Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009

Now in its 45th year, Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition is an international showcase for the very best nature photography, that reveals the diversity of life on Earth.

José Luis Rodríguez ( Nationality - Spain, Country of Residence - Spain
Animal Portraits - Winner
The storybook wolf

This category invites portraits that capture the character or spirit of an animal in an original and memorable way. What José Luis hopes is that his picture, ‘showing the wolf’s great agility and strength’, will become an image that can be used to show just how beautiful the Iberian wolf is and how the Spanish can be proud to have such an emblematic animal.