winner
BIRDS
EGRET AND LADYFISH, Yuangdang Lake, Xiamen, Fujian, China By © Xiaoping Lin, Xiamen City, Fujian Province, China
"I caught the fleeting moment as two fish leaped out of the water in front of an egret."
HIGHLY HONORED
BIRDS
HIGHLY HONORED | BIRDS | Bald Eagle Fight, Hood Canal, Kitsap County, Washington, USA By ©
Michael Despines of Bellevue, Washington, USA
HIGHLY HONORED | BIRDS | Northern Hawk Owl, Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia, Canada By ©
Liron Gertsman of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
HIGHLY HONORED | BIRDS | Parakeet Biting Monitor Lizard, Keloadev National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India By ©
Hira Punjabi of Thane, Maharashtra, India
HIGHLY HONORED | BIRDS | Brandt’s Cormorant, Baja California Sur Peninsula, Sea of Cortez, Espiritu Santo Archipelago, Los Islotes Rockeries, Mexico By ©
Franco Banfi of Cadro, Switzerland
HIGHLY HONORED | BIRDS | Keel-billed Toucan, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica By ©
Greg Basco of Zarcero, Costa Rica
HIGHLY HONORED | BIRDS | Red-throated Loon, Suomenniemi, Finland By ©
Jari Heikkinen of Kouvola, Finland
HIGHLY HONORED | BIRDS | "Tranquility," Great Egret, Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Uncertain, Texas, USA By ©
Michael Zheng of Southlake, Texas, USA
HIGHLY HONORED | BIRDS | Yellow-rumped Honeyguide at Beehive, Bhutan By ©
Khushboo Sharma of New Delhi, India
HIGHLY HONORED | BIRDS | Black Grouse Sunrise, Swiss Alps By ©
Levi Fitze of Edelgrueb, Switzerland
HIGHLY HONORED | BIRDS | Great Horned Owls, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA By ©
Isabel Guerra Clark of Phoenix, Arizona, USA
HIGHLY HONORED | BIRDS | Great Crested Grebe and Chicks, Lake Chiusi, Siena, Tuscany, Italy By ©
Antonio Aguti of Monte San Savino, Arezzo, Italy
winner
WILDLIFE
African Leopard Fight, Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana By © Kevin Dooley of Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
"In addition to the difficulty of focusing on the action, dust was in the air; but it all added to one of my favorite memories as a nature photographer."
HIGHLY HONORED
WILDLIFE
HIGHLY HONORED | WILDLIFE | Bengal Tiger, Pench Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra, India By ©
Krishna Daga of Kolkata, India
HIGHLY HONORED | WILDLIFE | African Lion Cubs, Dinaka, Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana By ©
Keith Bannerman of Alamo, California, USA
HIGHLY HONORED | WILDLIFE | Masai Giraffe and Calf, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya By ©
Thomas Nicholson of Easton, Massachusetts, USA
HIGHLY HONORED | WILDLIFE | Canada Lynx, Northern Ontario, Canada, By ©
Thomas Vijayan of Oakdale, Ontario, Canada
HIGHLY HONORED | WILDLIFE | South American Tapir, Olho d’Água River, Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil By ©
Marcio Cabral of Brasília, Brazil
HIGHLY HONORED | WILDLIFE | Puma Cubs, Patagonia, Chile By ©
Ralph Lee Hopkins of Buena Vista, Colorado, USA
HIGHLY HONORED | WILDLIFE | Indian Pangolin and Pup, Matale, Sri Lanka By ©
Heshan Peiris of Colombo, Sri Lanka
HIGHLY HONORED | WILDLIFE | White Rhinoceros and Calf, Solio Game Reserve, Kenya By ©
Jules Oldroyd of London, UK
HIGHLY HONORED | WILDLIFE | Geladas and Infant, Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia By ©
Marco Gaiotti of Genova, Italy
HIGHLY HONORED | WILDLIFE | Gray Wolves, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA By ©
Devon Pradhuman of Seattle, Washington, USA
HIGHLY HONORED | WILDLIFE | American Bison and Calf, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA By ©
Lara Ferraro of Coto de Caza, California, USA
HIGHLY HONORED | WILDLIFE | Brown Bear and Salmon, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA By ©
Barrett Hedges of Canmore, Alberta, Canada
HIGHLY HONORED | WILDLIFE | Olive Baboon, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania By ©
Steve Mattheis of Jackson, Wyoming, USA
WINNER
ANIMAL ANTICS
Kit Fox Pair, Simpson Springs, Onaqui Mountain Herd Management Area, Skull Valley, Dugway, Utah, USA By © Brian Clopp of Huntsville, Utah, USA
"The genuine tenderness between these wild animals made me smile and serves as a poignant reminder that each living creature has
a unique value within our universe.”
HIGHLY HONORED
ANIMAL ANTICS
HIGHLY HONORED | ANIMAL ANTICS | Barred Owlets, Seward Park, Seattle, Washington, USA By ©
Glenn Nelson of Seattle, Washington, USA
HIGHLY HONORED | ANIMAL ANTICS | Mountain Hares, Monadhliath Mountains, Scotland, UK By ©
Andy Parkinson of Derbyshire, England, UK
HIGHLY HONORED | ANIMAL ANTICS | Williams’ South American Side-necked Turtle, Butterfly, and Bee, Tres Chimbadas Lake, Peru By ©
Hung Tsui of Hong Kong
HIGHLY HONORED | ANIMAL ANTICS | Impala and Red-billed Oxpecker, Kruger National Park, South Africa By ©
Luisa Pericoli of Long Island, New York, USA
HIGHLY HONORED | ANIMAL ANTICS | Osprey, Oceanport, New Jersey, USA By ©
William Page Pully of Aberdeen, Maryland, USA
HIGHLY HONORED | ANIMAL ANTICS | Cheetah and Cub, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © By
Daryl Yeo of Singapore
HIGHLY HONORED | ANIMAL ANTICS | Alaskan Brown Bear Sow and Cubs, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA By ©
Jennifer Smith of Kodiak, Alaska, USA
HIGHLY HONORED | ANIMAL ANTICS | Ermine and Bushy-tailed Woodrat (upper right), Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA By ©
Larry Taylor of Helena, Montana, USA
HIGHLY HONORED | ANIMAL ANTICS | Leaf Cutter Ant and Carambola Flower, Carate, Costa Rica By ©
Rex Short and Ginna Short of Carefree, Arizona, USA
WINNER
POLAR PASSION
Beluga Whales, Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada © By Brett Freliche of Morgan Hill, California, USA
"My fingers and face became numb after exposure to the cold Hudson Bay when I photographed this group of very curious and vocal belugas."
HIGHLY HONORED
POLAR PASSION
HIGHLY HONORED | POLAR PASSION | Emperor Penguin Chick, Sea Ice in Atka-Bay, Antarctica By ©
Stefan Christmann of Geislingen/Steige, Germany
HIGHLY HONORED | POLAR PASSION | "Treasure on Ice," Polar Bear on Ice Floe, Svalbard and Jan Mayen By ©
Marek Jackowski of Poznan, Wielkopolska, Poland
HIGHLY HONORED | POLAR PASSION | Emperor Penguins, Snow Hill, Antarctica By ©
Liwen Tao of Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
HIGHLY HONORED | POLAR PASSION | King Penguin Colony, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island, UK By ©
Syler Peralta-Ramos of Wilson, Wyoming, USA
HIGHLY HONORED | POLAR PASSION | Chinstrap, Adélie, and Gentoo Penguins, Gerlache Strait, Antarctica By ©
Ira Meyer of Oxnard, California, USA
HIGHLY HONORED | POLAR PASSION | King Penguins Under Full Moon, Falkland Islands By ©
Levi Fitze of Buhler, Switzerland
HIGHLY HONORED | POLAR PASSION | Gentoo Penguins, Biscoe Point, Antarctica By ©
Clive Burns of Kimpton, Hertfordshire, England, UK
HIGHLY HONORED | POLAR PASSION | Polar Bear and Cub, Wapusk National Park, Canada By ©
Hung Tsui of Hong Kong
HIGHLY HONORED | POLAR PASSION | Leopard Seal, Paradise Harbour, Antarctic Peninsula By ©
Matty Smith of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
HIGHLY HONORED | POLAR PASSION | Reindeer and Polar Bear, Nordre Isfjorden National Park, Svalbard, Norway By ©
Wendy Harris of Weston, Connecticut, USA
HIGHLY HONORED | POLAR PASSION | Emperor Penguin, Antarctica By ©
Thomas Vijayan of Oakdale, Ontario, Canada
WINNER
ART IN NATURE
Eye of Frozen Renbaiyu Lake, Bango County, Tibet, China By © Lei Li, Yunnan, China
"This aerial photo of a frozen lake revealed a symmetrical design not visible at ground level."
HIGHLY HONORED
ART IN NATURE
HIGHLY HONORED | ART IN NATURE | Sandstone Cliff, Central Oregon Coast, USA By ©
Adrian Klein of Portland, Oregon, USA
HIGHLY HONORED | ART IN NATURE | Pigmy Sweepers, Ogasawara Islands, Tokyo, Japan By ©
Chihiro Wakamatsu of Tokyo, Japan
HIGHLY HONORED | ART IN NATURE | Spotted Eagle Ray, Moorea, French Polynesia By ©
Joaquin Fregoni of Jujuy, Argentina
HIGHLY HONORED | ART IN NATURE | Mushroom Underside, Monterey, California, USA By ©
Peter Monteforte of Pacific Grove, California, USA
HIGHLY HONORED | ART IN NATURE | Bigeye Trevally, Ras Mohammed National Park, The Red Sea, Egypt By ©
Wayne Lai of Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China
HIGHLY HONORED | ART IN NATURE | Sri Lanka Junglefowl Feather Closeup, Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka By ©
Ashane Marasinghe of Kirillawala, Kadawatha, Sri Lanka
HIGHLY HONORED | ART IN NATURE| Laurisilva, Fanal Forest, Madeira, Portugal By ©
Gianluca Gianferrari of Correggio, Reggio Emilia, Italy
HIGHLY HONORED | ART IN NATURE | Impala in the Mist, Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa By ©
Kevin Dooley of Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
HIGHLY HONORED | ART IN NATURE | Pink Salt Lakes Horse Portrait, Kherson Region, Ukraine By ©
Yevhen Samuchenko of Odesa, Ukraine
HIGHLY HONORED | ART IN NATURE | Black-winged Stilt, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India By ©
Sarthak Agrawal of Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
WINNER
LANDSCAPES
"Fireworks," Wildlfowers at Sunrise, Alto Paraíso, Goiás, Brazil By © Marcio Cabral of Brasília, Brazil
"A stunning field of Paepalanthus mirrors the rising sun’s rays, giving the impression of self-luminescence."
Highly Honored
LANDSCAPES
HIGHLY HONORED | LANDSCAPES | "Dancing the Samba," Mangroves, Indonesia By ©
Cyndy B. Waters of Sevierville, Tennessee, USA
HIGHLY HONORED | LANDSCAPES | Flooding of the Po River, Guastalla, Reggio Emilia, Italy By ©
Gianluca Gianferrari of Correggio, Reggio Emilia, Italy
HIGHLY HONORED | LANDSCAPES | Hummocks, Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia By ©
Alessandra Meniconzi of Lugano, South Switzerland
HIGHLY HONORED | LANDSCAPES | Mesocyclone, Platte County, Wyoming, USA By ©
Nathan Myhrvold of Bellevue, Washington, USA
HIGHLY HONORED | LANDSCAPES | Storm over Labyrinth, Bentonite Hills, Utah, USA By ©
Luis Vilariño of A Coruña, Spain
HIGHLY HONORED | LANDSCAPES | Wildflowers Superbloom, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA By ©
Dr. Elliot McGucken of Los Angeles, California, USA
HIGHLY HONORED | LANDSCAPES | Lenticular Cloud over Jason Harbor, South Georgia Island By ©
Ralph Lee Hopkins of Buena Vista, Colorado, USA
HIGHLY HONORED | LANDSCAPES | Badlands Desert and Bighorn Ram, Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA By ©
Amy Gerber of Cody, Wyoming, USA
HIGHLY HONORED | LANDSCAPES | Three Brothers Reflection, Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California, USA By ©
Vicki B. Hendrix of Calera, Alabama, USA
HIGHLY HONORED | LANDSCAPES | ‘Mirage,’ Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Maranhão, Brazil By ©
Marcio Cabral of Brasília, Brazil
WINNER
OUTDOOR ADVENTURE
Highliner During Annular Solar Eclipse, Bureau of Land Management Area Near Monticello, Utah, USA By © Belva Hayden of Waterbury Center, Vermont, USA
" The moon passing directly between Earth and Sun during an annular eclipse, made this highliner's experience even more extreme."
Highly Honored
OUTDOOR ADVENTURE
HIGHLY HONORED | OUTDOOR ADVENTURE | Free Diver and Sperm Whales, Dominica, Caribbean Sea By ©
Franco Banfi of Cadro, Switzerland
HIGHLY HONORED | OUTDOOR ADVENTURE | Diver with Giant Oceanic Manta Ray, Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico By ©
Christian Horras of Eppelborn, Germany
HIGHLY HONORED | OUTDOOR ADVENTURE | Free Diver and Silky Sharks, Gardens of the Queen, Cuba By ©
Wayne Lai of Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China
HIGHLY HONORED | OUTDOOR ADVENTURE | Camping in Nepal, Ama Dablam Camp 3, Everest Region, Himalaya Mountains, Nepal By ©
Jason Weiss of Golden, Colorado, USA
HIGHLY HONORED | OUTDOOR ADVENTURE | Night Climber, Bunker Cave, Mallorca Island, Spain By ©
Marc Marco of Valldemossa, Mallorca, Spain
HIGHLY HONORED | OUTDOOR ADVENTURE | Hiking in Norway, Jotunheimen National Park, Innlandet, Norway By ©
Aleksander Myklebust of Lillehammer, Innlandet, Norway
HIGHLY HONORED | OUTDOOR ADVENTURE | Hiking under Northern Lights, Iceland South Coast By ©
Emmett Sparling of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
HIGHLY HONORED | OUTDOOR ADVENTURE | Crossing Ice Lake, Khuvsgul Lake, Mongolia By ©
Alessandra Meniconzi of Breganzona, Switzerland
HIGHLY HONORED | OUTDOOR ADVENTURE | Bike Riding at Portage Glacier, Alaska, USA By ©
Amber Johnson of Anchorage, Alaska, USA
HIGHLY HONORED | OUTDOOR ADVENTURE | Death Valley National Park, California, USA By ©
John Morey of Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
YOUTH PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
European Stonechat, Arcos de la Frontera, Cádiz, Spain By © Alberto Román Gómez, at age 9, of Ubrique, Cádiz, Spain