Nature is scary at all scales.
Life of all sorts are constantly vying for another day on this Earth.
The images feature both living and dead elephants, so be forewarned.
A tiger pouncing on a boar.© Anirudh Laxmipathy
There was an additional award for photographers aged 17 and younger.
you could see the full set of winning images below.
Nature isnt always so self-serious.
A wasp spider holding its prey. Photo: Roman Willi
Nikon releases an annual set of comedy wildlife photos, which you’re free to check outhere.
But taken together, the images show just how much goes on beyond our human perspectives.
Except for the photographers, of course.
Water buffalo. Photo: Prashanthan Yogendranathan
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A bat returning to its tree hollow. Photo: Tibor Litauszki
A tunicate salp carrying an ecosystem. Photo: Massimo Giorgetta
Dipthera larvae. Photo: Omkar Dharwadkar
Elephants in Sri Lanka. Photo: Supun Dilshan
A leopardess on a tree. Photo: Seyan Hirani
Ducklings on a pond. Photo: Jomtup Charoenlapnumchai
Cranes at sunrise in Hokkaido. Photo: Hira Punjabi
A boat moving through oily water in India. Photo: Sathiyaseelan Subramanian
A temple in Madurai features a creature with big white feathers. Photo: Udhaya Sankar Alias Vinith M
A mosquito’s wing. Image; Raghuram Annadana
A barn owl on an apartment complex. Photo: Sarthak Agrawal
A snow leopard in the Himalayas. Photo: Surya Ramachandran
Blacktip reef sharks in Indonesia. Photo: Tinnapat Netcharussaeng
Pheasants being prepared for the Adi tribe’s Aran festival. Photo: Hiren Khatri
A leopard concealed against a tree. Photo: Prashanthan Yogendranathan
A sea turtle (attempting) to eat a jellyfish. Photo: Tinnapat Netcharussaeng
A drone captures a family of boars among the reeds. Photo: Lukasz Gwizdziel
Silversides attempting to escape blacktip reef sharks. Photo: Angela Albi & August Paula
A barn swallow in flight. Photo: Linto John
A winter hare. Photo: Arkaprava Ghosh
Geese over a saline lake. Photo: Tibor Litauszki
The flight of gannets in Canada. Image: Rajan Desai
Gannets in Germany. Photo: Maksymilian Paczkowski
Elephants in Sri Lanka. Photo: Supun Dilshan
Tiger beetle larva. Photo: Kiran Menezes
A myna bird guarding its nest. Photo: Sarthak Agrawal
Snails on blades of grass. Photo: Kai Kolodziej
A spectacled bear in Ecuador. Photo: Jacquie Matechuk
A land elephant hiding in plain sight. Photo: Danuja Palihawadana
Newts feasting. Photo: Tibor Litauszki
Elephants in Sri Lanka. Photo: Supun Dilshan
Birds capitalizing on a drought to snag fish. Photo: Lukasz Gwizdziel
A house gecko on a car window. Photo: Ramprasad Dutta
A Steller’s sea eagle on an ice floe. Photo: Philippi Ricordel
A mantis on a palm leaf. Photo: Satish H
A killer whale swimming through rays. Photo: Merche Llobera
A damselfly looking through a leaf. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed
A leopard peering through a window frame. Photo: Chaitanya Rawat
Cranes. Photo: Lukasz Gwizdziel
Elephants in Sri Lanka. Photo: Supun Dilshan
An Acer negundo seed spinning through the air. Photo: Tibor Litauszki
Two spiny tailed lizards dueling. Photo: Pradyut Kumar Das
Lesser flamingos in flight. Photo: Rohan Shah
A leopard climbing a tree. Photo: Pruthvi B
A weaver ant hauling a dragonfly. Photo: Padmanava Santra
Elephants in Sri Lanka. Photo: Supun Dilshan
A devotee in a polluted river. Photo: Somenath Mukhopadhyay
A tigress pouncing on a boar. Photo: Anirudh Laxmipathy
