Emma Parker, The art of the catch (ANIMALS 2026)

Light and behaviour are the two areas of most interest when I photograph birdlife around Australia. For these images of rainbow bee eaters, I wanted to show the different aspects of hunting, from precision take-offs from branches to tossing different prey in the air.

Images have been resized for web display, which may cause some loss of image quality. Note: Original high-resolution images are used for judging.