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Bence Máté

Bence Máté

www.matebence.hu

Bence Máté became a photographer in 1999 at the age of 13, after using his savings to buy his first camera—a Russian-made Zenith. Máté’s hobby quickly morphed into an obsession, and he often skipped school in favor of being outside photographing wild creatures. He has been a professional photographer since 2004, and regularly leads wildlife photography tours. Máté specializes in capturing the behavior birds in natural settings. His work has won many international awards, including the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year honor in 2010.

Bence Máté's Latest Articles

African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus)
Strength in Numbers

A spirited game of tug-of-war is more than just a sweet moment among siblings—it’s a sign of an African wild dog pack with enough members to keep its pups both safe and well-fed.

Dalmatian pelicans (Pelecanus crispus)
Below the Bill

One of the world’s largest birds has long been persecuted for both its outsized bill and its eating habits, but an ambitious cross-border plan is helping this threatened pelican bounce back.

keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) and a brown-hooded parrot (Pionopsitta haematotis)
The Better to Bite You With

Finding—and defending—prime fruit-picking perches is no easy task in the rainforest, but toucans have a few tricks up their beaks.

Male Red footed falcon (Falco vespertinus) with rodent for fledgling, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. August.
Please Pass the Vole

Doting falcon fathers deliver meals to their young even after they’ve left the nest.

Wild boar (Sus scrofa) at night with the milky way in the background, Gyulaj, Tolna, Hungary. August. Taken using long exposure with flash at night. Winner of the Mammals Category of the GDT Awards 2015. Overall winner of the MontPhoto Competition 2015.
Foraging by Starlight

It's no accident that the opportunistic wild boar has become one of the most widely distributed mammals on the planet.