Grand Prize

Harmony

North Carolina, United States

Tanya Houppermans

Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States

Houppermans left the corporate world in 2015 to pursue underwater photography and marine conservation full time. She enjoys leading expeditions for other divers and photographers, particularly those involving her beloved sharks. She has been a member of the prestigious Ocean Artists Society since 2016 for her efforts in furthering global marine conservation efforts through photography.

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Aquatic Life Finalist

Face

Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Eduardo Acevedo | Los Realejos, Canary Islands, Spain

Aquatic Life Finalist

Sharing Apartment

Platja de Calafell, El Vendrell, Spain
Jordi Benitez | El Vendrell, Spain

Aquatic Life Finalist

Elevation

Sant'Agnello, Naples, Italy
Marco Gargiulo | Naples, Italy

Aquatic Life Finalist

River Crab

La Spezia, Italy
Massimo Zannini | Bologna, Italy

Aquatic Life Finalist

Heatrun

Vavaʻu, Tonga
Scott Portelli | Mosman, Australia

Aquatic Life Finalist

Density

Eleuthera, Bahamas
Shane Gross | Harbour Island, Bahamas

Aquatic Life

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Playtime In Mom's Bubbles

Moorea, French Polynesia

Renee Capozzola

Palos Verdes Estates, California, USA

Capozzola is an international award-winning underwater photographer who specializes in wide angle and over-under images. Her work is an intriguing combination of artistic talent honed through oil painting during her youth and a professional background in biology.

Art of Nature Finalist

Decomposition

Sapelo Island, Georgia, USA
Ellen Woods | Middletown, Connecticut

ART OF NATURE FINALIST

Sea Ice Formation

East Greenland, Kulusuk, Greenland
Florian Ledoux | France

ART OF NATURE FINALIST

Fire Worms

Capo Noli, Italy
Lorenzo Terraneo | Milan, Italy

ART OF NATURE FINALIST

Ice Magic

Ski, Akerhus, Norway
Pål Hermansen | Oslo, Norway

ART OF NATURE FINALIST

Rainbow

Red Sea, Egypt
Pedro Carrillo | Madrid, Spain

ART OF NATURE FINALIST

Tribute to Claude Monet

Monti Sibillini National Park, Italy
Russo Francesco | Morrovalle, Italy

Art of Nature

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Flames of Pain

Helsinki, Finland

Henri Koskinen

Helsinki, Finland

Koskinen is a nature photographer specializing in extreme macros and microphotography with emphasis on scientific imagining. Searching for different chemicals and compounds that would crystallize nicely, Henri used acetone to dissolve a few tablets of crushed Paracetamol— which gave way to wonderful colors and endless shapes as crystals formed on the microscope slide.

Landscapes, Waterscapes, and flora Finalist

Marshland Patterns

Cadiz, Spain
Aya Okawa | El Cerrito, California

LANDSCAPES, WATERSCAPES, AND FLORA FINALIST

Hidden Life

Agumbe-Rainforest, Karnataka, India
Bhavya Joshi | Rajkot, India

LANDSCAPES, WATERSCAPES, AND FLORA FINALIST

Golden Butterflies

Norway
Cindy Jeannon | Bar-le-Duc, France

LANDSCAPES, WATERSCAPES, AND FLORA FINALIST

Alliance of Energies

Lac de Pierre-Percée, Vosges, France
Cindy Jeannon | Bar-le-Duc, France

LANDSCAPES, WATERSCAPES, AND FLORA FINALIST

Plummet

Yosemite National Park, California
Joshua Cripps | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States

LANDSCAPES, WATERSCAPES, AND FLORA FINALIST

Fireworks

Laurel Forest, Madeira, Portugal
Pere Soler | Castellfollit de la Roca, Spain

Landscapes, Waterscapes, and Flora

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Sensitive Forest Beings

Mühlviertel, Austria

Rupert Kogler

Linz, Austria

Kogler lives in Linz, Upper Austria and started taking pictures at the end of 2011. Self-educated, all his images show authentic and non-retouched moments of unaffected nature. The images are made in the field and not generated on computer.

Terrestrial Wildlife Finalist

Autumn Frog in Northern Light

Skulsfjord, Norway
Audun Rikardsen | Tromsø, Norway

TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE FINALIST

Dandelion

Kiskunság National Park, Hungary
Bence Mate | Pusztaszer, Hungary

TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE FINALIST

From Leaves and Flesh

Mitsinjo Reserve, Madagascar
Quentin Martinez | Montpellier, France

TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE FINALIST

River Leopard

Sarychat-Ertash Strict Nature Reserve, Tien Shan Mountains, Eastern Kyrgyzstan
Sebastian Kennerknecht | Williamstown, Massachusetts

TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE FINALIST

Red Panda

Laba He National Nature Reserve, Sichuan, China
Staffan Widstrand | Järfälla, Sweden

TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE FINALIST

The Huddle

Guassa, Ethiopia
Trevor Frost | Richmond, Virginia

Terrestrial Wildlife

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Arctic Fox

Alaska's North Slope, United States

Peter Mather

Whitehorse, Canada

Mather is a fellow with the International League of Conservation Photographers. After three weeks on Alaska’s North Slope, Peter was snowmobiling back to camp when he spotted this Arctic fox hiding in the snow. After spending two hours with the fox, Peter was able to get close enough for this shot. Peter is represented by National Geographic Creative and Minden Pictures and was awarded one of the PDN 30 emerging photographers of 2017.

Winged Life Finalist

Last Flight

Cortes de la Frontera, Spain
Andres Miguel Dominguez | Ubrique, Spain

WINGED LIFE FINALIST

Rhapsody In Pink

St. Augustine, Florida
Donna Bourdon | Ooltewah, Tennessee, United States

WINGED LIFE FINALIST

From Above

Parc National de l'Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé, Canada
Jacques-Andre Dupont | Montreal, Canada

WINGED LIFE FINALIST

Spiny Head

Coca, Ecuador
Javier Aznar González de Rueda | Madrid, Spain

WINGED LIFE FINALIST

A Quick Drink

Coca, Ecuador
Javier Aznar González de Rueda | Madrid, Spain

WINGED LIFE FINALIST

Great Gray and Redwood Tree

Redwood National and State Park, California, United States
Matthew Polvorosa Kline | Lagunitas, California

Winged Life

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Peek of the Newborn

Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Claudio Contreras

Mexico City, Mexico

Contreras has dedicated his photography to conservation and nature in Mexico for over 25 years. A fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers, he finds that the best moments in wildlife photography are when the animals accept his presence and continue their daily routines.

Human/Nature Finalist

Tire Swamp Snake

Greenville, North Carolina, United States
Anton Sorokin | Greenville, North Carolina,

HUMAN/NATURE FINALIST

Please Help Me

Kaldfjord, Tromsø, Norway
Audun Rikardsen | Tromsø, Norway

HUMAN/NATURE FINALIST

Meet Bob

Julianadorp, Curaçao
Jasper Doest | Vlaardingen, Netherlands

HUMAN/NATURE FINALIST

Street Show

Surabaya, Indonesia
Joande la Malla | Barcelona, Spain

HUMAN/NATURE FINALIST

A Last Leap Towards Flowers

Warrenton, Oregon, United States
Morgan Heim | Astoria, Oregon

HUMAN/NATURE FINALIST

Too Late

Wangerooge Island, Germany
Robert MarcLehmann | Kiel, Germany

Human/Nature

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70 Years Old

Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia

Trevor Frost

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Frost is a photographer and filmmaker based in Richmond, Virginia. Much of his work has been with the National Geographic Society and National Geographic Magazine. He is now working on a story about green anacondas, the largest snake in the world.