Andrew Parkinson, animal behaviour category winner: Crepuscular Contentment, Derbyshire. “In 15 years of working with badgers I’ve never seen a badger sit out in the open to have a scratch. I was sat concealed behind a tree and downwind so it was especially nice that the badger had his back to me, demonstrating just how inconspicuous and inconsequential my presence was”. (Photo by Andrew Parkinson/British Wildlife Photography Awards 2017)

A photo taken on August 21, 2017 shows girls passing in front of a building with a display of the Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin Order in Volgograd, Russia. Volgograd Arena will host several cames of the FIFA World Cup 2018. (Photo by Mladen Antonov/AFP Photo)

A Palestinian boy pours water over his head in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, on July 22, 2020. (Photo by Mohammed Abed/AFP Photo)

A Muslim dervish sings a traditional Sufi song near a rally for the Mawlid al-Nabi holiday, marking the birthday of Islam's prophet, Muhammad, in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, November 10, 2019. To mark the holiday, thousands take part in religious processions, ceremonies and distribute free meals to the poor. (Photo by K.M. Chaudary/AP Photo)

The Rossiya (Russia) brig sails along the Neva River during a dress rehearsal of the 2021 Scarlet Sails Festival for school leavers in St Petersburg, Russia on June 25, 2021. (Photo by Peter Kovalev/TASS)

A man shows ink mark on his finger after casting his vote during the fourth phase of India's general election in Baba Nagri, northeast of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, May 13, 2024. (Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)

Azerbaijan's Mariya Stadnik (R) wrestles Mongolia's Otgonjargal Dolgorjav (L) in their women's freestyle 50kg wrestling quarter-final match at the Champ-de-Mars Arena during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris on August 6, 2024. (Photo by Punit Paranjpe/AFP Photo)

Participants take part in a parade in traditional attire to celebrate Tamu Lhosar, a New Year festival of the Gurung community in Kathmandu, Nepal on December 30, 2024. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)