Spellbinding image of dolphin superpod among winners in prestigious nature photography awards

The remarkable photograph, taken by French free-diver Cécile Gabillon, is one of a series of images celebrated in this year’s Nature’s Best Photography International Awards.

By Daniel Graham

Published: Thursday, 07 November 2024 at 16:59 PM

The winners of the Nature’s Best Photography International Awards 2024 have been announced.

There were more than 25,000 submissions from photographers in 62 countries in this year’s competition.

The Grand Prize Winner is Mangesh Desai from India, and the Youth Photographer of the Year is Alberto Román Gómez from Spain. View their stunning images – along with a selection of category winners – in the gallery below.

Nature’s Best Photography 2024 gallery

Tigers by Mangesh Desai – Grand Prize/Mangesh Desai, photo courtesy of Nature’s Best Photography
Alberto Román Gómez, Youth Photographer Of The Year
European Stonechat by Alberto Román Gómez – Youth Photographer Of The Year/Alberto Román Gómez, photo courtesy of Nature’s Best Photography
Xiaoping Lin, Pass By Egret, Birds Winner
Pass By Egret by Xiaoping Lin – Birds Winner/Xiaoping Lin, photo courtesy of Nature’s Best Photography
Cécile Gabillon, Dolphin Superpod, Ocean Views Winner
Dolphin Superpod by Cécile Gabillon – Ocean Views Winner/Cécile Gabillon, photo courtesy of Nature’s Best Photography
Khurram Khan, Gannets, Conservation Single Winner
Gannets by Khurram Khan – Conservation Single Winner/Khurram Khan, photo courtesy of Nature’s Best Photography
Kevin Dooley, Leopards, Wildlife Winner
Leopards by Kevin Dooley – Wildlife Winner/Kevin Dooley, photo courtesy of Nature’s Best Photography
Patricia Homonylo, When Worlds Collide, Video Winner
When Worlds Collide by Patricia Homonylo – Video Winner/Patricia Homonylo, photo courtesy of Nature’s Best Photography
Brett Freliche, Belugas, Polar Passion Winner
Belugas by Brett Freliche – Polar Passion Winner/Brett Freliche, photo courtesy of Nature’s Best Photography
Lei Li, Frozen Lake Tibet, Art In Nature Winner,
Frozen Lake Tibet by Lei Li – Art In Nature Winner/Lei Li, photo courtesy of Nature’s Best Photography
Jaime Rojo, Monarchs, Conservation Story Winner
Monarchs by Jaime Rojo – Conservation Story Winner/Jaime Rojo, photo courtesy of Nature’s Best Photography

All of the award winners will be featured in the 2024 Winter Special Edition of Nature’s Best Photography magazine.

See the complete collection of Winners and Top 100 finalists in the NBP Awards Gallery and learn more about NBP at naturesbestphotography.org.

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