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Photo by Lars Lykke / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest One happy seal model Went to the very north of Denmark, skagen, at sunrise and found this willing model.
1/15Photo by Lars Lykke / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest One happy seal model Went to the very north of Denmark, skagen, at sunrise and found this willing model.
Photo by Dan CHARITY / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest Whale Shark in Thailand The young Whale Shark was swimming in the Gulf of Thailand at a popular dive site called Sail Rock near the island of Koh Pha Ngan. The brief encounter was was captured whilst diving the remote reef which the graceful giant was using as cleaning station, a sort of car wash for big fish.
2/15Photo by Dan CHARITY / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest Whale Shark in Thailand The young Whale Shark was swimming in the Gulf of Thailand at a popular dive site called Sail Rock near the island of Koh Pha Ngan. The brief encounter was was captured whilst diving the remote reef which the graceful giant was using as cleaning station, a sort of car wash for big fish.
Photo by Tin Sang Chan / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest Great Gray Owl Taking Off Great Gray Owl Taking Off in winter
3/15Photo by Tin Sang Chan / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest Great Gray Owl Taking Off Great Gray Owl Taking Off in winter
Photo by Wellington Rodrigues / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest Sea and Salt. Spain has many impressive landscapes , one of the most amazing are the salty pink lakes in Torrevieja. Two beautiful salt lakes: a blue-green one called La Mata lagoon and the other, of an impressive pink colour, known as Torrevieja lagoon; both connected to the sea by canals.
4/15Photo by Wellington Rodrigues / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest Sea and Salt. Spain has many impressive landscapes , one of the most amazing are the salty pink lakes in Torrevieja. Two beautiful salt lakes: a blue-green one called La Mata lagoon and the other, of an impressive pink colour, known as Torrevieja lagoon; both connected to the sea by canals.
Photo by Aaron Baggenstos / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest Lions quarl A male African lion teaches a lesson to a hyeena pack for trying to steal its kill.
5/15Photo by Aaron Baggenstos / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest Lions quarl A male African lion teaches a lesson to a hyeena pack for trying to steal its kill.
Photo by Wojciech Kruczyński / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest Kalsoy Kalsoy island and Kallur lighthouse in sunset light, Faroe Islands
6/15Photo by Wojciech Kruczyński / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest Kalsoy Kalsoy island and Kallur lighthouse in sunset light, Faroe Islands
Photo by Anders Andersson / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest i can see the sky from here my daughter and her best friend on their backs in a clearing, just between planted fir forest and natural beech forest
7/15Photo by Anders Andersson / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest i can see the sky from here my daughter and her best friend on their backs in a clearing, just between planted fir forest and natural beech forest
Photo by Mike Korostelev / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest Liquid bear Bear from the water Kamchatka, Russia
8/15Photo by Mike Korostelev / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest Liquid bear Bear from the water Kamchatka, Russia
Photo by Stefan Thaler / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest Iceflowers THIS PHOTO WAS MADE IN MY HOMETOWN, CALLED THIERSEE, A SMALL VILLAGE IN THE HEART OF THE ALPS (TYROL, AUSTRIA). JUST FOR A FEW DAYS YOU CAN SEE THESE NATURAL PATTERNS IN THE MELTING ICE.
9/15Photo by Stefan Thaler / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest Iceflowers THIS PHOTO WAS MADE IN MY HOMETOWN, CALLED THIERSEE, A SMALL VILLAGE IN THE HEART OF THE ALPS (TYROL, AUSTRIA). JUST FOR A FEW DAYS YOU CAN SEE THESE NATURAL PATTERNS IN THE MELTING ICE.
Photo by Witold Ziomek / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest. Sunrise Morning at Koruldi Lakes in Georgia (country).
10/15Photo by Witold Ziomek / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest. Sunrise Morning at Koruldi Lakes in Georgia (country).
Photo by NICHOLAS WILSON / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest So this is a bird that actually exists LILAC ROLLER, MASAAI MARA - KENYA SEPTEMBER 2017
11/15Photo by NICHOLAS WILSON / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest So this is a bird that actually exists LILAC ROLLER, MASAAI MARA - KENYA SEPTEMBER 2017
Photo by Florian Ledoux / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest Above the Polar Bear Dear future generation, I hope we will still be able to see the Arctic wildlife as we do now. It is threatened as the environment is changing. I was able to witness many scenes of wildlife and I can guarantee you this is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.
12/15Photo by Florian Ledoux / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest Above the Polar Bear Dear future generation, I hope we will still be able to see the Arctic wildlife as we do now. It is threatened as the environment is changing. I was able to witness many scenes of wildlife and I can guarantee you this is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.
Photo by Shanof K. / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest A Beautiful Morning in Hallstat The image was taken from Hallstat Village in Austria right after sunrise. I had to walk some distance to reach this village view point. It was worth every step that I took as the scene turned out to be magical with the fog movement. Luckily the fog did not cover up the mountains.
13/15Photo by Shanof K. / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest A Beautiful Morning in Hallstat The image was taken from Hallstat Village in Austria right after sunrise. I had to walk some distance to reach this village view point. It was worth every step that I took as the scene turned out to be magical with the fog movement. Luckily the fog did not cover up the mountains.
Photo by Sonalini Khetrapal / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest. Family Reunion. We found them early one morning feasting on a new kill of a springbok. It was fascinating to watch the brothers intermittently embrace each other and lick the blood off each other’s faces while the mother kept guard.
14/15Photo by Sonalini Khetrapal / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest. Family Reunion. We found them early one morning feasting on a new kill of a springbok. It was fascinating to watch the brothers intermittently embrace each other and lick the blood off each other’s faces while the mother kept guard.
Photo by Alejandro Cupi / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest Great White Shark Great White Shark at Guadalupe Island, Mexico
15/15Photo by Alejandro Cupi / National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest Great White Shark Great White Shark at Guadalupe Island, Mexico
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