Here are the 30 stunning winning photos of The 2021 World Nature Photography Awards. There are fourteen categories in this competition and photographers submitted their images from all around the world.
The top award and cash prize of $1,000 went to Amos Nachoum from the United States for his image of a leopard seal about to capture a defenseless Gentoo penguin. Nachoum waited patiently for hours on the remote island of Plano, off the Antarctic Peninsula, for the right moment at low tide, when the seals stealthily enter a lagoon and search for their prey.
Many congratulations to all our winners! For your chance to have your work seen by millions of people around the world, enter 2022’s competition on their website. Please scroll down and inspire yourself.
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#1 Animal Portraits, Bronze: Amit Eshel, Israel
#2 Black And White, Gold: Vince Burton, UK
#3 Behaviour Amphibians And Reptiles, Silver: Massimo Giorgetta, Italy
#4 Behaviour Mammals, Gold Winner And Grand Prize: Amos Nachoum, USA
#5 Urban Wildlife, Silver: Mohammad Murad, Kuwait
#6 Animals In Their Habitat, Gold: Thomas Vijayan, Canada
#7 Behaviour Invertebrates, Gold: Chin Leong Teo, Singapore
#8 Animal Portraits, Silver: Neelutpaul Barua, India
#9 Behaviour Birds, Silver: Robert J. Ross, USA
#10 Behaviour Mammals, Bronze: Buddhilini De Soyza, Australia
#11 Behaviour Amphibians And Reptiles, Gold: Shayne Kaye, Canada
#12 Animal Portraits, Gold: Tom Vierus, Fiji
#13 Behaviour Mammals, Silver: William Fortescue, UK
#14 Black And White, Silver: Avanka Fernando, Sri Lanka
#15 Black And White, Bronze: Michael Stavrakakis, Australia
#16 Plants And Fungi, Bronze: Jan Czeczotka, Germany
#17 Animals In Their Habitat, Bronze: Christian Tuckwell Smith, UK
#18 Nature Art, Bronze: Gabriel Barathieu, Mayotte
#19 People And Nature, Gold: Sabrina Inderbitzi, Switzerland
#20 Planet Earth’s Landscape And Environments, Gold: Sam Wilson, Australia
#21 Behaviour Birds, Bronze: Robert Maynard, UK
#22 Nature Photojournalism, Gold: Alain Schroeder, Belgium
#23 Animals In Their Habitat, Silver: Celia Kujala, USA
#24 Urban Wildlife, Gold: Matthijs Noome, USA
#25 Behaviour Birds, Gold: Ashok Behera, India
#26 People And Nature, Silver: Mike Eyett, Switzerland
#27 Nature Art, Silver: Monika Schneider, Germany
#28 Nature Art, Gold: Federico Testi, Italy
#29 Urban Wildlife, Bronze: Alex Pansier, Netherlands
#30 Planet Earth’s Landscape And Environments, Bronze: Rie Asada, Japan
