2022 Photo Contest Winners

Grand Prize Winner

Li Ping, China

Guest Judge Ami Vitale’s Winner

Shafeeq Mulla, Zambia
@Shafeeq_mulla

“The diversity of images from around the world gave a glimpse into our fragile planet and all the life that inhabits it. The contest itself was a mesmerizing odyssey and we are left with a profound message of how interconnected all of us are and what it means to our own survival to intermingle with wildness.”

—Ami Vitale, Guest Judge

Celebrity Judge Coyote Peterson’s Winner

Florian Ledoux, Norway
@florian_ledoux_photographer

“The composition of this photo and its color balance is absolutely beautiful. The eye is drawn to these elements first and then you realize the center point is the mother polar bear and her cubs. The abandonment of the Russian settlement is a powerful statement that nature can and hopefully will reclaim its rightful place and despite the mess we leave behind life finds a way. For an animal like the polar bear, which is physically running out of space for existence due to constantly melting sea ice, the bravery it shows for a mother to find a place of refuge for her cubs is a heartwarming scene amongst the frigid feel this entire vision portrays.”

—Coyote Peterson, Celebrity Judge

First Place, Landscape

Francisco Javier Munuera González, Spain

Second Place, Landscape

Hendy Wicaksono, Indonesia
@hendyfight

Honorable Mention, Landscape

Ivan Pedretti, Italy
@ivanpedretti

Honorable Mention, Landscape

Waluya Priya Atmaja, Indonesia
@priy_at

Honorable Mention, Landscape

Effy Varley, United Kingdom
@effyimages

First Place, People and Nature

Janusz Jurek, Poland
@januszjurek.info

Second Place, People and Nature

Komang Arnawa, Indonesia
@nyengen.dadi

Honorable Mention, People and Nature

Francesca Franchini, Mexico
@trip_in_mexico

Honorable Mention, People and Nature

Giovani Cordioli, Brazil
@giovanicordioli

Honorable Mention, People and Nature

Amish Jain, India

Honorable Mention, People and Nature

Marvin Mwarangu, Kenya
@riothephotographer

Honorable Mention, People and Nature

Marcelo Paulo Silva, Brazil
@marcelomania

First Place, Climate

Sandesh Kadur, India
@sandesh_kadur

Second Place, Climate

Amish Jain, India

Honorable Mention, Climate

Jassen Todorov, United States
@jassensf

Honorable Mention, Climate

Ziaul Huque, Bangladesh

Honorable Mention, Climate

Marcelo Perez del Carpio, Bolivia
@marceloperezdelcarpio

Honorable Mention, Climate

Jassen Todorov, United States
@jassensf

Honorable Mention, Climate

Florian Ledoux, Norway
@florian_ledoux_photographer

First Place, Water

Kristin Wright, United States
@kristinbraga

Second Place, Water

Nick Leopold Sordo, Mexico
@nickleopoldsordo

Honorable Mention, Water

Dasun Nirmala Malaarachchi, Australia
@dasunnirmala

Honorable Mention, Water

Tom Shlesinger, Israel
@tom_shlesinger

Honorable Mention, Water

Tom Fenske, United States
@Tom_Fenske

First Place, Plants and Fungi

Callie Chee, Australia
@CallieCheePhotography

Second Place, Plants and Fungi

Xiaoling Keller, United States
@xiaolingkeller

Honorable Mention, Plants and Fungi

Tibor Litauszki, Hungary
@tiborlitauszki_naturphtgrphy

Honorable Mention, Plants and Fungi

Patrick Krohn, United States
@oneeyeddogstudios

Honorable Mention, Plants and Fungi

Jake Virus, United States
@Jake_Virus

Honorable Mention, Plants and Fungi

Cristiano Xavier, Brazil
@cristianoxavier01

Honorable Mention, Plants and Fungi

Cristiano Xavier, Brazil
@cristianoxavier01

First Place, Wildlife

Anup Shah, United Kingdom

Second Place, Wildlife

Panos Laskarakis, Greece

Honorable Mention, Wildlife

Tibor Litauszki, Hungary
@tiborlitauszki_naturphtgrphy

Honorable Mention, Wildlife

Baiju Patil, India
@baiju_patil

Honorable Mention, Wildlife

Torie Hilley, United States
@torie_hilley_fineart

Honorable Mention, Wildlife

Rick Dowling, United States

Honorable Mention, Wildlife

Masahiro Hiroike, Japan
@masahirohiroike

Honorable Mention, Wildlife

Tibor Litauszki, Hungary
@tiborlitauszki_naturphtgrphy

Honorable Mention, Wildlife

Fabio Saltarelli, Argentina
@fabiosaltarelli_ph

Honorable Mention, Wildlife

Jenny Zhao, United States
@rogerandjennyphotography