Spectacular Award-Winning Photos from the Nature Photographer of the Year 2024

Overall Winner: “Games Between Siblings” by Paolo Della Rocca

The Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 competition celebrates the stunning beauty of nature with 25 award-winning photos while spotlighting global photography talent and supporting conservation efforts. Winners receive cash prizes, including €3,000 for the top award, and their work is showcased at the Nature Talks Photo Festival and in an exhibition touring the Netherlands, Belgium, and France.

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Birds, Winner: “Golden Eye” by Luca Lorenz

Birds, Runner-up: “Shorebird Hunt” by Nick Dunlop

Mammals, Runner-up: “The Path to Bath” by Lakshitha Karunarathna

Mammals, Highly Commended: “Curious Guanaco” by Charles Janson

Other Animals, Winner: “Disturbing Shadow” by Sebastien Blomme

Other Animals, Runner-up: “March of the mussels” by Theo Bosboom

Plants and Fungi, Winner: “Ocean Dance” by Junqi Peng

Plants and Fungi, Runner-up: “Old and wise surrounded by treefield and melting snow” by Jarno Artika

Landscape, Winner: “Black Lava Beach” by Baard Næss

Landscape, Runner-up: “Glenmalure Waterfalls” by Ciaran Willmore

Underwater, Winner: “Giant Octopus Dofleini” by Andrey Shpatak

Underwater, Runner-up: “Love in the Deep” by Luca Luigi Mario Ghezzi

Nature Art, Winner: “Amino Acids Mimicking Nature” by Dirk Vermaire

Nature Art, Runner-up: “Fallen angel” by Manuel Enrique González Carmona

Human and Nature, Winner: “My Pet Tiger” by Aaron Gekoski

Human and Nature, Runner-up: “A Dangerous Addiction” by Lakshitha Karunarathna

Black and White, Winner: “Cross to Bear” by Paul Goldstein

Black and White, Runner-up: “Observed” by Luca Lorenz

Animals portraits, Winner: “Besties” by Marcia Walters

Animals portraits, Runner-up: “Another Perspective” by Oscar Diez Martinez

Nature of “De Lage landen”, Winner: “Colorful Seagull” by Mathijs Frenken

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

Youth, Winner: “Brace!” by D’Artagnan Sprengel

Youth, Runner-up: “Milky Way” by Ismael Domínguez