"Tanning In Style" by Nicolas Bamberski.Nicolas Bamberski
  • The first Urban Wildlife Photography Awards were hosted by Picfair.

  • Animals interacting with other creatures are shown in the winning images.

  • Some of the photos show their natural surroundings.

The first Urban Wildlife Photography Awards were hosted by the town.

"Tanning In Style" by Nicolas Bamberski.Nicolas Bamberski

According to a press release shared with Insider, the contest was created by the London-based photography platform to celebrate the "enduring trend in photographing urban wildlife."

More than 6,000 photographers from all over the world submitted their work for consideration.

The profits from the prints of the winning and finalist images will go to Re:Wild.

The overall winner is Andrew Interisano.

"Date Night" by Andrew Interisano.Andrew Interisano

The town of Niagara-on-the-Lake is in Canada.

As he rounded the corner, the amateur photographer thought his car had caught the attention of the animals. I heard that another group of coyotes had interest in them.

"Life Beyond the Sewer" is the winner of nightlife.

"Life Beyond the Sewer" by Austin Montero.Austin Montero

A rat emerges from a sewer. The winning photo was taken by a Biologist.

The winner is Fancy Seeing You Here.

"Trash Panda" by Jill Finney.Jill Finney

An amateur photographer named Finney won a prize after taking a picture of a raccoon crawling through a drain pipe.

When she decided it was time to make her own National Geographic dreams come true, even if it was only squirrels in the backyard, she said she had dreamed of photographing wildlife since she was a kid.

Mano Aliczki's "Window to the Salt Pan" was the Daylight winner.

"Window to the Salt Pan" by Mano Aliczki.Mano Aliczki

The zoologist and amateur photographer said that he had spotted the lonely Flamingo on the water from the opposite bank and had to move quickly in position to take a picture.

Aliczki said that the bird lifted its head from under the water and allowed only one shot before continuing to feed.

"Beak in the Botanic Gardens" is one of the finalist's.

"Beak in the Botanic Gardens" by Leigh Henningham.Leigh Henningham

A swan swims through the city's botanical gardens in a photo taken by Henningham.

"Fox Sheltering" is a finalist.

"Fox Sheltering" by Paul Simpson.Paul Simpson

Simpson took his picture in the UK. The data analyst said that he had been looking to take a picture of the squirrel.

"Oh snap!" is a finalist.

"Oh Snap!" by Panama Barak.Panama Barak

The monkeys were chewing bread while Barak was in Kingston. He likes to photograph these animals because they look like humans.

Brandon Z. was a finalist in the category of "Which Is the Statue?"

"Which Is the Statue?" by Brandon Z.Brandon Z.

The lizard was on top of a statue in Miami, Florida.

It looked as if he belonged, he said.

Matko Petri's work "Cat and Fish" was a finalist.

"Cat and Fish" by Matko Petrić.Matko Petrić

The cat in the nominated image was waiting for a fish near the small ship when he snapped his photo, according to Petri.

The Birds was a finalist.

"The Birds" by Leanne Hay.Leanne Hay

According to Hay,cormorants started flying in slowly and then by the hundreds when she arrived in Toronto at 6:30 a.m.

An amateur photographer said that the sound they make is unforgettable. I've seen it a few times, but never such a large amount.

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