{"id":498457,"date":"2026-02-25T11:35:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T11:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/498457\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T11:35:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T11:35:38","slug":"winning-images-from-the-world-nature-photography-awards-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/498457\/","title":{"rendered":"Winning images from the World Nature Photography awards 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Winning images from the World Nature Photography awards 2026 <\/p>\n

, The Times\"Chimpanzee<\/p>\n

Gold in the nature photojournalism category. Kayla, a 37-year-old female, has had her stomach shaved for an ultrasound at Save the Chimps in Fort Pierce, Florida. Founded in 1997, it is the largest privately funded chimpanzee sanctuary in the world<\/p>\n

ALAIN SCHROEDER<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Bronze in the landscapes and environments category. The Ilha do Cardoso State Park, in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil<\/p>\n

THIAGO CAMPI<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Bronze in the animal portraits category. A lioness and her cub in the Mara North conservancy, Kenya<\/p>\n

ELIZABETH YICHENG SHEN<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Bronze in the urban wildlife category. Taken in Junwani Kala, Chattisgarh, India, this image shows a wild sloth bear scavenging for food left by visitors at a remote temple complex<\/p>\n

RAJARSHI BANERJI<\/p>\n

\"Barn<\/p>\n

Silver in the behaviour \u2014 birds category. A barn owl descends on prey in Norfolk<\/p>\n

VINCE BURTON<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Gold in the black and white category. An adult pond slider turtle sunbathes on a stump in the early morning in Madison, Alabama<\/p>\n

CHRISTOPHER BAKER<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Gold in the animals in their habitat category. A hungry brown bear launches headlong into a creek in Katmai national park, Alaska, to try to catch a sockeye salmon during the seasonal migration<\/p>\n

CHARLIE WEMYSS-DUNN<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Bronze in the behaviour \u2014 mammals category. A humpback whale in British Columbia, Canada<\/p>\n

PAUL GOLDSTEIN<\/p>\n

\"Aerial<\/p>\n

Silver in the landscapes and environments category. The Tasman river flows into Lake Pukaki from the high mountains of Aoraki\/Mount Cook national park, New Zealand<\/p>\n

STUART CHAPE<\/p>\n

\"Elephant<\/p>\n

Silver in the people and nature category. An elephant takes a drink from a pool outside tourist accommodation in the Okavango Delta, Botswana<\/p>\n

BILL KLIPP 2024<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Gold in the behaviour \u2014 birds category. A great egret in Kraft Azalea Garden, Winter Park, Florida. Each spring great egrets gather to nest high in the trees<\/p>\n

FENQIANG LIU<\/p>\n

\"Chinstrap<\/p>\n

Bronze in the animals in their habitat category. Chinstrap penguins tackle a steep hill on Elephant Island, Antarctica<\/p>\n

HARRY SKEGGS<\/p>\n

\"Two<\/p>\n

Silver in the urban wildlife category. Male golden jackals face off in Kolkata, India<\/p>\n

ARGHYA ADHIKARY<\/p>\n

\"Green<\/p>\n

Bronze in the underwater category. A green sea turtle surrounded by glass fish on Ningaloo reef, Western Australia<\/p>\n

AIMEE JAN<\/p>\n

\"Golden<\/p>\n

Gold in the plants and fungi category. Autumn colours explode in this portrait of a lichen-laden elder birch in Glen Affric, Scotland<\/p>\n

DUNCAN WOOD<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Silver in the behaviour \u2014 amphibians and reptiles category. A crocodile closes in on a zebra in the Mara river in Maasai Mara national park, Kenya<\/p>\n

ROMAN BALAZ<\/p>\n

\"Juvenile<\/p>\n

Bronze in the people and nature category. A juvenile reef fish clings to a piece of plastic waste in Anilao, the Philippines<\/p>\n

ZHIYUE SHI<\/p>\n

\"Black<\/p>\n

Bronze in the black and white category. Rhinos on the move in Solio game reserve, Kenya<\/p>\n

PREETI AND PRASHANT CHACKO<\/p>\n

\"Aerial<\/p>\n

Gold in the landscapes and environments category. A natural geothermal pool in Hveravellir, central Iceland<\/p>\n

MIKI SPITZER<\/p>\n

\"Gentoo<\/p>\n

Silver in the underwater category. Gentoo penguins in Port Charcot, Antarctica<\/p>\n

MATTHEW SHARP<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Gold in the people and nature category. A bull moose checks out camera equipment in Grand Teton national park, Wyoming<\/p>\n

DEENA SVEINSSON<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Gold in the animal portraits category. A young female gorilla observes a butterfly in Bwindi Impenetrable national park in Uganda<\/p>\n

COPYRIGHT 2023, MARY SCHRADER<\/p>\n

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