1st Place winner: “After the meal” by Pål Hermansen, Norway
The 2025 Chromatic Awards Wildlife winners proved that nature wasn’t just present—it was performing at its most vivid and emotional.
These photographs burst with rare moments and unforgettable color, showing that great wildlife imagery is as much about storytelling as aesthetics. Pål Hermansen’s 1st Place “After the meal,” Remuna Beca’s 2nd Place “Rare Encounter,” and Fenqiang Liu’s 3rd Place “Arrival” each capture powerful scenes—from a polar bear’s quiet aftermath to a fragile dugong encounter to egrets glowing in morning light. Across all 25 winning images, the category highlights not only beauty but the urgency and fragility of the natural world. Together, they remind us that wildlife photography is a window into survival, wonder, and the stories our planet still whispers.
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2nd Place winner: “Rare Encounter” by Remuna Beca, United States
3rd Place winner: “Arrival” by Fenqiang Liu, United States
“A Mouthful Of Stars” by Zhayynn James, Ind
“Across the river” by Kinga Wnuk, Poland
“Beneath the Waves” by Remuna Beca, United States
“Bowing To The Night” by Kinga Wnuk, Poland
“Deer” by Hubert Mielnik, Poland
“Giants of the blue” by Khaichuin Sim, Malaysia
“Giraffes drinking” by Seppo Tuomaala, Finland
“Gold and Silver” by Fabian Meckl, Germany
“Halo” by Remuna Beca, United States
“House Owner” by Itamar Matsry, Israel
“Kingfisher entering the water to catch fish” by Yao Yuan Shang, Taiwan
“Lapland owl landing” by Seppo Tuomaala, Finland
“Reflections in the Night” by Marcello Galleano, Italy
“Sea Puppy Gaze” by Remuna Beca, United States
“Silent Hunting” by Tomasz Bednarski, Poland
“Spin control” by Zhayynn James, India
“The Cat from the Wild World” by Marcello Galleano, Italy
“The King of the forest” by Marcello Galleano, Italy
“The Wonderer” by Fabian Meckl, Germany
“Tundra” by Luciano Demasi, United States
“White Rhinos” by Valentina Bollea, Italy
“Celebrities on the red carpet” by Guanhua Ren, China