Overall Winner: “Sundance” by Asmund Keilen
The Nature Photographer of the Year 2025 has been announced, showcasing breathtaking talent from across 96 countries with a record-breaking 24,781 entries.
Rising above the competition, Norwegian photographer Åsmund Keilen claimed the top honor with a mesmerizing shot of a bird soaring against the blazing Sun. These winning images span icy peaks, mysterious forests, underwater worlds, and raw wildlife encounters, all celebrating nature’s untamed beauty. Winners not only earn prizes like €3,000 in cash and epic gear but also contribute to global conservation efforts through their participation. The award ceremony at the Nature Talks Photo Festival unveiled the collection, which will now tour the Netherlands, Belgium, and France to inspire audiences with nature’s magic.
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Birds – Runner-Up: “King Penguins by the Pond” by Renato Granieri
Mammals – Winner: “Polar Meal” by Pål Hermansen
Mammals – Runner-Up: “The Hidden Grail of Sumatra Island” by Vladimir Cech Jr
Animals – Winner: “Silent Scream” by Bence Máté
Animals – Runner-Up: “Blue Army” by Imre Potyó
Plants and Fungi – Winner: “Inferno” by Tobias Richter
Plants and Fungi – Runner-Up: “In The Flow of Time” by Balázs Ravasz
Landscape – Winner: “Time For a Drop” by Alexander Hormann
Landscape – Runner-Up: “Cono de Arita” by Ignacio Palacios
Underwater – Winner: “Featherhome” by Luis Arpa Toribio
Underwater – Runner-Up: “Jellyfish Watercolour” by Alex Varani
Nature Art- Winner: “Moose in Snow” by Pål Hermansen
Nature Art- Runner-Up: “Injured Guillemot” by Knut-Sverre Horn
Human and Nature – Winner: “Difficult Crossing” by Xingchao Zhu
Human and Nature – Runner-Up: “Climate Protection Measurements” by Tobias Buettel
Black and White – Winner: “The Way of The Ridge” by Sebastiaan van der Greef
Black and White – Runner-Up: “Night Swan Lake” by Mateusz Matysiak
Animals portraits – Winner: “Shared Wonder” by Mary Schrader
Animals portraits – Runner-Up: “Beast in Black” by Daniela Graf
Nature of “De Lage landen” – Winner: “Bike Tides” by Sam Mannaerts
Nature of “De Lage landen” – Runner-Up: “Jackdaws at Dusk” by Mathijs Frenken
Youth – Winner: “Panning Bobcat” by Leo Dale
Youth – Runner-Up: “On Gulliver’s Back” by Merennege Chamathki Induwara Fernando
Fred Hazelhoff Portfolio Award: “Flowerscapes” by Theo Bosboom