Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition 2024

Discover the winner and shortlist for the 2024 competition

By The Royal Society

Winners of the 2024 Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition (2024) by The Royal Society Publishing Photography CompetitionThe Royal Society

The Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition

Celebrate the power of photography in capturing scientific phenomena, and the role great images play in making science accessible to a wide audience, in partnership with The Royal Photographic Society.

Winners of the 2024 Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition (2024) by The Royal Society Publishing Photography CompetitionThe Royal Society

It is open to scientists from across the world, who submit photographs in five categories:
Astronomy
Behaviour
Earth science and climatology
Ecology and environmental science
Microimaging
Discover the 2024 winners and runner-ups, click on each image to read more.

The hunt from above (2024) by Angela Albi and August Paula, drone pilotThe Royal Society

Behaviour - Overall winner

The hunt from above, by Angela Albi

Breeding Frenzy (2024) by Ovidiu DraganThe Royal Society

Behaviour - Runner up

Breeding Frenzy, by Ovidiu Dragan

Heart and Soul (2024) by Imran SultanThe Royal Society

Astronomy - Winner

Heart and Soul, by Imran Sultan

The beauty of our Milky Way (2024) by Mohamed AboushelibThe Royal Society

Astronomy - Runner up

The beauty of our Milky Way, by Mohamed Aboushelib

ICE CAP MELT LAKE IN GREENLAND (2024) by David GarciaThe Royal Society

Earth science - Winner

Ice cap melt lake in Iceland, by David Garcia

Secretary bird gullet (2024) by Peter HudsonThe Royal Society

Ecology - Winner

Secretary bird gullet, by Peter Hudson

The Piscean Mad-Eye Moody! (2024) by Abhijeet BayaniThe Royal Society

Ecology - Runner up

The Piscean Mad-Eye Moody! by Abhijeet Bayani

Tired eyes (2024) by Jose Manuel Martinez LopezThe Royal Society

Microimaging - Winner

Tired eyes, by Jose Manuel Martinez Lopez

The Lovecraftian World (2024) by Irina Petrova AdamatzkyThe Royal Society

Microimaging - Runner up

The Lovecraftian World, by Irina Petrova Adamatzky

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