Amos Nachoum (USA).
Overall winner and Gold, Behaviour Mammals.
Leopard seal chasing a Gentoo penguin.
Amos Nachoum (USA). Overall winner and Gold, Behaviour – Mammals. Location: Antarctica. Leopard seal chasing a Gentoo penguin.
This year, American photographerAmos Nachoumwas named the overall winner for his incredible photo taken in Antarctica.
In the image, a Leopard seal opens wide and prepares to finish off a defenseless Gentoo penguin.
His patience more than paid off when he was awarded with this incredible photo.
Thomas Vijayan (Canada). Gold, Animals in their habitat. Location: Borneo. Bornean orangutan.
But Nachoum’s is just one of many worthy winners of the contest.
Across numerous categories, everything from animal behavior to Earth’s landscapes is captured in rich detail.
Seeing these images cannot fail to motivate one to do everything to protect this fragile planet of ours.
Sabrina Inderbitzi (Switzerland). Gold, People and nature. Ice cave. Location: Lake Baikal, Russia.
Check out more winners from the 2021 contest and get inspired to do something for the planet today.
Here are the winners of the World Nature Photography Awards.
Thomas Vijayan (Canada).
Chin Leong Teo (Singapore). Gold: Behaviour – Invertebrates. Location: Indonesia. Red ants.
Gold, Animals in their habitat.
Sabrina Inderbitzi (Switzerland).
Gold, People and nature.
Tom Vierus (Fiji). Gold, Animal portraits. Location: Bali, Indonesia. Long-tailed macaques.
Location: Lake Baikal, Russia.
Chin Leong Teo (Singapore).
Gold: Behaviour Invertebrates.
Celia Kujala (USA). Silver, Animals in their habitat. Location: Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico. Juvenile California sea lion.
Tom Vierus (Fiji).
Gold, Animal portraits.
Location: Bali, Indonesia.
Alain Schroeder (Belgium). Gold, NaturePhotojournalism. Location: Sibolangit, SOCP Quarantine Centre, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Three-month-old female orangutan.
Celia Kujala (USA).
Silver, Animals in their habitat.
Location: Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico.
Mike Eyett (Austria). Silver, People and nature. Location: Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Scuba diver with a school of mackerel.
Juvenile California sea lion.
Alain Schroeder (Belgium).
Location: Sibolangit, SOCP Quarantine Centre, North Sumatra, Indonesia.
Sam Wilson (Australia). Gold, Planet Earth’s landscapes and environments. Location: South Island, New Zealand. Landscape .
The photo contest hopes these images give the public a different perspective on the world.
Mike Eyett (Austria).
Silver, People and nature.
Shayne Kaye (Canada). Gold, Behaviour – Amphibians and reptiles. Location: In a city park, Canada. Pacific tree frog.
Location: Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Scuba diver with a school of mackerel.
Sam Wilson (Australia).
Gautam Kamat Bambolkar (USA). Gold, Plants and fungi. Location: Goa, India. Abandoned house.
Gold, Planet Earth’s landscapes and environments.
Location: South Island, New Zealand.
Shayne Kaye (Canada).
Ashok Behera (India). Gold, Behaviour – Birds. Location: Masai Mara in Kenya. Vulture and fox feasting on wildebeest.
Gold, Behaviour Amphibians and reptiles.
Location: In a city park, Canada.
Gautam Kamat Bambolkar (USA).
Neelutpaul Barua (India). Silver, Animal portraits. Location: South Kamchatka Sanctuary, Russia. Brown bear mother and her cubs.
Gold, Plants and fungi.
Location: Goa, India.
Ashok Behera (India).
Robert Ross (USA). Silver, Behaviour – Birds. Location: Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania. Red billed queleas.
Gold, Behaviour Birds.
Location: Masai Mara in Kenya.
Vulture and fox feasting on wildebeest.
Vince Burton (UK). Gold, Black and white. Location: Iceland. Rare blue morph arctic fox.
And that the photos will shape the future of our planet in a positive way.
Neelutpaul Barua (India).
Silver, Animal portraits.
Federico Testi (Italy). Gold, Nature art. Location: San Quirico d’orcia, in Tuscany, Italy. Landscape with trees.
Location: South Kamchatka Sanctuary, Russia.
Brown bear mother and her cubs.
Robert Ross (USA).
Matthijs Noome (USA). Gold, Urban wildlife. Location: New York City. Humpback whale.
Silver, Behaviour Birds.
Location: Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania.
Vince Burton (UK).
William Fortescue (UK). Silver, Behaviour – Mammals. Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya. Two bull elephants sparring with one another.
Gold, Black and white.
Rare blue morph arctic fox.
Federico Testi (Italy).
Gold, Nature art.
Location: San Quirico d’orcia, in Tuscany, Italy.
Matthijs Noome (USA).
Gold, Urban wildlife.
Location: New York City.
William Fortescue (UK).
Silver, Behaviour Mammals.
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
Two bull elephants sparring with one another.
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