Spectacular Winning Photos Of The Nature Conservancy Awards 2023
Grand Prize Winner: “Between The Stars” by Tibor Litauszki, Hungary
The Nature Conservancy has announced the winners of its annual photography contest, an international event that consistently draws some of the world’s most talented nature and wildlife photographers. This year’s victors have once again demonstrated exceptional skill and imagination.
The prestigious grand prize was won by Tibor Litauszki, a photographer from Hungary. His captivating underwater image of an Alpine Newt surrounded by a group of frog eggs earned him the top spot. The Nature Conservancy commended Litauszki’s work for its flawless composition, overall visual appeal, and the significant challenge involved in taking the photo. To create this remarkable image, Litauszki used a range of artistic and technical methods, including underwater housing, remote triggering, and inventive lighting.
Litauszki’s extraordinary piece was selected as the best among winners from 12 unique categories: Aerials, Birds, Climate, Freshwater, Insects & Arachnids, Lands, Mammals, Oceans, People & Nature, Plants & Fungi, Reptiles & Amphibians, and Underwater Life. Each category had its own impressive winners, and their breathtaking images are displayed below.
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Celebrity Judge Choice: “Dawn’s Whispers” by Hermis Haridas, United Arab Emirates
Aerials: First Place – “Living Inside The Yellow Fields” by Agnieszka Wieczorek, Poland
Aerials: Second Place – “Magadi Airshow” by Neelutpaul Barua, India
Aerials: Third Place – “Black and White” by Derek Robertson, United States
Birds: First Place – “Busy Builder” by Grzegorz Długosz, Poland
Birds: Second Place – “Peek-A-Boo” by Mike Krehbiel, United States
Birds: Third Place – “Golondrinas” by Juan Jose Murillo, Colombia
Climate: First Place – “Stranded” by Raphael Alves, Brazil
Climate: Second Place – “Farmland” by Mustafa Binol, Turkey
Climate: Third Place – “Our Saviors” by Luisa Lynch Harris, Spain
Freshwater: First Place – “Dry Fish Pond” by Jeanny Tang, Hong Kong
Freshwater: “A Cool Drink” by Second Place – Alan Taylor, United States
Freshwater: “O PÉ DE GARÇAS” by Third Place – Rubens Rebouças, Brazil
Insects & Arachnids: First Place – “Wolf Spider Mama” by Benjamin Salb, United States
Insects & Arachnids: “Galaxies At My Feet” by Second Place – Soumya Ranjan Bhattacharyya, India
Insects & Arachnids: “Love Follows” by Third Place – 雷 波 / Lei Bo, China
Lands: First Place – “Sound And Vision” by Alessandro Carboni, Italy
Lands: Second Place – “Cotopaxi Volcano From The Antisana Glaciers” by Roberto Valdez, Ecuador
Lands: Third Place – “Fruits Of Labor” by Adam Mowery, United States
Mammals: First Place – “Wolf Trinity” by Siddhartha Ghosh, India
Mammals: Second Place – “Morning Attack” by HJ Yang, United States
Mammals: Third Place – “Shaking Off” by Luisa Pericoli, United States
Oceans: First Place – “The Rangiroa Gang” by Estebane Rezkallah, France
Oceans: Second Place – “Ocean Guard Sea Tribe” by Bambang Wirawan, Indonesia
Oceans: Third Place – “Rough Sea 12” by Giovanni Allievi, Italy
People & Nature: First Place – “Wildbeest Breakfast Balloon Safari” by Michael Hegyi, United States
People & Nature: Second Place – “Walking Over Wildlife” by Mano Aliczki, Hungary
People & Nature: Third Place – “Startled” by Randall Hudson, United States
Plants & Fungi: First Place – “SER*ES – LUNÁTICO” by Jose Pereyra Lucena, Argentina
Plants & Fungi: Second Place – “Lost In Snow Waves” by Vittorio Ricci, Italy
Plants & Fungi: Third Place – “Ghost Mushrooms” by Ashley Sykes, Australia
Reptiles & Amphibians: First Place – “Alien Portrait” by Irina Petrova Adamatzky, United Kingdom
Reptiles & Amphibians: Second Place – “Hourglass Frog” by Petr Bambousek, Czech Republic
Reptiles & Amphibians: Third Place – “Scarlet Kingsnake” by Joseph Mullica, United States
Underwater Life: First Place – “Phantoms Adrift” by Russell Laman, United States
Underwater Life: Second Place – “Snowy Night” by Cai Jialing, China
Underwater Life: Third Place – “Parting The Tide” by Daniel Nicholson, Australia
People & Nature: Honorable Mention – “Fighter Jets” by Narayan Malu, India
Birds: Honorable Mention – “Sandhill Crane Mama Feeding Colts” by Mario Labado, United States
