Games between siblings by Paolo Della Rocca (Italy).
An epic tussle between two snow leopard siblings won the 2024Nature Photographer of the Year(NPOTY).
This image was anything but easy to obtain.
“Games between siblings” by Paolo Della Rocca (Italy). Overall Winner.
The coldreaching -25 degrees and intensified by a snowstormseeped into my bones.
I remember thinking, This isnt happening; it cant be real!
And then, I captured this frame.
“Besties” by Marcia Walters (USA). Animal Portraits, Winner
Not even in my wildest dreams did I imagine photographing such a moment.
Scroll down to see all the winners and runners-up of the 2024 Nature Photographer of the Year Award.
Here are the incredible winners of the 2024 Nature Photographer of the Year awards.
“Giant Octopus Dofleini” by Andrey Shpatak (Russia). Underwater, Winner
Besties by Marcia Walters (USA).
Animal Portraits, Winner
Giant Octopus Dofleini by Andrey Shpatak (Russia).
Underwater, Winner
Ocean Dance by Junqi Peng (USA/China).
“Ocean Dance” by Junqi Peng (USA/China). Plants and Fungi, Winner
Plants and Fungi, Winner
My Pet Tiger by Aaron Gekoski (UK/Philippines).
Humans and Nature, Winner
Disturbing Shadow by Sebastien Blomme (France).
Other Animals, Winner
A record-breaking 22,851 images were submitted by photographers from over 96 different countries.
“My Pet Tiger” by Aaron Gekoski (UK/Philippines). Humans and Nature, Winner
Golden Eye by Luca Lorenz (Germany).
Birds, Winner
Brace!
by D’Artagnan Sprengel (New Zealand).
“Disturbing Shadow” by Sebastien Blomme (France). Other Animals, Winner
Youth, Winner
Black lava beach by Baard Nss (Norway).
Landscapes, Winner
Cross to bear by Paul Goldstein (United Kingdom).
Black and White, Winner
Colorful seagull by Mathijs Frenken (The Netherlands).
“Golden Eye” by Luca Lorenz (Germany). Birds, Winner
Nature of De Lage Landen, Winner
Amino acids mimicking nature by Dirk Vermaire (The Netherlands).
Nature Art, Winner
Glenmalure Waterfall by Ciaran Willmore (Ireland).
Landscapes, Runner-Up
Another perspective by Oscar Diez Martinez (Spain).
“Brace!” by D’Artagnan Sprengel (New Zealand). Youth, Winner
Animal Portraits, Runner-Up
Old and wise surrounded by treefield and melting snow by Jarno Artika (Finland).
Plants and Fungi, Winner
Milky Way by Ismael Dominguez (Spain).
Youth, Runner-Up
March of the Mussels by Theo Bosboom (The Netherlands).
“Black lava beach” by Baard Næss (Norway). Landscapes, Winner
The Path to Bath by Lakshitha Karunarathna (Sri Lanka).
Mammals, Runner-Up
A Dangerous Addiction by Lakshitha Karunarathna (Sri Lanka).
Humans and Nature, Runner-Up
Observed by Luca Lorenz (Germany).
“Cross to bear” by Paul Goldstein (United Kingdom). Black and White, Winner
Black and White, Runner-Up
Love in the Deep by Luca Luigi Mario Ghezzi (Italy).
Underwater, Runner-Up
Shorebird Hunt by Nick Dunlop (USA).
Birds, Runner-Up
Sanderling Siesta by Mathijs Frenken (The Netherlands).
“Colorful seagull” by Mathijs Frenken (The Netherlands). Nature of “De Lage Landen,” Winner
Invisible killers The impact of light and glass on migratory birds by Hector Cordero (Spain).
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“Amino acids mimicking nature” by Dirk Vermaire (The Netherlands). Nature Art, Winner
“Glenmalure Waterfall” by Ciaran Willmore (Ireland). Landscapes, Runner-Up
“Another perspective” by Oscar Diez Martinez (Spain). Animal Portraits, Runner-Up
“Old and wise surrounded by treefield and melting snow” by Jarno Artika (Finland). Plants and Fungi, Winner
“Milky Way” by Ismael Domínguez (Spain). Youth, Runner-Up
“March of the Mussels” by Theo Bosboom (The Netherlands). Other Animals, Runner-Up
“The Path to Bath” by Lakshitha Karunarathna (Sri Lanka). Mammals, Runner-Up
“A Dangerous Addiction” by Lakshitha Karunarathna (Sri Lanka). Humans and Nature, Runner-Up
“Observed” by Luca Lorenz (Germany). Black and White, Runner-Up
“Love in the Deep” by Luca Luigi Mario Ghezzi (Italy). Underwater, Runner-Up
“Shorebird Hunt” by Nick Dunlop (USA). Birds, Runner-Up
“Sanderling Siesta” by Mathijs Frenken (The Netherlands). Nature of “De Lage Landen,” Runner-Up
“Invisible killers – The impact of light and glass on migratory birds” by Hector Cordero (Spain). The Fred Hazelhoff Portfolio AwardA volunteer is holding a bunch of dead migratory birds after hitting the glass in buildings of downtown Manhattan, New York, USA
“Invisible killers – The impact of light and glass on migratory birds” by Hector Cordero (Spain). The Fred Hazelhoff Portfolio AwardTwo migratory bird species (Ovenbird and Northern Waterthrush) were found dead together after a collision with a building in downtown Manhattan, New York, USA.
