder “Can he read?”


all- some really astounding images-

http://icpawards.com/2010winners.php