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Glimpses of nature: the best photographs of wildlife

When science is photographed: the winners of the 2025 Bioimaging Awards

In the Camargue (France), flamingos breed in large colonies. Among thousands of seemingly identical individuals, a flamingo illuminated by the last rays of the afternoon sun reveals its uniqueness before disappearing back into the crowd.
In the Camargue region of France, flamingos breed in large colonies. Among thousands of seemingly identical individuals, a flamingo illuminated by the last rays of the afternoon sun reveals its uniqueness before disappearing back into the crowd. Júlia Campalans Andreu
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Xavier Bertral
22/12/2025
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BarcelonaIn this report, we present a selection of the award-winning images from the tenth edition of the Bioimágenes competition, the biological photography contest organized every two years by the College of Biologists of Catalonia. This year, the competition brought together 396 photographs of astonishing quality, divided into six categories encompassing students of all levels—primary, secondary, high school, vocational training, and university—as well as teachers and other members of the public. Each category has two prizes, in addition to special awards for photomicrography and research photography, underwater photography, and the ARA newspaper prize, dedicated to images with a photojournalistic approach and documentary value. With this exhibition, the College wishes to recognize the talent and curiosity of all participants, as well as the work of the jury and the support of the collaborators. A celebration of life seen up close, through lenses that capture what often escapes our notice. The winning image of the ARA newspaper's special prize – which can be seen at the top of the report – was for a minimal yet powerful scene, with the author's personal vision and the ability to capture the plasticity and beauty of the animal, without losing the documentary and reportage sense.

The little frog
1 de 9 Gerard Pahissa Meral
The little frog

This photograph of a European tree frog on a stem has won first prize in the Primary school students category (middle and upper cycles, from 8 to 12 years old).
Steering wheel
2 de 9 Neus Martí Sans
Steering wheel

This photograph of a bird taking flight over the water is the winner of the first prize in the ESO category.
The gaze of the Iberian lynx
3 de 9 Maria Mira Ochoa
The gaze of the Iberian lynx

A female Iberian lynx basking in the sun after eating a rabbit. This example of resilience from an emblematic species earned Maria Mira first prize in the Baccalaureate and Vocational Training category.
The sweat of the...
4 de 9 Joel Caballero Mestre
The sweat of the...

The resin of the tree as it falls, photographed by Joel Caballero, second prize in the ESO category.
The lightning of the savanna
5 de 9 Júlia Campalans Andreu
The lightning of the savanna

In the background, rain-laden clouds fill the sky as the first rumbles of thunder echo across the savanna. Meanwhile, a cheetah intently surveys its territory in the Masai Mara National Reserve, alert to the approaching storm. It won first prize in the University Degrees category.
Intertidal, life and death
6 de 9 Eduardo Cires Rodríguez
Intertidal, life and death

An intense scene in which nature reveals its raw power: a moment of feeding that simultaneously ignites the struggle for survival at the boundary between land and sea. First prize in the Teachers and Citizens category.
The cycle of life
7 de 9 Jorge Marín Fortes
The cycle of life

Photograph of a Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculushunting a field vole (Microtus arvalis), awarded first prize in the Collegiate category.
San Martín neuroarch
8 de 9 Nerea Montedeoca Vázquez
San Martín neuroarch

The Research Microscopy and Photography award goes to this composite of two images of cranial neuromasts from a zebrafish larva acquired in vivo Under a Leica SP8 confocal microscope, using a 63X oil immersion objective. The photographed zebrafish larva belongs to a Tg (pou4f3:GFP) transgenic line, which marks ciliated cells. These, in turn, have also been stained with a vital dye.
Glimpses before birth
9 de 9 Judith Calero Gutiérrez
Glimpses before birth

A photograph taken at a depth of 17 meters, winner of the Underwater Photography award. "A clownfish (Amphiprion birdcatchers"It was pushing a current of water with its fins towards a reddish log. As I approached, I discovered an unusual scene: dozens of eggs in an advanced stage of development, with their eyes already formed and bright, about to hatch. A microscopic view of an unknown underwater universe," says the author.
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