THE WINNERS: WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Photographer Sergey Gorshkov has been named as this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year for his image, The Embrace, featuring an Amur tigress hugging an ancient Manchurian fir in the Russian Far East. Amur, or Siberian, tigers are only found in this region and it took more than 11 months for the Russian photographer to capture this moment with hidden cameras.
Over the next few pages you can see a selection of winning images from this prestigious annual competition, which showcases the world’s finest wildlife photography.
THE EMBRACE
BY SERGEY GORSHKOV, RUSSIA OVERALL WINNER, WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2020
With an expression of sheer ecstasy, a tigress hugs an ancient Manchurian fir, rubbing her cheek against bark to leave secretions from her scent glands. She is an Amur, or Siberian, tiger, here in the Land of the Leopard National Park, in the Russian Far East. The
