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Detailed explanation-1: -Mexican photographer Alejandro Prieto has emerged as the winner of the Bird Photographer of the Year (BPOTY) 2021. He has won for capturing a photograph of a greater roadrunner staring up at the barbed-wire-clad border wall between the USA and Mexico, with what almost looks like a sense of bewilderment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Congratulations to Craig Easton (United Kingdom) for receiving this year’s coveted Photographer of the Year for his series Bank Top. He wins $25, 000 (cash prize) plus a range of Sony digital imaging kit and global online coverage. Easton’s series was chosen out of thousands of entries by a panel of expert judges.

Detailed explanation-3: -Robert Irwin, an Australian wildlife photographer, has won the first prize in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award Contest.

Detailed explanation-4: -A 10-year-old boy named Vidyun R. Hebbar from Bengaluru won the coveted title of ‘Young Wildlife Photographer Of The Year’ 2021, a wildlife photography contest organised by the Natural History Museum in London.