Ten months spent tracking rare snow leopards in isolated areas of northern India and Pakistan has paid off for American photographer Steve Winter, who was today named as wildlife photographer of the year. An exhibition of the winning, runner-up or commended photographs from the competition’s 17 categories goes on show at the Natural History Museum from October 31.
Steve spent 10 months in remote Indian mountains using remote-controlled cameras to take pictures of snow leopards. One freezing May morning, he found this snow leopard gazing back at him.
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