Wildlife - Professional

ANOTHER WORLD Kyriakos Kaziras
France

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"ANOTHER WORLD"
The dance of two elephants at sunset.



Wings of Light Fenqiang Liu
USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Wings of Light"
On a peaceful May morning in 2020 in Florida, a captivating scene unfolded as young Great Egrets prepared for the momentous flight journey.



WONDERFUL WORLD Kyriakos Kaziras
France

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"WONDERFUL WORLD"
When a giraffe and a bird fall in love at first sight.



ARCTIC EMOTION Kyriakos Kaziras
France

Honorable Mention

"ARCTIC EMOTION"
The nap of a polar bear cub under the protection of its mother.



Curves Ximena Echeverria
USA

Honorable Mention

"Curves"
Covered in mud, the curvatures of this wildhorse show the strength. Onaqui Mountains, Utah



Elegant curves Robin Scholte
Netherlands

Honorable Mention

"Elegant curves"
The elegant curves of the whooper swan, Finland



The Darkest Night Debby Thomas
USA

Honorable Mention

"The Darkest Night"
Unlimited Power



At the Dentist Massimo Giorgetta
Italy

Honorable Mention

"At the Dentist"
Cuba- Gardens of the queen - the shot was taken in the archipelago, among the mangroves,



Focus Robin Scholte
Netherlands

Honorable Mention

"Focus"
Do I need to say more.. Focus; the powerful penetrating gaze of a leopard in the night



The River Crossing Arnfinn Johansen
Norway

Honorable Mention

"The River Crossing"
Maasai Mara, Kenya



Holy Cow Andrew Robert Fox
UK

Honorable Mention

"Holy Cow"
At daybreak in the Swiss Bernese Alps, the cows roam free on the alpine pastures, and the only sound to hear is the hollow clunk and jangle of their bells echoing around the mountainside.



Teddy bears Arnfinn Johansen
Norway

Honorable Mention

"Teddy bears"
Svalbard, Norway



Looking At You David Stewart
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Looking At You"



Iceland johan luykx
Belgium

Honorable Mention

"Iceland"
Horses of Iceland



Pass Through Yancho Sabev
Belgium

Honorable Mention

"Pass Through"
A moment of peaceful beauty, the kind that leaves an impression on the soul.



I See You Kristen Warning
USA

Honorable Mention

"I See You"
Feline eyes stare at you from the darkness.



Monkey dumpling Tomoki Yamaya
Japan

Honorable Mention

"Monkey dumpling"
The way to beat the cold is to become dumplings



Alligator Adrienne Villar
USA

Honorable Mention

"Alligator"



Impala Lineup Marilyn Maxwell
USA

Honorable Mention

"Impala Lineup"
I loved the symmetry and balance of these thirsty impalas.



Rhino in the Morning Marilyn Maxwell
USA

Honorable Mention

"Rhino in the Morning"
This rhino commanded our respect with an air of gravitas.



Starlings Sheet Music David Winegar
USA

Honorable Mention

"Starlings Sheet Music "
Starlings Sheet Music Winter Storm - Wanship Utah



Great White Shark Antti Viitala
Finland

Honorable Mention

"Great White Shark"
Great White Shark



Delicacy Jean-Charles Folliet
France

Honorable Mention

"Delicacy"



Shadows in the LIght Valerie G Henry
USA

Honorable Mention

"Shadows in the LIght"
Two wild American mustangs waiting their turn at the watering hole.



Color of the Wings Fenqiang Liu
USA

Honorable Mention

"Color of the Wings"
A Great Egret flew away from this unique-looking pine tree in Florida during sunset.



Welcome to my Nightmare Bowman Ashe
USA

Honorable Mention

"Welcome to my Nightmare"



AT LAST Kyriakos Kaziras
France

Honorable Mention

"AT LAST"
After extremely mild temperatures, the survival of polar bears is on hold time like the icicles.



Apple picking Jean-Charles Folliet
France

Honorable Mention

"Apple picking"



Jellyfish #2 Stone Peng
USA

Honorable Mention

"Jellyfish #2"
Jellyfish#2



Flautist Stuart Vesty
USA

Honorable Mention

"Flautist"
Infant Baboon with Marching Band dreams



Reflection Bjorn H Stuedal
Norway

Honorable Mention

"Reflection"



SISTER Jean Rouzaud
France

Honorable Mention

"SISTER "
ANIMALS how to communicate



Team Work Jeff Johnson
USA

Honorable Mention

"Team Work"
Team work to prepare the nest for the future little ones



The Boss Pieter Clicteur
Belgium

Honorable Mention

"The Boss"
The goat looking at you like a boss!



Desert Grays Maria Marriott
USA

Honorable Mention

"Desert Grays"
Two gray stallions of the Great Basin Desert of Utah size each other up, a normal ritual before what can turn into a serious battle to establish dominance.



Seal Safe Sheena Jolley
Ireland

Honorable Mention

"Seal Safe"
Galapagos Sea Lion at Gardner Bay,Hood Island looking relaxed and showing no fear of human presence.



Fusilier Grant Stirton
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Fusilier"
Bali, Indonesia



On A Mission Ashley Garrett
USA

Honorable Mention

"On A Mission"
Early morning walk in Amboseli National Park, Kenya



Lions in the rainy season Arnfinn Johansen
Norway

Nominee

"Lions in the rainy season"
Maasai Mara, Kenya



The Big Migration Arnfinn Johansen
Norway

Nominee

"The Big Migration"
Maasai Mara, Kenya



The Black Panther Arnfinn Johansen
Norway

Nominee

"The Black Panther"
Wild black leopard (melanistic), Kenya



Lookout Ashley Garrett
USA

Nominee

"Lookout"
Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Africa



Rush Hour Ashley Garrett
USA

Nominee

"Rush Hour"
Maasai Mara Migration!



We've Got This Ashley Garrett
USA

Nominee

"We've Got This"
Zebras lead the way in the day's great migration, Maasai Mara National Park in Kenya, Africa



You Go, No You Go Ashley Garrett
USA

Nominee

"You Go, No You Go"
Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, Africa



Awakenings Bence Mate
Hungary

Nominee

"Awakenings"
While the cranes are sound asleep in the background, the greylag geese swim excitedly on the misty l



High5 x 4 Bjorn H Stuedal
Norway

Nominee

"High5 x 4"



Portrait of an Orangutan Bowman Ashe
USA

Nominee

"Portrait of an Orangutan"



Bornean Orangutan Bowman Ashe
USA

Nominee

"Bornean Orangutan"



Room with a Veiw Brian Eastwood
New Zealand

Nominee

"Room with a Veiw"
The Terns make there nest on the cliff ledge above the sea



Snow Fight Brian Clopp
USA

Nominee

"Snow Fight"
Wild stallions battle against fresh snow.



Great White, Guadalupe Island, Mexico Brown Cannon
USA

Nominee

"Great White, Guadalupe Island, Mexico"
Natures most evolved form cruises the waters off of Guadalupe Island, Mexico.



Deer of Miyajima Clarence Lin
USA

Nominee

"Deer of Miyajima"
Miyajima (or Itsukushima), Japan.



Here I Am Eleszabeth McNeel
USA

Nominee

"Here I Am"



Morning’s Glory Fenqiang Liu
USA

Nominee

"Morning’s Glory"
In Florida, I snapped this photo of a Great Egret flying into a natural frame made of tree leaves and Spanish mosses. The sunlight illuminated its wings from behind.



coyote Frank Bevans
USA

Nominee

"coyote"



Salton Sea Herons Gabriella Giannini
USA

Nominee

"Salton Sea Herons"



You Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine Glenn Goldman
USA

Nominee

"You Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine"



Burrowing Owls H. Allen Benowitz
USA

Nominee

"Burrowing Owls"
Classified as an endangered species, these birds of a feather found comfort in numbers; Lake Ida, FL



Dawn Patrol Jeff Johnson
USA

Nominee

"Dawn Patrol"
Early morning patrol of an eagle over Sequoia National Park



ICU TOO Smiling Orangutan Jennifere Thompson
Australia

Nominee

"ICU TOO Smiling Orangutan"
Orangutan can laugh, I only need to be around them when they do.



ICU TOO Male Chimpanzee Jennifere Thompson
Australia

Nominee

"ICU TOO Male Chimpanzee"
Chimpanzee body architecture has strong arms and legs.



ICU TOO Mandril Jennifere Thompson
Australia

Nominee

"ICU TOO Mandril"
The male Mandril show facial expression when they are angry.



dragon-fly Joerg Barkholz
Germany

Nominee

"dragon-fly"



chessboard butterfly Joerg Barkholz
Germany

Nominee

"chessboard butterfly"



Out Of The Dark John Marshall
USA

Nominee

"Out Of The Dark"
Secrets the dark may hold.



Fixed Gaze Kevin Vandivier
USA

Nominee

"Fixed Gaze"
Maned wolf focused on my position.



In His Prime Kimara Wilhite
USA

Nominee

"In His Prime"
A wild stallion at Carrot Island, NC



Of Wolf and Horse Kisa Kavass
USA

Nominee

"Of Wolf and Horse"



WHITE SYMPHONIE Kyriakos Kaziras
France

Nominee

"WHITE SYMPHONIE"
After many expeditions it was the first time I saw bears from different families playing that way



Nuzzle Maria Marriott
USA

Nominee

"Nuzzle"
Two wild mustangs nuzzle each other - the most intimate of communications and affection.



Siesta Maria Marriott
USA

Nominee

"Siesta"
After early morning activities and a trip to the watering hole, the herd pauses for a nap.



Airborn Marilyn Maxwell
USA

Nominee

"Airborn"
The Nkoveni female sprang across the river to reach her kill hidden in the reeds.



How's my Hair? Mark Kuhn
USA

Nominee

"How's my Hair?"
Icelandic horses posing in the breeze for a quick photo



Manta ray Massimo Giorgetta
Italy

Nominee

"Manta ray"
Komodo Island - Manta ray in cleaning station in the afternoon in backlight



In Her Mother's Arms Mike Drazdzinski
USA

Nominee

"In Her Mother's Arms"
I love how this image shows the gentleness of the mother gorilla with her young baby. All naturally lit.



Gator Neil L. Johnson
USA

Nominee

"Gator"
An illustration for a children's book. Found this guy at an alligator park. Shot on site.



Caballo de Cotopaxi Nolan Septer
USA

Nominee

"Caballo de Cotopaxi"
This image of a horse was made in Ecuador's Cotopaxi National Park. The effects are done in-camera.



Cubs Paula Durbin
USA

Nominee

"Cubs"
3 cubs looking around the corner



Hyena Paula Durbin
USA

Nominee

"Hyena"



I'm Climbing Here Paula Durbin
USA

Nominee

"I'm Climbing Here"



Jump Paula Durbin
USA

Nominee

"Jump"



Yep It's Still There Paula Durbin
USA

Nominee

"Yep It's Still There"



Yum Paula Durbin
USA

Nominee

"Yum"



Mom Go Away Paula Durbin
USA

Nominee

"Mom Go Away"



Zebra Youngster and Mom Paula Durbin
USA

Nominee

"Zebra Youngster and Mom"



Praying Mantis Philip Armitage
New Zealand

Nominee

"Praying Mantis"
The head of a praying mantis looking at the photographer



Rhinoceros defecating in the jungles Rajesh Dhungana
Nepal

Nominee

"Rhinoceros defecating in the jungles "
Greater one-horned rhinoceros defecating in the jungles of Nepal's famous Chitwan National Park. Nep



Melody Robert DeRosa
USA

Nominee

"Melody"
American Avocets wading in a musical pattern in the Great Salt Lake



Back to my roots Robin Scholte
Netherlands

Nominee

"Back to my roots"
In Botswana, a leopard sits between the roots of a very old tree, looking over the dry riverbed.



Close Enough Robin Scholte
Netherlands

Nominee

"Close Enough"
In South Africa I photographed from a photo hideuntil this elephant stood less than a meter from the



Waterfun Robin Scholte
Netherlands

Nominee

"Waterfun"
On the South African plains, this elephant comes to drink water at a spring. He first sprays away th



Bubble Net Feeding Roie Galitz
Israel

Nominee

"Bubble Net Feeding"
Humpback Whales Bubble net feeding in Antarctica



Vulture Sacha Ineichen
Switzerland

Nominee

"Vulture"
Spain



Flying Vulture Sacha Ineichen
Switzerland

Nominee

"Flying Vulture"
Spain



Punching Cattle Seth Joel
USA

Nominee

"Punching Cattle"
Punching cattle on the Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico.



dance of herons Soumya Ranjan Bhattacharyya
India

Nominee

"dance of herons"
Altercation of two egrets, as if choreographed and in sync, at the Manglajodi wetlands in Odhisa.



The Celstials of Earth Sreekumar Krishnan
India

Nominee

"The Celstials of Earth"
Lesser Flamingos fly off in the twilight creating a celestial feeling on Earth



UFO Outside my window Sreekumar Krishnan
India

Nominee

"UFO Outside my window"
The tent spider is an amazing architect, one of its kind in the spider world, creating a dome



Grey Owl Stefano Lunardi
Austria

Nominee

"Grey Owl"
a great grey owl - my project birds of pre(a)y



United Steve Sorensen
USA

Nominee

"United"
A cherished moment in South Africa.



Merganser Family Moosehead, Lake Terry Wild
USA

Nominee

"Merganser Family Moosehead, Lake"
Merganser Family



Siamang Timothy Cotter
USA

Nominee

"Siamang "
Good Morning



Crowded Tom Svensson
Sweden

Nominee

"Crowded"
Taken in Masai Mara during the great migration



albino-alligator Tom Krausz
Germany

Nominee

"albino-alligator"
albino alligator, saved and living in TerraZoo, Rheinberg, Germany



Bird Reflections Towanda Hannah
USA

Nominee

"Bird Reflections "



His majesty The King Victor Elias
USA

Nominee

"His majesty The King"
Showing off who is the King



Coming home Werner Branz
Austria

Nominee

"Coming home"



Mating Osprey William King
USA

Nominee

"Mating Osprey"
Mating Osprey at the Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Center.



bow Wolf Ademeit
Germany

Nominee

"bow"
out of my series ANIMALS



Solitude Ximena Echeverria
USA

Nominee

"Solitude"
A solitary stallion walking along the path of the mountains surrounding the Salt River, Arizona



look Ziesook You
USA

Nominee

"look"



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