Jono Allen from Australia won the World Nature Photographer of the Year award for this image of a humpback calf whale. Photo / Jono Allen, World Nature Photography Awards
Jono Allen from Australia won the World Nature Photographer of the Year award for this image of a humpback calf whale. Photo / Jono Allen, World Nature Photography Awards
From the rainforests of China to the landscapes of Scotland - these are the winning shots in the World Nature Photographer of the Year awards.
Mãhina
Photo / Jono Allen, World Nature Photography Awards
Jono Allen from Australia won the World Nature Photographer of the Year award for this image of a humpback calf whale.
He said:“Sharing this moment with Mãhina and her protective mother is a memory that will live with me forever.”
Photo / Charlie Wemyss-Dunn, World Nature Photography Awards
A brown bear tried to catch sockeye salmon in Alaska’s Katmai National Park on this UK entry.
“As the hungry predator approached the water, I used a fast shutter burst to freeze the moment when two nearby salmon dart away in diagonals.”
Eye on the prize
Photo / Vince Burton, World Nature Photography Awards
This barn owl image won silver for the UK entry.
Last look
Photo / Roman Balaz, World Nature Photography Awards
The meeting of a zebra and crocodile won a silver award for Slovakia.
Chasing tails
Photo / Paul Goldstein, World Nature Photography Awards
A humpback whale, a bronze winner for the UK.
I am the boss
Photo / Arghya Adhaikry, World Nature Photography Awards
Golden jackals.
“In the not-too-far-off past, Kolkata was home to a thriving population of Indian jackals.”
Pool party at our tent
Photo / Bill Klipp, World Wildlife Photography Awards
The Boston, US-based photographer captured this elephant while camping in the Mababe Depression region between the Okavango Delta and Chobe National Park in northern Botswana.
Fire alert
Photo / Jonathan Wosinski, World Nature Photography Awards
Female leopard (Panthera pardus) and burning savannah.
“The story of nature focused on the present moment, despite the storm raging all around it.”
Photo / Deena Sveinsson, World Nature Photography Awards
Bull moose.
“After an evening snowfall in the Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA, the photographers woke up to a blanket of snow covering the sage flats.”
Green sea turtle surrounded by glass
Photo / Aimee Jan, World Nature Photography Awards
Australia won bronze for this sea turtle.
Shared wonder
Photo / Mary Schrader, World Nature Photography Awards
Female gorilla and butterfly.
“Captivated, the young gorilla’s eyes widened, and in that moment, a beautiful interaction unfolded as a silent, shared wonder between two vastly different beings.”
Ghost of the reef
Photo / Simon Biddie, World Nature Photography Awards
