They’ve just been announced as the 2021 World Nature Photography Awards (WNPA) winners.
Amos Nachoum, from the United States, won the top prize and $1,000 cash prize for his image of a leopard seal preparing to snatch a defenseless Gentoo penguin.
It was a long wait for Nachoum as he stood on Plano Island, off the Antarctic Peninsula, hoping the seals would enter a lagoon at low tide and begin searching for their prey.
Images of our planet’s natural beauty have been seen by all 14 categories.
Nature photography is being used to highlight the beauty and wonder of the natural world, encouraging people to take action now to ensure the survival of our planet for future generations. As a result, it’s impossible to disagree with the judges’ picks.
More info: worldnaturephotographyawards.com
#1 Black And White, Gold: Vince Burton, UK
#2 Animal Portraits, Bronze: Amit Eshel, Israel
#3 Behaviour Mammals, Gold Winner And Grand Prize: Amos Nachoum, USA
#4 Urban Wildlife, Silver: Mohammad Murad, Kuwait
#5 Behaviour Amphibians And Reptiles, Silver: Massimo Giorgetta, Italy
#6 Behaviour Birds, Silver: Robert J. Ross, USA
#7 Behaviour Invertebrates, Gold: Chin Leong Teo, Singapore
#8 Behaviour Mammals, Bronze: Buddhilini De Soyza, Australia
#9 Behaviour Amphibians And Reptiles, Gold: Shayne Kaye, Canada
#10 Animal Portraits, Silver: Neelutpaul Barua, India
#11 Animals In Their Habitat, Gold: Thomas Vijayan, Canada
#12 Behaviour Mammals, Silver: William Fortescue, UK
#13 Nature Art, Bronze: Gabriel Barathieu, Mayotte
#14 Nature Photojournalism, Gold: Alain Schroeder, Belgium
#15 People And Nature, Silver: Mike Eyett, Switzerland
#16 Plants And Fungi, Bronze: Jan Czeczotka, Germany
#17 Animals In Their Habitat, Silver: Celia Kujala, USA
#18 Animal Portraits, Gold: Tom Vierus, Fiji
#19 Animals In Their Habitat, Bronze: Christian Tuckwell Smith, UK
#20 Behaviour Birds, Bronze: Robert Maynard, UK
#21 Black And White, Silver: Avanka Fernando, Sri Lanka
#22 Nature Art, Silver: Monika Schneider, Germany
#23 Behaviour Birds, Gold: Ashok Behera, India
#24 Planet Earth’s Landscape And Environments, Gold: Sam Wilson, Australia
#25 Black And White, Bronze: Michael Stavrakakis, Australia
#26 Planet Earth’s Landscape And Environments, Bronze: Rie Asada, Japan
#27 Urban Wildlife, Bronze: Alex Pansier, Netherlands
#28 Urban Wildlife, Gold: Matthijs Noome, USA
#29 Nature Art, Gold: Federico Testi, Italy
#30 Nature Photojournalism, Bronze: Bence Mate, Hungary
#31 People And Nature, Gold: Sabrina Inderbitzi, Switzerland
#32 Planet Earth’s Landscape And Environments, Silver: Alessandro Gruzza, Italy
#33 Behaviour Invertebrates, Silver: Clincoln Macgregor, Australia
#34 Nature Photojournalism, Silver: Alexej Sachov, Ukraine
#35 Behaviour Amphibians And Reptiles, Bronze: Patrick Nowotny, USA
#36 Behaviour Invertebrates, Bronze: Irina Petrova Adamatzky, UK
#37 Plants And Fungi, Gold: Gautam Kamat Bambolkar, India
#38 Plants And Fungi, Silver: Vladislav Tasev, UK
