Annie KatzUSA1st Place - Outstanding Achievement "Life on the Line" A Snowy Owl, with riveted eyes and wings flared, about to make a catch |
Michael FellUSA2nd Place - Merit of Excellence "Piece of Earth" An elephant bull kicks debris at the camera in indignation (Kitirua Conservancy, Kenya). |
Roie GalitzIsrael3rd Place - Honor of Distinction "Almost Human" Bears show an amazing character and each one has its own personality. In this image of the wet standing bear, with its backlight and black & white processing, you can really see the 'human' side of... |
Scott PortelliAustraliaHonorable Mention "Belly of a giant" A close encounter with a 40 tonne humpback whale as she glides by.presenting her stomach. |
Drew DoggettUSAHonorable Mention "Chasing Light" The all-white horses of Camargue are most identifiable by their signature color and prominent features; they are believed to be descended from prehistoric horses around 17,000 years ago. |
Pamela PaulineAustraliaHonorable Mention "Connected" A family of elephants, Southern Africa December 2015 |
Suk Eun KimKorea (South)Honorable Mention "Competition of Chaos" White tail repair's prey fight in Hokkaido. Who is eating? Who lives? The labyrinth in chaos. |
Bartlomiej JureckiPolandHonorable Mention "Fighting Horses" Wild horses fighting during the Rapa das Bestas festival in Sabucedo, Spain. |
Jari PeltomakiFinlandHonorable Mention "Brown Bear" Brown Bear early in the morning in open frozen marsh surrounded by Ravens. |
Wendi SchneiderUSAHonorable Mention "Flamingo" States of Grace: Fauna - pigment ink on vellum over white gold leaf - balancing the real and the imagined to illuminate the grace of nature's organic forms. |
Tom SchandyNorwayHonorable Mention "City of King Penguin chicks" King Penguin chicks at South Georgia, last light of the day. |
Beau PilgrimAustraliaHonorable Mention "Whale Trail" This male Humpback Whale spent over an hour playing in the water and interacting around me, putting |
Debra GarsideCanadaHonorable Mention "Cubby Hole" Cubby Hole (a safe place for kids to hide). Spring cubs in -50C temps. |
Lynn ClaytonNew ZealandHonorable Mention "Rural Road" Sheep being moved on a gravel road in back country New Zealand |
Thomas KoktaUSAHonorable Mention "King Penguin Gathering" Thousands of king penguins gather on South Georgia Island |
Joseph AnthonyUKHonorable Mention "Fountain pens blotting paper and quill" Swallows nest with six hungry chicks in Hong Kong. Open mouths resemble fountain pens |
Janice TiekenUSAHonorable Mention "HANDSOME - Cathartes Aura" HANDSOME is his name. He is one of the Cathartes Aura also known as the turkey vulture, a vital part of our eco-system, one of the many who serve in the role of Nature's housekeeper. |
Ellen ReusNetherlandsHonorable Mention "Gotcha!" The dog, named Prada, loves his ball and want to play catch all day. |
Seth JoelUSAHonorable Mention ""Angry Cow"" Angry cow is a force to be reckoned with on the open range in Hillside, Arizona. |
Marc CramerCanadaHonorable Mention "American Crow" Today it is still snowing in Quebec, I have an outdoor studio for shooting the birds in my garden, O |
Thomas KoktaUSAHonorable Mention "FurSealAndKIngPenguinFaceOff" Fur Seal Watches King Penguins South Georgia Islands |
Pedro JarqueSpainHonorable Mention "The Sect" A group of flying foxes hanging on a tree. |
Thomas KoktaUSAHonorable Mention "Elephant Seal (2)" |
Wolf AdemeitGermanyHonorable Mention "not human" female gorilla |
Tomas HulikSlovak RepublicHonorable Mention "Winter Gang" Rare picture of Red Deers winter gang on floodplains of Morava River, Slovakia |
David SkernickUSAHonorable Mention "Froggy" This guy played hide and seek with me for 45 minutes. |
Michael FellUSAHonorable Mention "Chomp" A powerful pod of hippopotamuses engage in the mating game on the Simuyu River, Tanzania. |
Rolf WaltherGermanyHonorable Mention "Baby Gorilla" |
Scott PortelliAustraliaHonorable Mention "Watchful eye" A female Humpback keeps a watchful eye over an adventurous new born calf. |
Bernard SimSingaporeHonorable Mention "Let me out!" They look so sad but don't be fooled, they are very aggressive. This was taken at a mini zoo in Batam, Indonesia. The monkeys were very aggressive and will snatch anything that is close to them. |
Susan GreeffSouth AfricaHonorable Mention "Rhino Reflection" Rhino Reflection is not only the literal description of the image, but also the sad reality that rhino numbers are decreasing due to the murderous acts of killing them off for greedy poaching of... |
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