Tracey Lund snapped the image above of two gannets diving for a fish while on vacation in Shetland. She had a camera with waterproof housing on a stick, and lowered it into the water just as a flock of gannets arrived to find lunch. Lund took 1800 pictures that day, but only two were usable, and this one was named the winner in the Bird Behavior category of the World Nature Photography Awards. Then it won the overall competition, making Lund the World Nature Photographer of the Year.
The World Nature Photography Awards received thousands of entries, and awarded gold, silver, and bronze prizes in 14 categories. Some of the winning photographs are being sold in the contest's shop. For every artwork purchased, the organization will plant a tree. They've already planted one for each photograph entered into the contest! See all the stunning winners in each category at the contest site. -via My Modern Met