It's funny, I thought this was an odd choice when the winner was originally announced. I felt the judges were overly moved by the presence of a human element (t

It's funny, I thought this was an odd choice when the winner was originally announced. I felt the judges were overly moved by the presence of a human element (the fence) in the shot, especially considering the emphasis on wildlife photography. I doubt if bears in a dump would have been considered, or monkeys on a safari vehicle. But I think this shot evoked a certain fairytale imagery in the minds of the judges, and they let themselves be led by their emotional response without fully considering the criteria. The strange thing is that the rules don't necessarily invalidate the image, even if the allegations are true. Images using models are allowed, but must be declared. If he had declared that he used a model (and it's still not proven that he did), his photo would still be eligible. Besides, some of the leading wildlife photographers/videographers in the world use elaborately staged sets (ant colonies set behind glass, known tame animals in game preserves, etc.) to achieve more "realistic" images. What was the objective of this contest?