Unsplash Awards 2024 Nominee

Rob Potter

A butterfly rests on a branch in the dark.

A close up of a bird on a black background

A rose-breasted cockatoo at the National Parrot Sanctuary rehabilitating after being rescued from an unsuitable environment. You can still see the effects of pterotillomania or 'feather-plucking', a maladaptive behavioural disorder commonly seen in parrots that are kept as pets.

A light shines through an arch in a building

A light-trapping alcove in the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights. This building was once Byzantine, then repaired and added to by the Knights Hospitaller & somewhat controversially restored in the 1930s by Italian architect Vittorio Mesturini.

An Atlantic Puffin emerges from within one of the many burrows across Inner Farne during their nesting season.

A black bird sitting on top of a tree branch

A cormorant perches in the low mist, atop a damaged tree branch.

Low clouds roll over peaks in Eryri national park.

a black and white bird sitting on top of a rock

A puffin gets 'coy' on the conserved area of Inner Farne.

a tall building with a clock on the top of it

Foliage photobombing the Flatiron Building.

a group of people standing on top of a tall building

A view of Freedom Tower shot amongst a busy crown on Brooklyn Bridge.

a close up of a bird with yellow and green feathers

A pair of rehabilitating parrot species nestled together at the captive parrot conservation program.