From thousands of entries taken from around the world, the WNPA Organizing Committee selected 25 final winners in different categories.
Two sea ospreys fighting over a fish in the sea won the overall prize and was the winner of the Gold prize in the Bird Behavior category.
From the tender image of a mother elephant and her baby to the terrifying moment a leopard hunts a baby zebra as its mother tries in vain to protect it, the award-winning photos show breathtaking moments of life on Earth. Our endangered planet.
“The mission of the World Nature Photography Awards is to honor the world’s best nature photographers while introducing the beauty of nature to a wider audience,” the award organizers emphasized. .
Yellow-billed woodpecker perches on African water buffalo, Silver award, Bird Behavior category, Kenya
Zebra mother and foal attacked by leopard, Gold Award, Mammal Behavior category, taken in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Black frogfish, Gold prize, Animal portrait category, taken in Kurnell, NSW, Australia
Himalayan Falcon, Bronze, Animal Portrait category, Uttarakhand, India
Leopard, Gold award, Black and white category, taken in Kenya
Mother and baby elephant, Silver prize in the Black and White category
On the edge of the abyss, Gold prize in the Habitat category, taken in the Negev desert, Israel. Nubian Ibex deer battle on cliff edge with stunning backdrop of Zin desert mountains. During estrus, males’ feathers become darker in areas such as the front chest and legs, neck muscles thicken, and they compete for breeding rights.
Lava lizard standing on a marine iguana, Gold Award, Amphibian and Reptile Behavior category, taken in the Galapagos Islands
A female whale hunting herring, Gold award, Underwater category, taken in Skjervøy, Norway. Every winter, huge schools of herring migrate from the open ocean into the fjords of northern Norway and attract large numbers of predators such as orcas and humpback whales.
Light in Light, Bronze Award, Underwater category, taken in Noli, Italy. This eye-catching jellyfish image was captured in the splendid location of Capo Noli in the Italian province of Savona. Pelagia noctiluca jellyfish is also known as light jellyfish
Treasures of the Earth, clear blue water springs, ice sheets and golden sediments, Gold award in the Natural Art category. Icy blue water veins, shimmering ribbons and shimmering golden sediments combine to create a delightful illusion. This is the gift of Iceland’s magical terrain
Aspen tree, Silver award, Natural Art category. Every fall, the aspen trees in the Rocky Mountains take on brilliant colors for a few short weeks. This forest, just outside the town of the same name in Aspen, Colorado, USA, is especially dense and vibrant
Perfect cloud, taken at Villarrica volcano, Silver award in the Landscape and Environment category, Chile
Traditional fisherman on stilts tries his luck at sunset, Gold award, People and nature category, taken in Koggala, Sri Lanka. Traditional stilt fishermen try their luck at the changing tide at sunset in Koggala. Traditional, artisanal fishing methods like these, used for survival, pose no significant threat to the ocean’s natural resources and, in turn, turn local communities into stakeholders in ocean health
Owl seedling, Thismia thaithongiana, Gold winner in the Trees category, taken at Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary, Tak Province, Thailand. Here there is a living creature with a strange shape that looks like an owl.
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