World Nature Photography Awards announces winners
The World Nature Photography Awards (WNPAs) has announced its winners from a pool of entries that were received from all corners of the globe.
The top award and cash prize of $1,000 went to photographer Maruša Puhek from Slovenia.
Puhek took top honours for her shot of two deer running through a Slovenian vineyard, which she captured as part of a '366 project' - a challenge to take a photo every day for a year. Puhek started her project in a leap year.
Her image also won the gold award in the “Nature — Art” category.
“It was a snowy day and I only had a wide-angle lens with me when I spotted two deer running through the snowy vineyard," she explains.
"I took a few shots, frustrated that I didn’t have a telephoto lens with me,” Puhek says. “Only later, while editing, did I realize how lucky I was; the scene wasn’t overly zoomed in, allowing the snowy surroundings to remain an essential part of the composition.”
Closer to home, WA's Georgina Steytler won the behaviour - Amphibians and Reptiles category, for her image of a Blue-spotted mudskipper captured in Roebuck Bay, Broome.
2025’s competition saw thousands of entries come in from 48 countries across 6 continents.
Adrian Dinsdale, co-founder of the WNPAs, said: “As always, it’s such a thrill to witness the amazing calibre of entries into the awards. Seeing these images cannot fail to motivate one to do everything to protect this fragile planet of ours. We offer our heartfelt congratulations to all the winners.”
The World Nature Photography Awards were founded in the belief that we can all make small efforts to shape the future of our planet in a positive way and that photography can influence people to see the world from a different perspective and change their own habits for the good of the planet.
You can see a selection of the category winners and runners-up below.
