Grand Prize: “Bengal Tigers” by Mangesh Ratnakar Desai, India
The 2024 Nature’s Greatest Pictures Worldwide Awards highlighted breathtaking moments from across the globe, celebrating photographers who captured the sweetness and energy of Earth’s numerous ecosystems. From sweeping landscapes to intimate wildlife portraits, the award-winning pictures showcase nature’s grandeur and fragility, inspiring deeper appreciation and consciousness for conservation.
Birds, Winner: “Egret and Ladyfish” by Xiaoping Lin, China
Birds, Extremely Honored: “Bald Eagle Fight” by Michael Despines, USA
Wildlife, Winner: “Afriacn Leopard Fight” by Kevin Dooley, USA
Wildlife, Extremely Honored: “Bengal Tiger” by Krishna Daga, India
Wildlife, Extremely Honored: “Masai Giraffe and Calf” by Thomas Nicholson, USA
Animal Antics, Winner: “Kit Foxes” by Brian Clopp, USA
Animal Antics, Extremely Honored: “Barred Owlets” by Glenn Nelson, USA
Animal Antics, Extremely Honored: “Emperor Penguin” by Thomas Vijayan, Canada
Polar Ardour, Winner: “Belgua Whales” by Brett Freliche, USA
Polar Ardour, Extremely Honored: “Emperor Penguin Chick” by Stefan Christmann, Germany
Polar Ardour, Extremely Honored: “Emperor Penguins” by Liwen Tao, USA
Polar Ardour, Extremely Honored: “King Penguins Under Full Moon” by Levi Fitze, Switzerland
Artwork in Nature, Winner: “Eye of Frozen Lake” by Lei Li, China
Artwork in Nature, Extremely Honored: “Mushroom Underside” by Peter Monteforte, USA
Artwork in Nature, Extremely Honored: “Sri Lanka Junglefowl Feather Closeup” by Ashane Marasinghe, Sri Lanka
Artwork in Nature, Extremely Honored: “Black-winged Stilt” by Sarthak Agrawal, India
Landscapes, Winner: “Fireworks” by Marcio Cabral, Brazil
Landscapes, Extremely Honored: “Storm over Labyrinth” by Luis Vilariño, Spain
Out of doors Journey, Winner: “Highliner During Annular Solar Eclipse” by Belva Hayden, USA
Out of doors Journey, Extremely Honored: “Hiking in Norway” by Aleksander Myklebust, Norway
Youth Photographer, Winner: “European Stonechat” by Alberto Román Gómez, Spain
Youth Photographer, Extremely Honored: “Canvasback” by James Fatemi, USA
Conservation Story, Winner: “Saving the Monarchs” by Jaime Rojo, Spain
Conservation Story, Extremely Honored: “Jatayu Restaurant Vulture Feeding Center” by Alain Schroeder, Belgium
Conservation Single, Winner: “Northern Gannets” by Khurram Khan, USA
Conservation Single, Extremely Honored: “Chimpanzee Rescue” by Marcus Westberg, Sweden
Ocean Views, Winner: “Spinner Dolphins Superpod” by Cécile Gabillon, France
Ocean Views, Extremely Honored: “Humpback Whales Bubble Netting” by Scott Portelli, Australia
Ocean Views, Extremely Honored: “Diamond Squid” by Andrey Shpatak, Russia
