25 Amazing Award-Winning Photos from the Nature Photographer of the Year 2024

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The Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 competition showcases 25 amazing, award-winning photos that celebrate the breathtaking beauty of nature. This prestigious contest not only highlights the extraordinary talent of photographers from around the world but also supports vital nature conservation projects.

The top winner receives a cash prize of €3,000, with additional cash awards and photography equipment up for grabs. The awards ceremony takes place at the annual Nature Talks Photo Festival, where the winning images are displayed in a photo exhibition that travels through the Netherlands, Belgium, and France, spreading the message of nature’s beauty and importance.

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#1. Overall Winner: "Games Between Siblings" by Paolo Della Rocca

Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners

"In northern India lies Spiti Valley, a land of rugged beauty and home to one of the most elusive creatures on Earth: the snow leopard. For me, this journey has been a lifelong dream, as the snow leopard has always been my favorite wild animal. This year, my dream came to life during an unforgettable encounter with a pair of sub-adult snow leopard siblings. I had the privilege of observing and photographing them at various moments in their lives, capturing their grace and playfulness through my lens. The pinnacle of this extraordinary adventure came on the first of February. Achieving the image I had envisioned was no easy feat. I waited for over six hours at the edge of a canyon, braving temperatures plummeting to -25°C and a relentless snowstorm that chilled me to the bone. The two siblings had been resting in a cave, and I could only hope they would eventually emerge."

#2. Birds, Winner: "Golden Eye" by Luca Lorenz

Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners

#3. Birds, Runner-up: "Shorebird Hunt" by Nick Dunlop

Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners

#4. Mammals, Runner-up: "The Path to Bath" by Lakshitha Karunarathna

Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners

#5. Mammals, Highly Commended: "Curious Guanaco" by Charles Janson

Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners

#6. Other Animals, Winner: "Disturbing Shadow" by Sebastien Blomme

Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners

#7. Other Animals, Runner-up: "March of the mussels" by Theo Bosboom

Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners

#8. Plants and Fungi, Winner: "Ocean Dance" by Junqi Peng

Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners

#9. Plants and Fungi, Runner-up: "Old and wise surrounded by treefield and melting snow" by Jarno Artika

Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners

#10. Landscape, Winner: "Black Lava Beach" by Baard Næss

Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners

#11. Landscape, Runner-up: "Glenmalure Waterfalls" by Ciaran Willmore

Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners

#12. Underwater, Winner: "Giant Octopus Dofleini" by Andrey Shpatak

Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners

#13. Underwater, Runner-up: "Love in the Deep" by Luca Luigi Mario Ghezzi

Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners

#14. Nature Art, Winner: "Amino Acids Mimicking Nature" by Dirk Vermaire

Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners

#15. Nature Art, Runner-up: "Fallen angel" by Manuel Enrique González Carmona

Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners

#16. Human and Nature, Winner: "My Pet Tiger" by Aaron Gekoski

Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners

#17. Human and Nature, Runner-up: "A Dangerous Addiction" by Lakshitha Karunarathna

Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners

#18. Black and White, Winner: "Cross to Bear" by Paul Goldstein

Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners

#19. Black and White, Runner-up: "Observed" by Luca Lorenz

Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners

#20. Animals portraits, Winner: "Besties" by Marcia Walters

Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners

#21. Animals portraits, Runner-up: "Another Perspective" by Oscar Diez Martinez

Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners

#22. Nature of “De Lage landen”, Winner: "Colorful Seagull" by Mathijs Frenken

Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners

#23. Nature of “De Lage landen”, Runner-up: "Sanderling Siesta" by Mathijs Frenken

Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners

#24. Youth, Winner: "Brace!" by D’Artagnan Sprengel

Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners

#25. Youth, Runner-up: "Milky Way" by Ismael Domínguez

Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners


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