Here are the amazing winning and finalists photos of the 2022 BigPicture natural world photography contest. As always, the California Academy of Sciences puts together the event to celebrate Earth’s biodiversity. This year’s big winner, Karine Aigner, took home the top prize for a rare look at the bizarre mating ritual of cactus bees.

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#1 Grand Prize: Bee Balling By Karine Aigner

2022 BigPicture Natural World Photography Contest Winners

#2 Aquatic Life, Winner: Sea Lion Fall By David Slater

2022 BigPicture Natural World Photography Contest Winners

#3 Aquatic Life, Finalist: Goliath in Lilliput by Tom Shlesinger

2022 BigPicture Natural World Photography Contest Winners

#4 Terrestrial Wildlife, Winner: Spider Web by Bence Mate

2022 BigPicture Natural World Photography Contest Winners

#5 Terrestrial Wildlife, Finalist: The Stoat’s Game by Jose Grandio

2022 BigPicture Natural World Photography Contest Winners

#6 Winged Life, Winner: Frame Within A Frame by Sitaram Raul

2022 BigPicture Natural World Photography Contest Winners

#7 Winged Life, Finalist: Hey, Good Lookin’ by Benjamin Olson

2022 BigPicture Natural World Photography Contest Winners

#8 Landscapes, Waterscapes, and Flora, Winner: The Hidden Beauty Beneath Our Feet by Tom St. George

2022 BigPicture Natural World Photography Contest Winners

#9 Landscapes, Waterscapes, and Flora, Finalist: City of Angels by Silvano Paiola

2022 BigPicture Natural World Photography Contest Winners

#10 Art of Nature, Winner: Insect Diversity by Pål Hermansen

2022 BigPicture Natural World Photography Contest Winners

#11 Art of Nature, Finalist: Life Vessels by Armand Sarlangue

2022 BigPicture Natural World Photography Contest Winners

#12 Human/Nature, Winner: Sickening Delicacy by Bence Mate

2022 BigPicture Natural World Photography Contest Winners

#13 Human/Nature, Finalist: Face To Face by Fernando Constantino Martínez Belmar

2022 BigPicture Natural World Photography Contest Winners


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