Stunning Award-Winning Nature Photos from the Global Photography Awards 2025

“Newborn Moon” by Allan Andersen

The Global Photography Awards 2025 once again honored the world’s most compelling visual storytellers, and the nature category was a showstopper.

This year’s winning images delivered jaw-dropping landscapes and emotional depth that made viewers pause in awe. Each of the 20 selected photographs reveals a unique truth about our planet—its fragility, its wildness, and its power to unite us. From haunting jungle scenes to celestial Arctic skies, these shots pulse with life and unpredictability. More than technical brilliance, they reflect the photographers’ deep emotional connection to the natural world, captured in every vivid detail.

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“Ring of Ice and Fire” by Liam Man

“The Beautiful larch forest” by HO, WEI-CHIN

“The Resting Moon” by Ariane Totzke

“Dance of the Aurora” by Shirley Wung

“A Healing Journey Through Banff” by Shaoyu Ba

“Yellow-bellied Prinia Breeding” by HO, WEI-CHIN

“Midsummer Night Firefly” by Shirley Wung

“The Milky Way on Mars” by Shang yao-yuan

“Camile with Milkyway” by Eric von Schulthess

“The angels are coming” by Hiroto Fukuda

“Mother Earth” by Julia Dahlkvist

“Burner” by Mark Gray

“Final Approach” by Patrick Haleyt

“A Perfect Tuscan Sunrise” by L. Kelly JonesIt

“White on White” by Dorota SENECHAL

“Spirit of the Eagle” by Dorota SENECHAL

“The Song of Life” by Hiroto Fukuda

“A Flock of Birds and Bare Trees in the Fog” by John McDermott

“Full Moon Over Red Cliff Bridge” by L. Kelly Jones

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