Wildlife - Professional

Soul of the sea Kyriakos Kaziras
France

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Soul of the sea"
This polar bear reminds me of a child getting out of the bath.



Endurance Denis Ryan
USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Endurance"
A mother brown bear leads her cubs through Alaska’s rain, teaching resilience in the wild.



Jellyfish Jeff Schewe
USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Jellyfish"



Transfer of Wisdom Preeti and Prashant Chacko
United Arab Emirates

Honorable Mention

"Transfer of Wisdom"
Two elephants stand close, gently interacting - as if passing wisdom in silence. From our series "An Ode to Stillness" - a contemplative journey into the calm and clarity found in stillness.



A Gathering Steve Sorensen
USA

Honorable Mention

"A Gathering"
A very busy light pole in New York, birds of a feather.



Antarctic Reverie Jeff Bullied
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Antarctic Reverie"
“Luck is when preparation meets opportunity".



Diminution Preeti and Prashant Chacko
United Arab Emirates

Honorable Mention

"Diminution"
A tree and two giraffes stood in quiet alignment - each smaller than the last. From our series "An Ode to Stillness" - a contemplative journey into the calm and clarity found in stillness.



Follow that dream Kyriakos Kaziras
France

Honorable Mention

"Follow that dream"
The snow has melted and the polar bear's position reminds us of the two snowfields in the background.



Brown bear in cotton wool Tom Schandy
Norway

Honorable Mention

"Brown bear in cotton wool"
Brown bear in cotton wool, low perspective. Wool looks like snow falling. From hide in Finland



Wings of the Forest Fenqiang Liu
USA

Honorable Mention

"Wings of the Forest"
A Great Egret flies through the enchanted Florida woods beneath the spring morning sun.



Attack Bjorn H Stuedal
Norway

Honorable Mention

"Attack"



Rivalen Wolf Ademeit
Germany

Honorable Mention

"Rivalen"
Rhinoceros bulls fighting for the hierarchy



Put Your Feet Up Eric Kanigan
USA

Honorable Mention

"Put Your Feet Up"
A Japanese macaque resting in a natural hot spring during a January snowfall



You don't know Kyriakos Kaziras
France

Honorable Mention

"You don't know"
Playful young polar bear



L'avant garde du flou Julien Regamey
Switzerland

Honorable Mention

"L'avant garde du flou"
Lycaons / Parc National Kruger, Afrique du Sud



Sheepheads Peter Ydeen
USA

Honorable Mention

"Sheepheads"
Sheep tied together in a market in Kashgar China



1223_706_134B Mel Lindstrom
USA

Honorable Mention

"1223_706_134B"



Arctic Fox Roie Galitz
Israel

Honorable Mention

"Arctic Fox"
A curious Arctic Fox getting super low on the snow, checking out the camera



Gray heron Joerg Barkholz
Germany

Honorable Mention

"Gray heron"
gray heron standing on Ice



Abracadabra Preeti and Prashant Chacko
United Arab Emirates

Honorable Mention

"Abracadabra"
An elephant seems to vanish in a side-lit cloud of dust, like a conjurer mid-act. From our series "An Ode to Stillness" - a contemplative journey into the calm and clarity found in stillness.



Untitled, Koi #1 Clarence Lin
USA

Honorable Mention

"Untitled, Koi #1"



Zebras Con van Staa
Netherlands

Honorable Mention

"Zebras"
hidden



Between Stillness and Flow 2025 Shogo Shimiya
Japan

Honorable Mention

"Between Stillness and Flow 2025"
The Turtle Gazes Up at the Butterfly, as the Koi Drifts By.



Le passage du lien Maeva Jacquet
France

Honorable Mention

"Le passage du lien"



Dog, Barcelona Steven Benson
USA

Honorable Mention

"Dog, Barcelona"



A Flock in the Mist John W. McDermott
USA

Honorable Mention

"A Flock in the Mist"



Aquila Jano Stovka
Slovak Republic

Honorable Mention

"Aquila"
slovakia, štiavnica hills



Sticking Out & Blending In Jay Drew
New Zealand

Honorable Mention

"Sticking Out & Blending In"
A rare kōtuku (white heron, NZ) viewed from beneath; it's beak mimicking the tree branches



Warriors Kisa Kavass
USA

Honorable Mention

"Warriors"



Where the Wild Things Were Eric Kanigan
USA

Honorable Mention

"Where the Wild Things Were"
A silverback mountain gorilla on the fringe of Volcanoes National Park



The hunt is on Massimo Giorgetta
Italy

Honorable Mention

"The hunt is on"
Mexico - Isla Magdalena - Pacific Ocean



Soul to Soul Johan Siggesson
Malta

Honorable Mention

"Soul to Soul"
Lioness drinking from a waterhole in Masai Mara



Spinner shark #1 Alan Lo
Hong Kong

Nominee

"Spinner shark #1"
taken in the deep South of Maldives



Camouflage Alexander Friedrich Beck
Germany

Nominee

"Camouflage"
analog techique middle format



Elephant Seals in Argentina's Peninsula Valdes Alison Jones
USA

Nominee

"Elephant Seals in Argentina's Peninsula Valdes"
Establishing Male Dominance



Bearcub Bjorn H Stuedal
Norway

Nominee

"Bearcub"



Snowy egret taking flight Bob Canepa
USA

Nominee

"Snowy egret taking flight"
DISTURBED EGRET TAKES FLIGHT



Wading In The Wild Bonnie Mercadante
USA

Nominee

"Wading In The Wild"
Pelicans gathered by the water's edge in the Morro Bay, California wetlands



Curious Lemur Brian Eastwood
New Zealand

Nominee

"Curious Lemur"



Lemur Brian Eastwood
New Zealand

Nominee

"Lemur"



Spider Monkey Brian Eastwood
New Zealand

Nominee

"Spider Monkey"



Spider Chengbin Zhang
China (PRC)

Nominee

"Spider"
Backlit to reveal dew drops glistening like tiny jewels.The spider sits motionless at its creation.



Sea Turtle Near Green Island #2 Clarence Lin
USA

Nominee

"Sea Turtle Near Green Island #2"
Green Island (also known as Ludao or Lyudao), Taitung County, Taiwan.



Alaska Bears Clark James Mishler
USA

Nominee

"Alaska Bears"
Alaska Bears, Sitka Airport



Snowy Egret Dianne Yudelson
USA

Nominee

"Snowy Egret"



Snack Attack Donn Dobkin
USA

Nominee

"Snack Attack"
A grackle's morning snack during snow flurries, Bennington Vermont.



Snowbird Donn Dobkin
USA

Nominee

"Snowbird"
A dark-eyed junco with snow on its beak and underfoot, pausing for a moment, Leesburg, Virginia



Mystic River Lifeform Ed Kreminski
USA

Nominee

"Mystic River Lifeform"
A jellyfish swimming at the surface of the Mystic River in Mystic CT



S n a i l Edwin Loyola
Philippines

Nominee

"S n a i l"



Frantic Eleszabeth McNeel
USA

Nominee

"Frantic"



Squid Games Eric Kanigan
USA

Nominee

"Squid Games"
The largest predator on the planet lives a life of mystery, spending 75% of it's life in darkness.



Searching Through The Mist Gray Eaton
UK

Nominee

"Searching Through The Mist"
A female Moose stands lonely in the misty Lake. Maligne Lake, Alberta, Canada



Alone in Knight Inlet Gray Eaton
UK

Nominee

"Alone in Knight Inlet"
A Humpback Whale diving in Knight Inlet, British Columbia, Canada



Lustful Boxer H. Allen Benowitz
USA

Nominee

"Lustful Boxer"
A boxer, trying to behave by staying on the sidewalk, lusts to reach the ball and play.



Penguin Colony, Cuverville Island, Antarctica 2016 Hans Strand
Sweden

Nominee

"Penguin Colony, Cuverville Island, Antarctica 2016"
I photographed this colony of gentoo penguins during my trip to Antarctica in2016.



Juvenile Eagle Hunting #2 Harvey Duze
USA

Nominee

"Juvenile Eagle Hunting #2"
Juvenile Bald Eagle on the hunt at the Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River in Maryland.



Angry Eagle Harvey Duze
USA

Nominee

"Angry Eagle"
Bald Eagle in tree near the Conowingo Dam, Darlington, Maryland.



Swallowtail Dinnertime #2 Harvey Duze
USA

Nominee

"Swallowtail Dinnertime #2"
A Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly sipping nectar from the flower of a common buttonbush at Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge on the eastern shore of Maryland.



Peek-A-Boo #2 Harvey Duze
USA

Nominee

"Peek-A-Boo #2"
American alliigator head sticking out of the water at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.



Giant Panda Snacktime #2 Harvey Duze
USA

Nominee

"Giant Panda Snacktime #2"
Giant Panda getting ready to enjoy a bamboo snack at the National Zoo, Washington, DC.



Taking Flight #2 Harvey Duze
USA

Nominee

"Taking Flight #2"
Silhouette of great egret taking off from tree branch at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge.



Edgar Allan Jean-Charles Folliet
France

Nominee

"Edgar Allan"



Noctambules Jean-Charles Folliet
France

Nominee

"Noctambules"



Icu Too, Western Lowland Gorilla Jennifere Thompson
Australia

Nominee

"Icu Too, Western Lowland Gorilla"
ICU TOO Western Lowland Gorilla



Icu Too, Waiting Time Jennifere Thompson
Australia

Nominee

"Icu Too, Waiting Time"
ICU TOO Waiting Time Orangutan



Quiet Command Jessica Davis
USA

Nominee

"Quiet Command"
Perfectly poised atop a kopje, a lion surveys the Serengeti skies of Tanzania.



High Ground Jessica Davis
USA

Nominee

"High Ground"
A cheetah watches over the Serengeti beneath storm clouds in Tanzania.



Guarding Jessica Davis
USA

Nominee

"Guarding"
A lioness protects her cubs in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.



The Frog Joerg Barkholz
Germany

Nominee

"The Frog"
The Look



Butterfly Joerg Barkholz
Germany

Nominee

"Butterfly"
Butterfly



Dance of Dominance Johan Siggesson
Malta

Nominee

"Dance of Dominance"
2 stallions sparring to decide ranks



Equilibrium Johan Siggesson
Malta

Nominee

"Equilibrium"
Young giraffe posing in Serengeti



Eyes On Me Julie Shipman
USA

Nominee

"Eyes On Me"
This seagull was protecting her nest near where I stood. She dived at me as I took the shot.



Aerodynamic Julie Shipman
USA

Nominee

"Aerodynamic"
Nature's perfect aerodynamics; heron in flight.



Tendresse animale Julien Regamey
Switzerland

Nominee

"Tendresse animale"
Girafe et son petit - Parc National Kruger, Afrique du Sud



Gull d'Or Karym Murphy
USA

Nominee

"Gull d'Or"
A moment of unexpected elegance—this seagull, caught mid-pose, channels the poise of a winged sculpt



Kilimanjaro Morning Run Kevin Lohman
USA

Nominee

"Kilimanjaro Morning Run"
A herd of elephants in Amboseli kicks up dust with Mount Kilimanjaro in the background



Stork land to feed the chicks Kirsten Heer
Germany

Nominee

"Stork land to feed the chicks"
Heer-Kirsten_Stork lands to feed the chicks



Stork is giving water to the chicks Kirsten Heer
Germany

Nominee

"Stork is giving water to the chicks"
Heer-Kirsten_Stork is giving water to the chicks



Winter Muzzle Kristen Warning
USA

Nominee

"Winter Muzzle"
The muzzle of a horse sunning herself on a winter's day.



White snow Kyriakos Kaziras
France

Nominee

"White snow"
Young polar bear coming to play.



Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) Lennette Newell
USA

Nominee

"Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus)"
Endangered female proboscis monkey in Borneo canopy.



Western Tarsier (Cephalopachus bancanus) Lennette Newell
USA

Nominee

"Western Tarsier (Cephalopachus bancanus)"
Nocturnal primate photographed in Borneo



Wind Dancer Maria Marriott
USA

Nominee

"Wind Dancer"
A wild stallion of the WY desert displays powerful presence, elegance and grace.



Wolfgang Mike Drazdzinski
USA

Nominee

"Wolfgang"
These two wolves appeared in the woods very quietly. For one split moment, they both looked my way before moving on. Wow!



Sunrise over the lake Milan Hristev
Bulgaria

Nominee

"Sunrise over the lake"



What's For Dinner? Nirav Solanki
USA

Nominee

"What's For Dinner?"
Dinner Time



The jump Pal Hermansen
Norway

Nominee

"The jump"
Jumping frog in spring



The Swarm Preeti and Prashant Chacko
United Arab Emirates

Nominee

"The Swarm"
A white rhino stands beneath a swarm of tiny ticks. From our series "An Ode to Stillness" - a contemplative journey into the calm and clarity found in stillness.



The Conversationalists Preeti and Prashant Chacko
United Arab Emirates

Nominee

"The Conversationalists"
On the open plains, two opposites meet - a behemoth in stone grey and a wisp in white. From our series "An Ode to Stillness" - a contemplative journey into the calm and clarity found in stillness.



Flamingo Noir Preeti and Prashant Chacko
United Arab Emirates

Nominee

"Flamingo Noir"
A pool acts as a mirror for the delicate flamingo, striking even without its pink hues. From our series "An Ode to Stillness"-a contemplative journey into the calm and clarity found in stillness.



Action of Blue Cow Rajesh Dhungana
Nepal

Nominee

"Action of Blue Cow"
The action of the blue cow (Boselaphus tragocamelus) is the largest antelope of Asia (Nepal). In Nep



Curious Baby Manatee Remuna Beca
USA

Nominee

"Curious Baby Manatee"
Intimate portrait of a curious baby manatee—an unforgettable encounter filled with mutual curiosity.



Curve Remuna Beca
USA

Nominee

"Curve"
Power in motion – the graceful curve of a bull shark.



Halo Remuna Beca
USA

Nominee

"Halo"
A green sea turtle rests beneath a radiant halo of light.



Illuminated Remuna Beca
USA

Nominee

"Illuminated"
A sea lion drifts through radiant beams of light.



Natural Balance Remuna Beca
USA

Nominee

"Natural Balance"
A pair of Atlantic spotted dolphins swim beneath the waves



Whale Ballet Remuna Beca
USA

Nominee

"Whale Ballet"
A baby humpback whale performs a joyful ballet in the depths.



Oceanic Eyes Remuna Beca
USA

Nominee

"Oceanic Eyes"
Up close with a Critically Endangered Ocean Whitetip Shark.



In the Highlands Robert Coates
Canada

Nominee

"In the Highlands"
Created in the Scottish Highlands of a lone Highland Cow.



Egret Robyn Finlayson
Australia

Nominee

"Egret"
Eastern Cattle Egret resplendent in breeding plumage, Qld - Australia



Black Knight Sharon Packer
USA

Nominee

"Black Knight"
Noble Friesian Mare



Expressive Stuart Vesty
USA

Nominee

"Expressive"
Loving Life



White Cat, Black Silence Sven Svenson
Germany

Nominee

"White Cat, Black Silence"
Where darkness frames purity



Cinta Tobias Reymond
Netherlands

Nominee

"Cinta"



Jemen chameleon Tom Krausz
Germany

Nominee

"Jemen chameleon"
Jemen Chameleon, living in Jemen and Saudi Arabia, they are loner



Highland cattle, meadow Tom Krausz
Germany

Nominee

"Highland cattle, meadow"
highland cattle standing on a meadow in a winter snow storm, northern Germany



Green treepython Tom Krausz
Germany

Nominee

"Green treepython"
This snake lives only in trees of the rainforest, southamerica.



Cormoran Tom Krausz
Germany

Nominee

"Cormoran"
krausz-tom_cormoran.jpg



Heartbeats Valerie G Henry
USA

Nominee

"Heartbeats"
Wild mustangs of Utah navigate the terrain with an elegance.



Mother and Calf Wai Hoe Mok
Singapore

Nominee

"Mother and Calf"
Mother and calf humpback whale cruising on the surface of the water, under the afternoon sun



Thundering Hooves Ximena Echeverria
USA

Nominee

"Thundering Hooves"
With the river at their feet , the Salt River wild horses thunder forward.



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