Wild World
Discover extraordinary award-winning images
celebrating the diversity of the natural worldTHE GOLDEN COUPLE
BY MARSEL VAN OOSTEN
THE NETHERLANDS
A male and female Qinling
golden snub-nosed
monkey rest on a stone
seat in China’s Qinling
Mountains, intently
watching an altercation
down the valley between
two lead males of other
groups. These endangered
monkeys are only found in
temperate, mountainous
regions of Central China.74 | June• 2019With the power to inspire
curiosity and wonder, the Wildlife
Photographer of the Year, now in
its 54th year, showcases wildlifephotography as an art form, while
challenging us to consider our
place in the natural world – and
our responsibility to protect it.ANIMAL KINGDOM