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These Award-Winning Wildlife Photos Are Pure Perfection!

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Photography gives us amazing chances to see parts of nature many might never experience firsthand. The 2025 World Nature Photography Awards recently announced its winners after reviewing thousands of entries from photographers across 48 different countries.

Slovenia's Maruša Puhek claimed the top honor as Nature Photographer of the Year with her captivating image of two deer running through a snow-covered vineyard. Alongside Puhek’s win, other standout entries include Marcio Esteves Cabral’s glowing wildflowers and Paul Goldstein’s striking black-and-white shot of cheetahs. Here are some of the most unforgettable images from the 2025 competition.

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1. Maruša Puhek (Slovenia). Overall Winner, World Nature Photographer of the Year and Gold, Nature Art. Location: Murščak, Slovenia. Subject: Deer.

2. Paul Goldstein (UK). Gold, Black and White. Location: Olare Conservancy, Kenya Subject: Five cheetah feeding on a young hartebeest.

3. Marcio Esteves Cabral (Brazil). Gold, Plants and Fungi. Location: Veadeiros Tablelands, Brazil. Subject: Paepalanthus.

4. Khaichuin Sim (Malaysia). Gold, Animal Portraits. Location: Danum Valley, Sabah, Malaysia. Subject: Lanternflies.

5. Tom Nickels (Finland). Gold, Behavior – Mammals. Location: Svalbard, Norway. Subject: Polar bear.

6. Malini Chandrasekar (UK). Gold, Animals in their habitat. Location: Svalbard, Norway. Subject: Walrus.

Related: In Pictures: 2024 Photographer of the Year Winners

7. Niki Colemont (Belgium). Gold, Behavior – Invertebrates. Location: Belgium. Subject: Robber fly.

**8. Georgina Steytler (Australia). Gold, Behavior – Amphibians and Reptiles. Location: Roebuck Bay, Broome, Western Australia. Subject: Blue-spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus caeruleomaculatus).**

9. Daniel Flormann (Germany). Gold, Underwater. Location: Kasait, Timor Leste. Subject: Olive ridley sea turtle.

10. Clive Burns (UK). Gold, Behavior – Birds. Location: Snettisham, Norfolk, England. Subject: Red knots.

11. Ael Kermarec (Iceland). Gold, Nature Photojournalism. Location: Svartsengi, Reykjanes, Iceland. Subject: Volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula, Iceland.

12. Jake Mosher (USA). Gold, Planet Earth's landscapes and environments. Location: Hyalite Lake, Montana, USA. Subject: Hyalite Lake, Montana, USA.

13. Robert Middleton (UK). Gold, People and Nature. Location: Phu Yen, Vietnam. Subject: Fishermen harvesting anchovies.

14. Tom Way (UK). Silver, Black and White. Location: Uganda. Subject: Silverback mountain gorilla.

15. Jules Oldroyd (UK). Silver, Behavior – Amphibians and reptiles. Location: Serengeti, Tanzania. Subject: Female agama lizard.

16. Elizabeth Yicheng Shen (USA). Silver, Urban Wildlife. Location: California, USA. Subject: Great grey owl.

Related: Unbelievable Photos from World Nature Photography Awards

17. Jonathan Hodgetts (UK). Silver, Behavior – Mammals. Location: Mana Pools, Zimbabwe. Subject: Male hippos.

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