Congratulations to the Winners and Highly Honored finalists!

winner | GRAND PRIZE

MuskOx

Dovrefjell–Sunndalsfjella National Park, Norway

By Amit Eshel of Kfar HaHoresh, Israel

YOUTH PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Ladybirds on Pyrolusite

Calamocha, Teruel, Spain

By Carlos Pérez Naval at age 13, of Calamocha, Teruel, Spain

Highly honored | youth

winner | AFRICAN WILDLIFE

hippo and wildebeest

Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

By Thomas Vijayan of Oakville, Ontario, Canada

highly honored | african wildlife

winner | birds

great horned owls

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA

By Adhika Lie of Torrance, California, USA

highly honored | birds

winner | conservation story

adélie penguins

Ross Island, Antarctica and West Antarctic Peninsula

By Chris Linder of Potomac, Maryland, USA

highly honored | conservation story

winner | landscapes

Coyote Buttes South

Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Page, Arizona, USA

By Paul Lambie of Auburn, California, USA

HIGHLY HONORED | landscapes

winner | OUTDOOR ADVENTURE

stormy sunrise

North Cascades National Park, Washington, USA

By Adam Mowery of Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA

highly honored | outdoor adventure

winner | OCEAN VIEWS

juvenile african pompano

Anilao, Batangas, Philippines

By Songda Cai of Xiamen, China

HIGHLY HONORED | OCEAN VIEWS

winner | polar passion

Emperor Penguins

Atka-Bay, Ekström Ice-Shelf, Dronning-Maud Land, Antarctica

By Stefan Christmann of Geislingen an der Steige, Germany

HIGHLY HONORED | polar passion

winner | small world

Jackson’s Chameleon

Kona Coast, Hawai’i, USA

By Don Hurzeler of Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i, USA

highly honored | small world

winner | wildlife

Three-toed Sloth and baby

Guápiles, Costa Rica

By Hector D. Astorga of Mission, Texas, USA

highly honored | WILDLIFE