The winners and finalists of the The Nature Photography Contest offer a stunning visual journey — sometimes humorous, other times dramatic — through the beauty and fragility of our planet.

An almost surreal photograph of a polar bear at rest in a field of fireweed blooms has won first prize in the Nature Photography Contest. The beautifully composed scene bathed in the golden hues ...

And a baby chimpanzee sips a bottle. The 2024 Nature Photography Contest showcases the complicated beauty and inspiring resiliency of our planet. Photographer Christopher Paetkau took home top ...

cartons of eggs or—in the case of the Grand Prize winner of our 17th Annual Photography Contest­—live fish. But sights like this will soon be a remnant of the past: Hanoi is planning to ban ...

Shikhei Goh of Indonesia was just crowned the winner of the 2011 National Geographic Photography Contest. His stunning image of a dragonfly bracing for a big splash will be published in worldwide ...

Courtesy of Christopher Paetkau A polar bear peacefully snoozing in a pillowy bed of flowers beat out some amazing shots to win the Nature Photography Contest! The winner of the second annual ...

The Photography & Video Show 2025 will be hosting an exhibition of winning images from the Science+Nature Scavenger Hunt ...