Polar bear sleeping on a small iceberg... selected as the best wild photo

A photo of a polar bear taking a nap on a small drifting iceberg was chosen as last year's best wildlife photo.
On the 7th (local time), the Natural History Museum in London announced that a British amateur photographer
It has been announced that ``Ice Bed,'' an exhibition by a certain Nima Sarikani, has been selected for the 2023 ``Wildlife Photography of the Year Award.''
The museum selected 25 works from a panel of experts out of more than 50,000 works exhibited last year.
I chose. Of these, the work that received the most votes through public voting was selected as the winning work. More than 75,000 people participated in the vote, the largest number ever.
The photo was taken by Sarikani after three days of waiting on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. Photography was not possible due to thick fog.
Although it seemed possible, Sarikani waited eight hours to photograph the young bear sleeping, and was able to snap the photo just before midnight.
Mr. Sarikani commented that he was extremely honored to receive the award, calling it ``a photo that evokes a powerful emotion of hope in the viewer.''
. "I hope this photo inspires hope in the midst of the climate crisis, which is the greatest challenge facing humanity. There is still time to clean up this human-caused mess.
I hope so.” The director of London's Natural History Museum described ``Bed of Ice'' as ``a work that will leave you breathless and heart-wrenching.''
The curator said, ``This work, which makes you think about many things, emphasizes that the relationship between animals and their habitats is inseparable.
"It visually shows the negative effects of climate change and habitat destruction," he said. The museum will keep the five finalist works, including the "Ice Bed," on display until June 30th.
It is scheduled to be published.