Spectacular Winning Images from the Nature Photographer of the Year 2025

Overall Winner: “Sundance” by Asmund Keilen

The Nature Photographer of the Year 2025 has been announced, showcasing breathtaking talent from across 96 countries with a record-breaking 24,781 entries.

Rising above the competition, Norwegian photographer Åsmund Keilen claimed the top honor with a mesmerizing shot of a bird soaring against the blazing Sun. These winning images span icy peaks, mysterious forests, underwater worlds, and raw wildlife encounters, all celebrating nature’s untamed beauty. Winners not only earn prizes like €3,000 in cash and epic gear but also contribute to global conservation efforts through their participation. The award ceremony at the Nature Talks Photo Festival unveiled the collection, which will now tour the Netherlands, Belgium, and France to inspire audiences with nature’s magic.

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Birds – Runner-Up: “King Penguins by the Pond” by Renato Granieri

Mammals – Winner: “Polar Meal” by Pål Hermansen

Mammals – Runner-Up: “The Hidden Grail of Sumatra Island” by Vladimir Cech Jr

Animals – Winner: “Silent Scream” by Bence Máté

Animals – Runner-Up: “Blue Army” by Imre Potyó

Plants and Fungi – Winner: “Inferno” by Tobias Richter

Plants and Fungi – Runner-Up: “In The Flow of Time” by Balázs Ravasz

Landscape – Winner: “Time For a Drop” by Alexander Hormann

Landscape – Runner-Up: “Cono de Arita” by Ignacio Palacios

Underwater – Winner: “Featherhome” by Luis Arpa Toribio

Underwater – Runner-Up: “Jellyfish Watercolour” by Alex Varani

Nature Art- Winner: “Moose in Snow” by Pål Hermansen

Nature Art- Runner-Up: “Injured Guillemot” by Knut-Sverre Horn

Human and Nature – Winner: “Difficult Crossing” by Xingchao Zhu

Human and Nature – Runner-Up: “Climate Protection Measurements” by Tobias Buettel

Black and White – Winner: “The Way of The Ridge” by Sebastiaan van der Greef

Black and White – Runner-Up: “Night Swan Lake” by Mateusz Matysiak

Animals portraits – Winner: “Shared Wonder” by Mary Schrader

Animals portraits – Runner-Up: “Beast in Black” by Daniela Graf

Nature of “De Lage landen” – Winner: “Bike Tides” by Sam Mannaerts

Nature of “De Lage landen” – Runner-Up: “Jackdaws at Dusk” by Mathijs Frenken

Youth – Winner: “Panning Bobcat” by Leo Dale

Youth – Runner-Up: “On Gulliver’s Back” by Merennege Chamathki Induwara Fernando

Fred Hazelhoff Portfolio Award: “Flowerscapes” by Theo Bosboom