The winners of Royal Society Publishing’s inaugural photography competition have been announced, and they are all quite extraordinary.

These nature photos have been chosen from over a thousand entries and were judged by a team consisting of Royal Society Publishing scientists, editors, and photographers.

This award celebrates “the power of photography to communicate science.”

Here are five of them, enjoy. Hit the links below to find more.

Image and caption credit: Royal Society Publishing/Claudia Pogoreutz
Image and caption credit: Royal Society Publishing/Fabio Pupin
Image and caption credit: Royal Society Publishing/Luca Antonio Marino
Image and caption credit: Royal Society Publishing/Ulrike Bauer
Image and caption credit: Royal Society Publishing/Martha Robbins

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