Whether it’s tiny creatures or limitless vistas, the natural world has a never-ending ability to inspire awe. The incredible collection of images in this year’s World Nature Photography Awards capture a little bit of that awe. Here’s our selection of nature’s best photos.
Can a picture change the world?
The organisers of the World Nature Photography Awards think so. We all have influence over positively shaping our planet, and documenting our surroundings can help us see the world from a different perspective, and change our own habits for the good.
Chosen from thousands of entries from around the world, these images certainly prove that. From a tiny plant (with a strange resemblance to an owl), to the breathtaking expanses of Iceland, there is so much on this pale blue dot worth fighting for.
A mauve stinger jellyfish (Pelagia nocticula) floats off the coast of Noli, Italy. The Latin name is derived from the jellyfish’s ability to glow in the dark.
Photo: Giovanni Crisafulli, Italy
Photo: Hira Punjabi, India
A Himalayan griffon vulture stares down the barrel of the lens after enjoying a meal in the mountains of Chopta, India.
Photo: Partha Roy, Singapore
Photo: Vittorio Ricci, Italy
Photo: Amit Eshel, Israel
Photo: Lukas Walter, Switzerland
Photo: Chatree Lertsintanakorn, Thailand
Photo: Ivan Pedretti, Italy
A lava lizard giving a head massage to a marine iguana on the Galapagos Islands.
Photo: John Seagar, UK
Photo: Miki Spitzer, Israel
Photo: Roy Wiesner, Israel
Photo: Tracey Lund, UK
Photo: Francisco Negroni, Chile
Photo: Karthik Ak, USA
Photo: Panagiotis Dalagiorgos, Greece
Photo: Tom Way, UK
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