Respect, Kronotsky nature reserve, Russia. The photographer’s cat, Ryska – her name means little lynx in Russian – stands outside their cabin and with aggressive posturing warns off a fox. In winter, foxes would regularly visit the cabin searching for food. If one peered in at the window, possible when the snow was deep, Ryska would sit on the other side, fur raised, and growl. When outside, she would hold her ground. The foxes were not always frightened and so encounters could be a sort of dance. (Photo by Igor Shpilenok/Unforgettable Behaviour/NHM)

A motorcyclist ferries a pillion rider sitting on goods in Phnom Penh on June 6, 2017. (Photo by Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP Photo)

American actress, model, singer and activist Paris Jackson attends Comic-Con in San Diego, California, USA on July 21, 2018. (Photo by @parisjackson/Instagram)

Climbers place a huge 80x80 metres (262x262 feet) Swiss national flag on the western face of the north-eastern Swiss landmark Mount Saentis, Switzerland on July 31, 2018. (Photo by Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters)

A woman takes a picture of a statue of a child wearing what appears to be a hazardous material suit in Fukushima, Japan on August 14, 2018. (Photo by Kwiyeon Ha/Reuters)

A snail slithers up a rain spattered window during stormy weather on the Isle of Portland, Fortuneswell, England on July 29, 2018. (Photo by Stuart Fretwell/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

Makeup artist He Yuhong, also known as “Yuya”, checks herself in the mirror during a photo shoot following her transformation into the “Girl with a Pearl Earring”, the 17th century oil painting by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer, at her house in Chongqing, China on August 14, 2018. (Photo by Thomas Suen/Reuters)

Professional conceptual category winner. Greetings from Mars, by Julien Mauve, France. Mauve says: “I have always wondered what it would be like to discover a totally different world ... and to photograph it for the first time as if I was Ansel Adams. So I came up with this project, which is about space exploration and discovery. But it’s also about our behavior in front of landscapes and how we create pictures that will share our personal story with the world”. (Photo by Julien Mauve)