Nature inFocus Photography Awards 2025 Winners Showcase Great Wildlife

The Nature inFocus Photography Awards winners have been introduced. Over 1,250 photographers from almost 40 nations entered almost 16,000 pictures this yr, competing throughout eight classes.

Winning pictures this yr embrace a dramatic portrait of an Arctic wolf encounter with a herd of muskox, a lounging chimpanzee, a bunch of feeding flamingoes, a poignant portrait of a leopard amidst litter and rubbish, and way more.

Varma provides that the Nature inFocus Photography Awards, which began primarily as a contest amongst photographers in India, has grown significantly and develop into a world affair. The contest celebrates photographers who doc pure historical past second and spotlight conservation points.

“What began as a national platform has evolved into a diverse international community of photographers,” says Rohit Varma, co-founder of Nature inFocus. “Every year, the submissions reveal fresh perspectives on the natural world and shed light on urgent conservation challenges. The growing number of participants and the expanding geographical reach reflect just how global this platform has become.”

Category Winners

The Nature inFocus Awards 2025 options eight classes: Animal Behavior, Animal Portraits, Coexistence (a brand new class this yr), Conservation, Creative Nature, Wildscape and Animals in Their Habitat, Young Photographer (17 Years Old and Younger), and Portfolio. The winners and runners-up for every class are featured under, aside from the Portfolio class, which options solely the winner.

Animal Behavior

Animal Portraits

Coexistence

Ramki Sreenivasan Conservation Photography Award

Creative Nature

Wildscape and Animals in Their Habitat

Young Photographer

Portfolio

Alongside these successful photographs, the six-person jury additionally chosen Special Mentions, all of which could be seen on Nature inFocus’ website.


Image credit: Nature inFocus Awards. Individual photographers are credited within the captions.