Bleeding-heart monkeys enveloped in a mountain storm among powerful photos celebrated in Siena Awards 2024

This highly commended photo of a family of bleeding-heart monkeys, or geladas, was taken among the peaks of the Simien Mountains in Ethiopia. Discover 32 more evocative images from this year's Siena International Photo Awards...

Daniel Graham

Published: October 3, 2024 at 2:16 pm

The winning images from the prestigious Siena International Photo Awards 2024 have been announced.

There were 10 categories in all – here, we take a look at a few of the prize-winning images from three of them: 'The Beauty of Nature', 'Animals in their Environment' and 'Underwater Life'.

Siena Photo Awards 2024 gallery

Whale milk by Karim Iliya — Whale milk (1st classified, Underwater Life)/Karim Iliya

The Scream by Filippo Borghi — The Scream (honourable mention, Underwater Life)/Filippo Borghi

The rain I've been Waiting for by Kazushige Horiguchi — The rain I've been waiting for (2nd classified, Underwater Life)/Kazushige Horiguchi

The ghost by Salvatore Ianniello — The ghost (honourable mention, Underwater Life)/Salvatore Ianniello

Split shark by Alvaro Herrero Lopez Beltran — Split shark (honourable mention, Underwater Life)/Alvaro Herrero Lopez Beltran

Nautilus rider by Renee Capozzola — Nautilus rider (honourable mention, Underwater Life)/Renee Capozzola

lunch time by Alessandro Giannaccini — Lunch time (honourable mention, Underwater Life)/Alessandro Giannaccini

La morte in attesa by Pietro Formis — La morte in attesa (honourable mention, Underwater Life)/Pietro Formis

Icy gaze by Matthew Smith — Icy gaze (honourable mention, Underwater Life)/Matthew Smith

Humpback nursery by Renee Capozzola — Humpback nursery (3rd classified, Underwater Life)/Renee Capozzola

The happy turtle by Tzahi Finkelstein — The happy turtle (honourable mention, Animals in their Environment)/Tzahi Finkelstein

The Gulls and the eclipse by Liron Gertsman — The gulls and the eclipse (honourable mention, Animals in their Environment)/Liron Gertsman

Splash by Douglas Gimesy — Splash (honourable mention, Animals in their Environment)/Douglas Gimesy

Romance is dead by William Fortescue — Romance is dead (honourable mention, Animals in their Environment)/William Fortescue

Pass by by Xiaoping Lin — Pass by (honourable mention, Animals in their Environment)/Xiaoping Lin

Graveyard shift by Matt Maran — Graveyard shift (honourable mention, Animals in their Environment)/Matt Maran

Famiglia di gelada by Marco Gaiotti — Famiglia di gelada (honourable mention, Animals in their Environment)/Marco Gaiotti

Colorful night by Mohammad Murad — Colourful night (honourable mention, Animals in their Environment)/Mohammad Murad

Cheetahs and wildebeest by Amith Krishna Sadasivan Pillai — Cheetahs and wildebeest (honourable mention, Animals in their Environment)/Amith Krishna Sadasivan Pillai

Blue brab by Martin Broen — Blue crab (honourable mention, Animals in their Environment)/Martin Broen

Sentinel by Liron Gertsman — Sentinel (3rd classified, Animals in their Environment)/Liron Gertsman

Bubblenetting by Scott Portelli — Bubblenetting (2nd classified, Animals in their Environment)/Scott Portelli

Men at work by Karine Aigner — Men at work (1st classified, Animals in their Environment)/Karine Aigner

Waste by Olivier Morin — Waste (honourable mention, The Beauty of Nature)/Olivier Morin

Underwater caves by Martin Broen — Underwater caves (honourable mention, The Beauty of Nature)/Martin Broen

The Monarch's forest by Jaime Rojo — The Monarch's forest (1st classified, The Beauty of Nature)/Jaime Rojo

The fox and the Northern Lights by Vegard Aasen — The fox and the northern lights (honourable mention, The Beauty of Nature)/Vegard Aasen

Stormy cacti by Luis Roberto Lons Su Rez — Stormy cacti (2nd classified, The Beauty of Nature)/Luis Roberto Lyons Suarez

Resting by Fabio Savini — Resting (honourable mention, The Beauty of Nature)/Fabio Savini

Mediterranean sunset by Julio Martinez — Mediterranean sunset (honourable mention, The Beauty of Nature)/Julio Martinez

Healthy glow by Justin Gilligan — Healthy glow (honourable mention, The Beauty of Nature)/Justin Gilligan

Etna paroxysm by Gianluca Gianferrari — Etna paroxysm (honourable mention, The Beauty of Nature)/Gianluca Gianferrari

A green turtle in the blue hour by Barathieu Gabriel — A green turtle in the blue hour (3rd classified, The Beauty of Nature)/Barathieu Gabriel

For more information about the awards, visit www.sienawards.com

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Daniel Graham

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Danny writes about wildlife, conservation and the environment.