{"id":558573,"date":"2026-03-25T00:18:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T00:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/558573\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T00:18:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T00:18:15","slug":"nature-photography-contest-winners-show-nature-at-its-most-beautiful-and-vulnerable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/558573\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature Photography Contest Winners Show Nature at its Most Beautiful and Vulnerable"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"On<\/p>\n

The Nature Photography Contest<\/a> announced the winners of its 2025 contest, showcasing powerful photos that capture nature\u2019s beauty and exemplify why protecting the environment is so important. <\/p>\n

Photograph of the Year <\/p>\n

The competition\u2019s overall winner is Canadian photographer Thomas Vijayan, who took top honors for a heart-wrenching portrait of an orangutan clinging to tree stumps where its home once stood. The orangutan is sitting on the ground, surrounded by debris and destruction. It is a poignant reminder of the very real impacts of deforestation on animals. <\/p>\n

\"AnPhotograph of the Year \u2014 \u2018Please Spare Our Home\u2019 by Thomas Vijayan | The Nature Photography Contest <\/p>\n

This is Vijayan\u2019s second straight big prize in the Nature Photography Contest. Last year, Vijayan was named Photographer of the Year. <\/p>\n

Photographer of the Year <\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Photographer of the Year is Angela J. Sanchez from Georgia, USA. The competition says that Sanchez\u2019s portfolio stood out for its diversity, consistent aesthetic themes, and clear respect for nature and her subjects. <\/p>\n

\"APhotographer of the Year \u2014 Angela J. Sanchez. Featured photograph is \u2018Mobula Rocket.\u2019 | The Nature Photography Contest<\/p>\n

This honor recognizes a collection of photos, rather than a specific shot or theme. Sanchez\u2019s portfolio includes a wide range of photos, including underwater images. The featured image above reflects Sanchez\u2019s exceptional artistic and technical skills. <\/p>\n

As part of her award, Sanchez will be able to select the location where about 500 trees will be planted in her honor in partnership with One Tree Planted. <\/p>\n

Category Winners <\/p>\n

Alongside Vijayan and Sanchez, the Nature Photography Contest also awards winners across 10 categories. All the category winners are showcased below. <\/p>\n

Natural Landscape \"Aerial\u2018The Earth\u2019s Eye\u2019 by Pawel Zygmunt | The Nature Photography Contest Wildlife \"A\u2018Following\u2019 by Janet Gustin | The Nature Photography Contest Macro \"A\u2018Sporing Party\u2019 by Indranil Basu Mallick | The Nature Photography Contest Underwater \"A\u2018Whale Dreams\u2019 by Remuna Beca | The Nature Photography Contest
\n Birds \"A\u2018Before the Storm\u2019 by James Welch | The Nature Photography Contest Plant Life \"A\u2018My Jeffrey Pine, Sierra de Baza\u2019 by Miguel Jos\u00e9 Avalos Gonz\u00e1lez | The Nature Photography Contest Night World \"Swirling\u2018Creation\u2019 by Peter Hergesheimer | The Nature Photography Contest Environmental Impact \"A\u2018First Gaze\u2019 by Wiktoria West | The Nature Photography Contest Sharing the Planet \"A\u2018The Honey Keepers of Sundarban\u2019 by Muhammad Mostafigur Rahman | The Nature Photography Contest Funny Nature \"Close-up\u2018Into the Gape: Dalmatian Pelican at Dawn\u2019 by Panagiotis Xaxiris | The Nature Photography Contest More From the Nature Photography Contest <\/p>\n

Alongside the winners, the competition judges also selected fantastic finalists across all categories. These finalists can be viewed in a gallery<\/a> on the Nature Photography Contest\u2019s website. <\/p>\n

Image credits: The Nature Photography Contest. Individual photographers are credited in the image captions. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Nature Photography Contest announced the winners of its 2025 contest, showcasing powerful photos that capture nature\u2019s beauty…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":558574,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[2837,76,354,355,49,48,356,75,33922,4779,323],"class_list":["post-558573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-animals","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-landscape","tag-nature","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=558573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/558574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=558573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=558573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=558573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}