winner | GRAND PRIZE
African Lionesses
Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
By Lakshitha Karunarathna of Sri Lanka
YOUTH PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Brown Bear Cubs
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA
By Ashleigh Scully, at age 15, of New Jersey, USA
Highly honored | youth
highly honored | african wildlife
winner | CONSERVATION STORY
Kermode Bear
Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada
By Daisy Gilardini of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Watch her video: Spirit of the Forest
highly honored | conservation story
winner | OCEAN VIEWS
California Sea Lions
Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, California, USA
By Andrew Sallmon of San Diego, California, USA
highly honored | ocean views
winner | OUTDOOR ADVENTURE
Cave Diver
Anhumas Abyss, Bonito, Brazil
By Marcio Cabral of Brasilia, Brazil
highly honored | outdoor adventure
winner | BIRDS
Western Grebes
San Diego, California, USA
By Thanh Tran of Westminster, California, USA
highly honored | birds
winner | WILDLIFE
Bengal Tigers
IUCN Status: Endangered
Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, India
By Rahul Sachdev of Pune, Maharashtra, India
Highly honored | wildlife
winner | POLAR PASSION
Polar Bear and Cub
Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada
By Ying Gu of Shenzhen, Guangdong Sheng, China
highly honored | polar passion
winner | LANDSCAPES
Colima Volcano Eruption
Comala, Colima, Mexico
By Sergio Tapiro Velasco of Comala, Colima, Mexico
highly honored | landscapes
winner | NATURE IN MOTION
"Starling and Falcon Dance"
Northern California, USA
By Nick Dunlop of Sebastopol, California, USA
highly honored | nature in motion
Kenya By Aaron Baggenstos
Humpback Whale Breach By Beau Pilgrim
Polar Bears By Hank Perry
Bonaire's Shallow Seas By Jennifer O’Neil
The Adirondacks: An Autumn Odyssey By Joe LeFevre
Drone Art: Conquer the Arctic By Nansen Weber
Credits:
Top image © Massimo Ghelfi / Nature's Best™ Photography. All Rights Reserved. No use without permission of photographers. Portrait credits: Isuru Ranasinghe, Gerry Scully, Jonathan Kaelo, Ron Clifford, Marcio Cabral (self-portrait), Allison Vitsky Sallmon, Christine Tran, Anuja Sachdev, Qian Zou, Valente Rosas, Michelle Dunlop.