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February 20, 2026
Winners of the 2026 World Nature Photography Awards
A collection of some of the top images “highlighting the beauty, fragility, and power of the natural world.”
TL;DR
- Mãhina, a young whale, won First Place Underwater and Grand Prize in Vavaʻu, Tonga.
- A barn owl in Norfolk, England, took Second Place in Behavior, Birds.
- A bull moose in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, investigated abandoned camera gear, winning First Place in People and Nature.
- A leopard with a burning savannah in Masai Mara, Kenya, earned Third Place in Nature Photojournalism.
- A brown bear catching sockeye salmon in Katmai National Park, Alaska, won First Place in Animals in Their Habitat.
- A geothermal pool in Iceland, resembling a dragon's eye, won First Place in Planet Earth's Landscapes and Environments.
- A giraffe drinking in Botswana won First Place in Behavior, Mammals.
- A young gorilla and a butterfly interaction in Bwindi won First Place in Animal Portraits.
- A Namaqua chameleon enduring a sandstorm in the Namib desert won First Place in Behavior, Amphibians and Reptiles.
- A mother polar bear and cub in Svalbard, Norway, received Second Place in Behavior, Mammals.
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