Photography

A captivating shot of energetic toad tadpoles has won Shane Gross the prestigious title of Wildlife Photographer of the Year. Under a shimmering layer of lily pads in Cedar Lake, Canada, a school of western toad tadpoles drifted effortlessly through the water. “For me, the best kind of fun is discovering something new and trying to capture it in the most compelling way possible," Shane shared with BBC News. Maneuvering carefully to prevent stirring up the delicate silt and algae at the

During the 1970s, a handful of Greenpeace activists devised a radical plan to halt commercial whaling once and for all. A massive Soviet vessel, its harpoon gun prepared to strike, towers over a whale just beneath the bow. Blood seeps from a gaping wound as the cold waters of the Pacific Ocean turn crimson. This haunting image redefined the fight against whaling and kickstarted Greenpeace’s "mind bomb" campaign, recalls Rex Weyler, the photographer behind the iconic 1975 shot (scroll