Wildlife - Amateur

Bird Convention Budd Parker
USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Bird Convention"



A Motherly Cuddle Hal Kahn
USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"A Motherly Cuddle"
I encountered this gorilla family at the Albuquerque zoo.



Arctic Silence 24 Patrick Ems
Switzerland

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Arctic Silence 24"
In the endless snow covered landscapes of Svalbard, a lone polar bear moves tirelessly across the Ar



Brittle Starfish Marc Ward
USA

Honorable Mention

"Brittle Starfish"
An Underwater Macro image from the Carribean. Actual Image size aprox. 1" x 1"



A Pair of Flutterbys Steve Burkett
USA

Honorable Mention

"A Pair of Flutterbys"
Two butterflies share a morsel



A Duck on a Pond Neil Hunter
USA

Honorable Mention

"A Duck on a Pond"



Bahmi Amy Tinling
New Zealand

Honorable Mention

"Bahmi"
Baby orangutan held by his mother



Les Cygnes Julien Sunye
Netherlands

Honorable Mention

"Les Cygnes"
Marken, The Netherlands



Elephant Snorkeling Geffrard Bourke
USA

Honorable Mention

"Elephant Snorkeling"
A young elephant crosses the Chobe River in Botswana



Zebras at night Johan Willems
Belgium

Honorable Mention

"Zebras at night"
This photo was taken from a hide in Lentorro, Kenya.



Privacy Please Janet Slater
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Privacy Please"
There is absolutely no privacy among the thousands of N Gannets in Newfoundland



Pony Masaru Takagi
Japan

Honorable Mention

"Pony"
I photographed a pony galloping along the soft sand.



Beware Arthur Jacoby
USA

Honorable Mention

"Beware"
Woodstork



Heads or Tails Jodi Frediani
USA

Honorable Mention

"Heads or Tails"
Three northern right whale dolphins bow ride our whale watch vessel in calm seas.



Aosagi Claudio Casini
Italy

Honorable Mention

"Aosagi"



Hello World Frank Proost
Luxembourg

Honorable Mention

"Hello World"
New born lamb stepping out of the stable for the first time.



River Valley Lynx Arthur Veitch
Canada

Honorable Mention

"River Valley Lynx"
A wild lynx stares into my camera as it poses beside an old black poplar.



Zebra Reflections Zita Quentin
USA

Honorable Mention

"Zebra Reflections"
A group of zebras came in to drink at the watering hole in the Shompole Wilderness



Portuguese Man-of-War Bill Klipp
USA

Honorable Mention

"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



Grumpy out walking Magnus Karlson
Sweden

Honorable Mention

"Grumpy out walking"



Gorilla Christian Meermann
Germany

Honorable Mention

"Gorilla"
From my ongoing series of black&white animal portraits.



Seven Buzzards in the Bayou Kathleen Fischer
USA

Honorable Mention

"Seven Buzzards in the Bayou"



Love in lagoon Antonello Proietti
Italy

Honorable Mention

"Love in lagoon"
Pair of flamingos in a lagoon in the Bolivian Altiplano



Monitor Lizards in Combat Liz Hardley
New Zealand

Honorable Mention

"Monitor Lizards in Combat"



Fly, be free Deborah Kruks
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Fly, be free"
Black Crow in flight after scavenging the seaweed, Vancouver Island



Flight of the starlings (Murmuration) Sven Thamm
Germany

Honorable Mention

"Flight of the starlings (Murmuration)"
A flock of starlings draws impressive patterns in the evening sky.



By The Pool Marshall Gould
USA

Honorable Mention

"By The Pool"



Chimp Soul Alex Bogaard
USA

Nominee

"Chimp Soul"
Quiet moment. A penny for your thoughts...



Emerging Majesty Andreas Theologitis
Greece

Nominee

"Emerging Majesty"



I See You Anne Schlueter
USA

Nominee

"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.



Out of the Dark Anne Dignam
USA

Nominee

"Out of the Dark"



Lighthouse keeper Anne Grosse-Leege
Germany

Nominee

"Lighthouse keeper"



Midnight Cougar Arthur Veitch
Canada

Nominee

"Midnight Cougar"
A wild cougar prowls along a well used game trail.



Chacma Baboons Drinking Bill Klipp
USA

Nominee

"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



Peek-a-Boo Bill Klipp
USA

Nominee

"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



Hanging at the Watering Hole Bill Klipp
USA

Nominee

"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



Snow Monkey Brian Jones
Australia

Nominee

"Snow Monkey"
Snow Monkey, Jigokudani Monkey Park, Nagano, Japan



Tired Out Carol Zulman
USA

Nominee

"Tired Out"



Pelican Christian Meermann
Germany

Nominee

"Pelican"
From my ongoing series of black&white animal portraits.



Indian Wild Dog #3 Christian Meermann
Germany

Nominee

"Indian Wild Dog #3"
Münster, Germany, 2025.



Walk with Heart Christine Ng
Singapore

Nominee

"Walk with Heart"
A male leopard, patrols his territory to defend it and to protect his cubs with all his heart.



Dueling Duet Claudia Zeien
USA

Nominee

"Dueling Duet"
Sea lions make a racket as they fight for territory in Antarctica



Out for a walk  Deborah Kruks
Canada

Nominee

"Out for a walk "
A rooster out for a walk on the streets of Old Town Puerto Vallarta



Big Cuddles Doug Chuka
USA

Nominee

"Big Cuddles"
Hippo Gathering in Kenya



Egrets? I've Had A Few.. Doug Chuka
USA

Nominee

"Egrets? I've Had A Few.."
South Florida Wetlands Egret



Turtley Awesome Gary Levy
USA

Nominee

"Turtley Awesome"
Turtle swimming in aquarium tank.



New Life Hal Kahn
USA

Nominee

"New Life"
The big-eyed wonder of this infant silverback gorilla was very touching.



2 Emperors Walking in Antarctica Harry Zimmerman
USA

Nominee

"2 Emperors Walking in Antarctica"
These Emperor penguins strolled past our ship in the midday sun casting their shadows on the ice.



Predator Heidi Egerman
USA

Nominee

"Predator"
Predator



White peacock Henk Langerak
Netherlands

Nominee

"White peacock"
white peacock in a twirl



Love is Ikumi Fukazawa
Japan

Nominee

"Love is"
Two horses are sisters, and active in the horse show.



Elephant Ilene Fox
USA

Nominee

"Elephant"



Bridal Veil Jacqueline Burke
USA

Nominee

"Bridal Veil"
A great egret in breeding plumage preens itself.



Hummer in the Summer Jacqueline Burke
USA

Nominee

"Hummer in the Summer"
A juvenile or female ruby throated hummingbird visits a butterfly bush flower to feed.



The Burden of Creation Jacqueline Burke
USA

Nominee

"The Burden of Creation"
A great egret carries a large stick for nest-building early in the breeding season.



Snack Time James Woodward
USA

Nominee

"Snack Time"
Snail munching on lettuce



Intrensity James Meldrum
USA

Nominee

"Intrensity"



The Offering Janet Slater
Canada

Nominee

"The Offering"
All this little puffin wants to do is show his affection.



'GBH_5_5' Jason Mullins
USA

Nominee

"'GBH_5_5'"
Great Blue Heron in the PNW; Toned, Silver Gelatin



Puffin Javier Herranz Casellas
Spain

Nominee

"Puffin"
Portrait of a puffin.



Two Hummingbirds Jeff Lucas
Canada

Nominee

"Two Hummingbirds"
One Ruby-Throated Hummingbird telling the other to jump and they will catch them.



Lookout Jill Snyder
USA

Nominee

"Lookout"



Dark Fury Jill Mudge
USA

Nominee

"Dark Fury"
Dark Fury Standing



So Cute Johan Willems
Belgium

Nominee

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



Cheetah on the move Johan Willems
Belgium

Nominee

"Cheetah on the move"
This beautiful cheetah was out walking in the evenings and looked straight into my lens. Photographe



Black-Shouldered Kite on the Hunt Jolliffe G.G.
Australia

Nominee

"Black-Shouldered Kite on the Hunt"
The Black-Shouldered Kite is a small raptor found in open habitats throughout Australia



Chickadee Pre-Flight Justin Shea
Canada

Nominee

"Chickadee Pre-Flight"
Chickadee preparing to soar after feeding.



Red-tailed Hawk Kim SignoretPaar
USA

Nominee

"Red-tailed Hawk"
Ramona Grasslands in Southern California



Gator Kylo-Patrick Hart
USA

Nominee

"Gator"
Close-up of an attentive alligator lingering in its natural environment.



Goosed Marina Onken
USA

Nominee

"Goosed"



Sharks smile Martin Miklas
Slovakia

Nominee

"Sharks smile"
A close-up image of a shark's mouth and teeth.



Shoebill Masaru Takagi
Japan

Nominee

"Shoebill"
I was impressed by the beautiful body shape created by a shoebill.



Goat Masaru Takagi
Japan

Nominee

"Goat"
I took this striking photo of a goat eating food.



Ruffed lemur Masaru Takagi
Japan

Nominee

"Ruffed lemur"
Ruffed lemur struck a wonderful pose.



Proud Eagle Michael Knapstein
USA

Nominee

"Proud Eagle"



Silence Michel Groleau
Canada

Nominee

"Silence"
Silence is king in Antarctica. Even the penguins seem to respect it, at least when they are alone.



KOI Nadine Taesler
Spain

Nominee

"KOI"



Forlorn Nicholas Wong
USA

Nominee

"Forlorn"
Please play with me?



Snails Pace Pat Maycroft
UK

Nominee

"Snails Pace"
After the rain . . . .



Hovering Peter Hergesheimer
USA

Nominee

"Hovering"
An arctic tern spotting fish along the shoreline in Svalbard.



Flying flamingos Peter Marxer
Liechtenstein

Nominee

"Flying flamingos"
Flying flamingos in the Po Delta in Italy



Bramble Gooes Poul Helt
Denmark

Nominee

"Bramble Gooes"



Grey Wolf Robert Davis
USA

Nominee

"Grey Wolf"
Grey wolf in the wilderness



Stare of the Wild Robin Zygelman
USA

Nominee

"Stare of the Wild"
A magnificent Mandrill contemplating his world.



Snow Goose Approach Ron Day
USA

Nominee

"Snow Goose Approach"
Snow Goose Approach Landing, Bosque del Apache, NWR, NM



Dilemma of Survival Sajeesh R
India

Nominee

"Dilemma of Survival"
2 Species, same goal- hunting for food to survive



When the wild Yawned Sajeesh R
India

Nominee

"When the wild Yawned"
A yawn, not a roar—but close enough to feel the wild breath of Bandipur.



Heron - Unexpected Sonia Friedrich
Australia

Nominee

"Heron - Unexpected"
I went to photograph Osprey. This heron caught my eye unexpectedly, with such beauty and grace.



Eyes On! Steve Burkett
USA

Nominee

"Eyes On!"
A Yellowstone grizzly turns a corner to find...you!



Foxy Steve Burkett
USA

Nominee

"Foxy"
A Yellowstone fox out for a stroll



Nibbler Steve Burkett
USA

Nominee

"Nibbler"
A butterfly probes to sample a flower



Snowed In Steve Burkett
USA

Nominee

"Snowed In"
This bison family can do nothing but wait out the storm



Stare Down #1 Steve Burkett
USA

Nominee

"Stare Down #1"
This bison has a stare that says, "back off!"



Stare Down #2 Steve Burkett
USA

Nominee

"Stare Down #2"
A stare down between raven and grizzly - who will blink first?!



Winter Coat Steve Toole
USA

Nominee

"Winter Coat"
An American bison trudges through a tall grass prairie snowstorm.



Pugnacious Steven Lewis
Australia

Nominee

"Pugnacious"
Sleeping Charlie Pug



The Canary Tailai OBrien
Australia

Nominee

"The Canary"
Antique canary cage and vintage shaving accoutrements featuring Purvis the canary



Last light Thomas Nicholson
USA

Nominee

"Last light"
As the very last rays of the sun light up the scene, a lioness stares off into the distance.



Shelter in the Storm Thomas Nicholson
USA

Nominee

"Shelter in the Storm"
During a heavy downpour, a lone giraffe takes cover in the bushes.



Hiding Spot Thomas Nicholson
USA

Nominee

"Hiding Spot"
A cheetah takes cover under a lone tree as it scans the area for prey.



Sueno de Paz Viveca Venegas
Puerto Rico

Nominee

"Sueno de Paz"
Portrait of my Cremello Paso Fino



Spotted at the Watering Hole Zita Quentin
USA

Nominee

"Spotted at the Watering Hole"
Leopard came to drink at the watering hole



Icons of Africa Zita Quentin
USA

Nominee

"Icons of Africa"
Two icons of Africa in one frame: Craig, one of the remaining big tuskers and Mt. Kilimanjaro



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