Photofeast Flight paths Preview the 2012 Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition

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photography manager CARL BENTO selecteD these photos from the 2012 WIldlIfE PhotogRAPhER of thE YEAR exhibition as his personal favourites.

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‘There’s a lot to like in this selection of images’, Carl said. ‘The subject, colour, sense of movement and composition in each image combine to tell a good story. All of these images grabbed my attention and made me feel good.’

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Bubble-jetting emperors by Paul nicklen (Canada). this was the image Paul had been so hoping to get: a sunlit mass of emperor penguins charging upwards, leaving in their wake a crisscross of bubble trails. Photo © Paul nicklen/ Wildlife Photographer of the year 2012.

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Flight paths by owen hearn (uK). this photo was taken at photographer owen hearn’s grandparents’ farm, which was formerly at the centre of the Bedfordshire site chosen for London’s third airport back in the late 1960s. ‘opposition to the planned airport stopped it going ahead, which is why i can photograph the wildlife on the farm today’, owen said. Photo © owen hearn/ Wildlife Photographer of the year 2012.

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Turtle gem by Jordi Chias (spain). armeñime, a small cove off the south coast of tenerife, is a hotspot for green sea turtles. they forage there on the plentiful seagrass and are familiar with divers. Jordi cruised with this one in the shallow, gin-clear water over black volcanic sand. Photo © Jordi Chias/ Wildlife Photographer of the year 2012.

2012 WILDLIFe PhotogRAPheR oF the yeAR exhIBItIon

the 2012 Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition opens at the Australian Museum on 8 June with 100 awe-inspiring images.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is co-owned by the natural history museum and bbc worldwide.

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Preview the 2012 Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition – for free! Details, page 35.