Budd Parker USA 1st Place - Outstanding Achievement Wildlife Professional "Bird Convention"

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Hal Kahn USA 2nd Place - Merit of Excellence Wildlife Professional "A Motherly Cuddle" I encountered this gorilla family at the Albuquerque zoo.

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Patrick Ems Switzerland 3rd Place - Honor of Distinction Wildlife Professional "Arctic Silence 24" In the endless snow covered landscapes of Svalbard, a lone polar bear moves tirelessly across the Ar

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Marc Ward USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Brittle Starfish" An Underwater Macro image from the Carribean. Actual Image size aprox. 1" x 1"

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Steve Burkett USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "A Pair of Flutterbys" Two butterflies share a morsel

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Neil Hunter USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "A Duck on a Pond"

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Amy Tinling New Zealand Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Bahmi" Baby orangutan held by his mother

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Julien Sunye Netherlands Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Les Cygnes" Marken, The Netherlands

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Geffrard Bourke USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Elephant Snorkeling" A young elephant crosses the Chobe River in Botswana

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Johan Willems Belgium Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Zebras at night" This photo was taken from a hide in Lentorro, Kenya.

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Janet Slater Canada Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Privacy Please" There is absolutely no privacy among the thousands of N Gannets in Newfoundland

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Masaru Takagi Japan Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Pony" I photographed a pony galloping along the soft sand.

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Arthur Jacoby USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Beware" Woodstork

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Jodi Frediani USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Heads or Tails" Three northern right whale dolphins bow ride our whale watch vessel in calm seas.

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Claudio Casini Italy Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Aosagi"

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Frank Proost Luxembourg Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Hello World" New born lamb stepping out of the stable for the first time.

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Arthur Veitch Canada Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "River Valley Lynx" A wild lynx stares into my camera as it poses beside an old black poplar.

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Zita Quentin USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Zebra Reflections" A group of zebras came in to drink at the watering hole in the Shompole Wilderness

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Bill Klipp USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Portuguese Man-of-War" We were cruising in our boat thru the back country near Key West when we came across a Portuguese Man-of-War. So hung over the side of the boat with my camera right above the water line

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Magnus Karlson Sweden Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Grumpy out walking"

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Christian Meermann Germany Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Gorilla" From my ongoing series of black&white animal portraits.

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Kathleen Fischer USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Seven Buzzards in the Bayou"

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Antonello Proietti Italy Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Love in lagoon" Pair of flamingos in a lagoon in the Bolivian Altiplano

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Liz Hardley New Zealand Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Monitor Lizards in Combat"

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Deborah Kruks Canada Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Fly, be free" Black Crow in flight after scavenging the seaweed, Vancouver Island

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Sven Thamm Germany Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "Flight of the starlings (Murmuration)" A flock of starlings draws impressive patterns in the evening sky.

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Marshall Gould USA Honorable Mention Wildlife Professional "By The Pool"

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Alex Bogaard USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Chimp Soul" Quiet moment. A penny for your thoughts...

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Andreas Theologitis Greece Nominee Wildlife Professional "Emerging Majesty"

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Anne Schlueter USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "I See You" This buffalo unexpectedly and abruptly leaned his head into my open car window parked along a road in Yellowstone National Park. I was lucky my camera was in my lap and I was able to catch this photo.

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Anne Dignam USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Out of the Dark"

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Anne Grosse-Leege Germany Nominee Wildlife Professional "Lighthouse keeper"

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Arthur Veitch Canada Nominee Wildlife Professional "Midnight Cougar" A wild cougar prowls along a well used game trail.

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Bill Klipp USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Chacma Baboons Drinking" At Mashatu Game Reserve we had the opportunity to spend the afternoon in an underground photo hide putting us up close to the Baboons and other creatures that came for a drink during the heat of the d

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Bill Klipp USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Peek-a-Boo" We were positioned inside an underground photo hide in Botswana's Mashatu Game Reserve when two Chacma Baboons peered through one of the side windows to check us out

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Bill Klipp USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Hanging at the Watering Hole" We were hanging out near a watering hole in Botswana's Okavango Delta when a small breeding herd of Elephants arrived to drink and take baths

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Brian Jones Australia Nominee Wildlife Professional "Snow Monkey" Snow Monkey, Jigokudani Monkey Park, Nagano, Japan

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Carol Zulman USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Tired Out"

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Christian Meermann Germany Nominee Wildlife Professional "Pelican" From my ongoing series of black&white animal portraits.

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Christian Meermann Germany Nominee Wildlife Professional "Indian Wild Dog #3" Münster, Germany, 2025.

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Christine Ng Singapore Nominee Wildlife Professional "Walk with Heart" A male leopard, patrols his territory to defend it and to protect his cubs with all his heart.

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Claudia Zeien USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Dueling Duet" Sea lions make a racket as they fight for territory in Antarctica

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Deborah Kruks Canada Nominee Wildlife Professional "Out for a walk " A rooster out for a walk on the streets of Old Town Puerto Vallarta

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Doug Chuka USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Big Cuddles" Hippo Gathering in Kenya

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Doug Chuka USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Egrets? I've Had A Few.." South Florida Wetlands Egret

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Gary Levy USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Turtley Awesome" Turtle swimming in aquarium tank.

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Hal Kahn USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "New Life" The big-eyed wonder of this infant silverback gorilla was very touching.

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Harry Zimmerman USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "2 Emperors Walking in Antarctica" These Emperor penguins strolled past our ship in the midday sun casting their shadows on the ice.

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Heidi Egerman USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Predator" Predator

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Henk Langerak Netherlands Nominee Wildlife Professional "White peacock" white peacock in a twirl

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Ikumi Fukazawa Japan Nominee Wildlife Professional "Love is" Two horses are sisters, and active in the horse show.

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Ilene Fox USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Elephant"

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Jacqueline Burke USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Bridal Veil" A great egret in breeding plumage preens itself.

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Jacqueline Burke USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Hummer in the Summer" A juvenile or female ruby throated hummingbird visits a butterfly bush flower to feed.

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Jacqueline Burke USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "The Burden of Creation" A great egret carries a large stick for nest-building early in the breeding season.

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James Woodward USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Snack Time" Snail munching on lettuce

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James Meldrum USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Intrensity"

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Janet Slater Canada Nominee Wildlife Professional "The Offering" All this little puffin wants to do is show his affection.

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Jason Mullins USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "'GBH_5_5'" Great Blue Heron in the PNW; Toned, Silver Gelatin

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Javier Herranz Casellas Spain Nominee Wildlife Professional "Puffin" Portrait of a puffin.

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Jeff Lucas Canada Nominee Wildlife Professional "Two Hummingbirds" One Ruby-Throated Hummingbird telling the other to jump and they will catch them.

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Jill Snyder USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Lookout"

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Jill Mudge USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Dark Fury" Dark Fury Standing

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Johan Willems Belgium Nominee Wildlife Professional "So Cute" I was lucky enough to follow this leopard with her cub for 2 days. Photo taken in Masai Mara Kenya.

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Johan Willems Belgium Nominee Wildlife Professional "Cheetah on the move" This beautiful cheetah was out walking in the evenings and looked straight into my lens. Photographe

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Jolliffe G.G. Australia Nominee Wildlife Professional "Black-Shouldered Kite on the Hunt" The Black-Shouldered Kite is a small raptor found in open habitats throughout Australia

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Justin Shea Canada Nominee Wildlife Professional "Chickadee Pre-Flight" Chickadee preparing to soar after feeding.

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Kim SignoretPaar USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Red-tailed Hawk" Ramona Grasslands in Southern California

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Kylo-Patrick Hart USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Gator" Close-up of an attentive alligator lingering in its natural environment.

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Marina Onken USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Goosed"

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Martin Miklas Slovakia Nominee Wildlife Professional "Sharks smile" A close-up image of a shark's mouth and teeth.

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Masaru Takagi Japan Nominee Wildlife Professional "Shoebill" I was impressed by the beautiful body shape created by a shoebill.

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Masaru Takagi Japan Nominee Wildlife Professional "Goat" I took this striking photo of a goat eating food.

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Masaru Takagi Japan Nominee Wildlife Professional "Ruffed lemur" Ruffed lemur struck a wonderful pose.

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Michael Knapstein USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Proud Eagle"

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Michel Groleau Canada Nominee Wildlife Professional "Silence" Silence is king in Antarctica. Even the penguins seem to respect it, at least when they are alone.

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Nadine Taesler Spain Nominee Wildlife Professional "KOI"

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Nicholas Wong USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Forlorn" Please play with me?

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Pat Maycroft UK Nominee Wildlife Professional "Snails Pace" After the rain . . . .

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Peter Hergesheimer USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Hovering" An arctic tern spotting fish along the shoreline in Svalbard.

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Peter Marxer Liechtenstein Nominee Wildlife Professional "Flying flamingos" Flying flamingos in the Po Delta in Italy

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Poul Helt Denmark Nominee Wildlife Professional "Bramble Gooes"

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Robert Davis USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Grey Wolf" Grey wolf in the wilderness

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Robin Zygelman USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Stare of the Wild" A magnificent Mandrill contemplating his world.

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Ron Day USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Snow Goose Approach" Snow Goose Approach Landing, Bosque del Apache, NWR, NM

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Sajeesh R India Nominee Wildlife Professional "Dilemma of Survival" 2 Species, same goal- hunting for food to survive

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Sajeesh R India Nominee Wildlife Professional "When the wild Yawned" A yawn, not a roar—but close enough to feel the wild breath of Bandipur.

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Sonia Friedrich Australia Nominee Wildlife Professional "Heron - Unexpected" I went to photograph Osprey. This heron caught my eye unexpectedly, with such beauty and grace.

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Steve Burkett USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Eyes On!" A Yellowstone grizzly turns a corner to find...you!

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Steve Burkett USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Foxy" A Yellowstone fox out for a stroll

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Steve Burkett USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Nibbler" A butterfly probes to sample a flower

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Steve Burkett USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Snowed In" This bison family can do nothing but wait out the storm

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Steve Burkett USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Stare Down #1" This bison has a stare that says, "back off!"

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Steve Burkett USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Stare Down #2" A stare down between raven and grizzly - who will blink first?!

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Steve Toole USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Winter Coat" An American bison trudges through a tall grass prairie snowstorm.

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Steven Lewis Australia Nominee Wildlife Professional "Pugnacious" Sleeping Charlie Pug

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Tailai OBrien Australia Nominee Wildlife Professional "The Canary" Antique canary cage and vintage shaving accoutrements featuring Purvis the canary

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Thomas Nicholson USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Last light" As the very last rays of the sun light up the scene, a lioness stares off into the distance.

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Thomas Nicholson USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Shelter in the Storm" During a heavy downpour, a lone giraffe takes cover in the bushes.

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Thomas Nicholson USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Hiding Spot" A cheetah takes cover under a lone tree as it scans the area for prey.

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Viveca Venegas Puerto Rico Nominee Wildlife Professional "Sueno de Paz" Portrait of my Cremello Paso Fino

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Zita Quentin USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Spotted at the Watering Hole" Leopard came to drink at the watering hole

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Zita Quentin USA Nominee Wildlife Professional "Icons of Africa" Two icons of Africa in one frame: Craig, one of the remaining big tuskers and Mt. Kilimanjaro

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