The year 2020 has produced many poignant and powerful photographs. But a shot of two widowed penguins appearing to comfort one another in Australia has been picked out as one of the winners in. A photo of two widowed penguins near St Kilda pier in Melbourne has been awarded a top international prize by Oceanographic Magazine.
The fairy penguins had recently lost their partner, and comforted each other for hours while watching the city lights. From penguins to potter wasps: The 'Wildlife Photographer of the Year' 2025 competition reveals a planet under pressure Here are some of the most powerful images that show Earth's wildlife. A touching image of two widowed penguins embracing as they gaze at the night sky in Australia won a coveted nature photography award.
The famous photograph of two widowed penguins embracing as they overlook the Melbourne skyline wins best picture of 2020. The people have spoken, and the winner of the eighth annual Affinity Photo People's Choice Award portion of the Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards goes to photographer Jennifer Hadley and her pic of two Gentoo Penguin penguins. It's aptly titled "Talk to the Fin." The competition was founded in 2015 and is open to professional and amateurs alike.
Photographer Tobias Baumgaertner captured on film a moment of affection between two penguins in 2019. The photos show the penguins, one male and one female, cuddling next to each other and gazing. The Award-Winning Penguin Photograph A touching photograph of two widowed penguins embracing on St Kilda Pier earned recognition at the 2020 Ocean Photography Awards hosted by Oceanographic magazine.
The penguin award-winning photo captures a rare moment of connection between two fairy penguins against Melbourne's illuminated skyline. Now Announcing the Winners of the 22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest! The emperor penguin is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica. The male and female are similar in plumage and size.
They spend their entire lives on Antarctic ice and in its waters. These flightless birds breed in the winter.As the young penguins grow, adults leave them in groups of chicks called crèches while they leave to fish. There is a reason.