Caring stink bugs and tangled octopuses: European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2023

By Callum Sutherland, CNN
2 minute read
Published 4:52 AM EDT, Fri November 3, 2023
The overall winner of the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2023 competition, Javier Aznar González de Rueda captures a mother stink bug protecting her eggs in Ecuador's Yasuní National Park.
The overall winner of the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2023 competition, Javier Aznar González de Rueda captures a mother stink bug protecting her eggs in Ecuador's Yasuní National Park.
GDT EWPY 2023/Javier Aznar González
The competition had more than 18,000 entries. In this picture, taken in southern France, Jonathan Lhoir shows a pink flamingo searching for food in a muddy pond.
The competition had more than 18,000 entries. In this picture, taken in southern France, Jonathan Lhoir shows a pink flamingo searching for food in a muddy pond.
GDT EWPY 2023/Jonathan Lhoir
On the hunt, a female puma comes face-to-face with her prey in Chile, a moment captured by Bernd Nill.
On the hunt, a female puma comes face-to-face with her prey in Chile, a moment captured by Bernd Nill.
GDT EWPY 2023/Bernd Nill
Marjan Artnak won the Other Animals category with this dragonfly dancing on water.
Marjan Artnak won the Other Animals category with this dragonfly dancing on water.
GDT EWPY 2023/Marjan Artnak
Roberto Bueno found this abandoned place setting in Portugal, winning him the Plants and Fungi category.
Roberto Bueno found this abandoned place setting in Portugal, winning him the Plants and Fungi category.
GDT EWPY 2023/Roberto Bueno Hernández
In Iceland, Joel Delmas came across these "volcanic swirls" that won the Landscapes category.
In Iceland, Joel Delmas came across these "volcanic swirls" that won the Landscapes category.
GDT EWPY 2023/Joel Delmas
They may look like clouds in the sky, but Angel Fitor captured this underwater shot of waves breaking in Spain.
They may look like clouds in the sky, but Angel Fitor captured this underwater shot of waves breaking in Spain.
GDT EWPY 2023/Angel Fitor
Catherine Holmes photographed these young Munk's devil rays feeding on plankton at night.
Catherine Holmes photographed these young Munk's devil rays feeding on plankton at night.
GDT EWPY 2023/Catherine Holmes
Felix Heintzenberg found these sparrows peeking out of an old Russian tank at a war memorial in Berlin.
Felix Heintzenberg found these sparrows peeking out of an old Russian tank at a war memorial in Berlin.
GDT EWPY 2023/Felix Heintzenberg
Bruno D'Amicis waited hours to photograph this monk seal in the shallows of the Mediterranean sea.
Bruno D'Amicis waited hours to photograph this monk seal in the shallows of the Mediterranean sea.
GDT EWPY 2023/Bruno D'Amicis
For the 14 years and under category, Alberto Román Gómez captured a western yellow wagtail hopping between stalks in this Spanish field.
For the 14 years and under category, Alberto Román Gómez captured a western yellow wagtail hopping between stalks in this Spanish field.
GDT EWPY 2023/Alberto Román Gómez
Anton Trexler caught this chamois taking in the views in Italy.
Anton Trexler caught this chamois taking in the views in Italy.
GDT EWPY 2023/Anton Trexler
Franco Banfi found a group of Mayan cichlid fish gliding through water lilies in Mexico.
Franco Banfi found a group of Mayan cichlid fish gliding through water lilies in Mexico.
GDT EWPY 2023/Franco Banfi