'A powerful tension between wonder and woe.'
These 14 photos, which all received highly commended awards in their categories, have been released ahead of the winners’ awards ceremony on October 10.
Caitlin Henderson, who was able to catch a possum chowing down on insects in the middle of the night outside her balcony window in Queensland, Australia, said: ‘There were heads here, wings there.’ Coral connections by Alex Mustard, from the UK, which has been Highly Commended in the Under Water category
The catwalk by Shashwat Harish, from Kenya, which has been Highly Commended in the 11-14 Years category
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