‘I first noticed the red fox hunting and interacting with a few prey and on closer approach realised that prey was a white Arctic fox.
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Canadian amateur photographer Don Gutoski’s attractive photograph “Tale of two foxes” has been announced the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2015.
This particular photo was captured at Wapusk National Park in Cape Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.
A grim yet striking image of a red fox preying on an Arctic fox has won the prestigious title of Wildlife Photographer of the Year. The image was aptly named, “A Tale of Two Foxes”. While the red fox was feeding on it, Gutoski watched and photographed the scene for three hours in subzero temperatures before the red fox took the remaining carcass, and left to hide it.
“The immediate impact of this photograph is that it appears as if the red fox is slipping out of its winter coat”.
Award-winning photos are chosen for their artistic composition, technical innovation and truthful interpretation of the natural world, according to the Natural History Museum. Though the light was poor, the snow-covered tundra provided the backdrop for the moment that the red fox paused with the smaller fox in its mouth in a grim pose. The jury saw the simple straightforward interaction between predator and prey as a stark example of climate change, with red foxes intruding on Arctic fox territory.
Other photographers won awards for their work, too.
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The images, along with the rest of the contest winners, will be presented at the 51st Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, opening at the Natural History Museum on 16 October. Afterwards, the exhibit will travel to Toronto, Ontario where it will enjoy a stint at the Royal Ontario Museum from November 21 to March 20.
