Grand Prize: “Bengal Tigers” by Mangesh Ratnakar Desai, India
The 2024 Nature’s Best Photography International Awards highlighted breathtaking moments from around the globe, celebrating photographers who captured the beauty and power of Earth’s diverse ecosystems. From sweeping landscapes to intimate wildlife portraits, the award-winning images showcase nature’s grandeur and fragility, inspiring deeper appreciation and awareness for conservation.
Birds, Winner: “Egret and Ladyfish” by Xiaoping Lin, China
Birds, Highly Honored: “Bald Eagle Fight” by Michael Despines, USA
Wildlife, Winner: “Afriacn Leopard Fight” by Kevin Dooley, USA
Wildlife, Highly Honored: “Bengal Tiger” by Krishna Daga, India
Wildlife, Highly Honored: “Masai Giraffe and Calf” by Thomas Nicholson, USA
Animal Antics, Winner: “Kit Foxes” by Brian Clopp, USA
Animal Antics, Highly Honored: “Barred Owlets” by Glenn Nelson, USA
Animal Antics, Highly Honored: “Emperor Penguin” by Thomas Vijayan, Canada
Polar Passion, Winner: “Belgua Whales” by Brett Freliche, USA
Polar Passion, Highly Honored: “Emperor Penguin Chick” by Stefan Christmann, Germany
Polar Passion, Highly Honored: “Emperor Penguins” by Liwen Tao, USA
Polar Passion, Highly Honored: “King Penguins Under Full Moon” by Levi Fitze, Switzerland
Art in Nature, Winner: “Eye of Frozen Lake” by Lei Li, China
Art in Nature, Highly Honored: “Mushroom Underside” by Peter Monteforte, USA
Art in Nature, Highly Honored: “Sri Lanka Junglefowl Feather Closeup” by Ashane Marasinghe, Sri Lanka
Art in Nature, Highly Honored: “Black-winged Stilt” by Sarthak Agrawal, India
Landscapes, Winner: “Fireworks” by Marcio Cabral, Brazil
Landscapes, Highly Honored: “Storm over Labyrinth” by Luis Vilariño, Spain
Outdoor Adventure, Winner: “Highliner During Annular Solar Eclipse” by Belva Hayden, USA
Outdoor Adventure, Highly Honored: “Hiking in Norway” by Aleksander Myklebust, Norway
Youth Photographer, Winner: “European Stonechat” by Alberto Román Gómez, Spain
Youth Photographer, Highly Honored: “Canvasback” by James Fatemi, USA
Conservation Story, Winner: “Saving the Monarchs” by Jaime Rojo, Spain
Conservation Story, Highly Honored: “Jatayu Restaurant Vulture Feeding Center” by Alain Schroeder, Belgium
Conservation Single, Winner: “Northern Gannets” by Khurram Khan, USA
Conservation Single, Highly Honored: “Chimpanzee Rescue” by Marcus Westberg, Sweden
Ocean Views, Winner: “Spinner Dolphins Superpod” by Cécile Gabillon, France
Ocean Views, Highly Honored: “Humpback Whales Bubble Netting” by Scott Portelli, Australia
Ocean Views, Highly Honored: “Diamond Squid” by Andrey Shpatak, Russia