Nature’s finest shots

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The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 celebrates the world’s most captivating images of nature, showcasing the beauty, power, and fragility of life on Earth. Picture courtesy BBC

Category: Oceans: The Bigger Picture

Title: The Feast

Photographer: Audun Rikardsen, Norway

Location: Kvænangen Fjord, Skjervøy, Norway

Category: Rising Star

Title: Watchful Moments

Photographer: Luca Lorenz, Germany

Location: Germany

Category: Behaviour: Mammals

Title: Cat Amongst the Flamingos

Photographer: Dennis Stogsdill, USA

Location: Ndutu Lake, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Category: Animal Portraits

Title: Shadow Hunter

Photographer: Philipp Egger, Italy

Location: Naturns, South Tyrol, Italy

Category: Photojournalist Story

Title: End of the Round-up

Photographer: Javier Aznar González de Rueda, Spain

Location: USA

Category: 10 Years and Under category

Title: The Weaver's Lair

Photographer: Jamie Smart, UK

Location: Mid-Wales, UK

Category: Behaviour: Birds

Title: Synchronised Fishing

Photographer: Qingrong Yang, China

Location: Yundang Lake, Fujian Province, China

Category: Animals in their Environment

Title: Like an Eel out of Water

Photographer: Shane Gross, Canada

Location: D'Arros Island, Amirante, Seychelles

Category: 11–14 Years

Title: Alpine Dawn

Photographer: Lubin Godin, France

Location: Col de la Colombière, Haute-Savoie, France

Category: Behaviour: Amphibians and Reptiles

Title: Frolicking Frogs

Photographer: Quentin Martinez, French Guiana

Location: Kaw Mountain, French Guiana

Category: Plants and Fungi

Title: Deadly Allure

Photographer: Chien Lee, Malaysia

Location: Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Category: Impact Award Winner 2025 & Highly Commended, Photojournalism

Title: Orphan of the Road

Photographer: Fernando Faciole, Brazil

Location: CETAS (Centro de Triagem de Animais Silvestres), Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Category: Underwater

Title: Survival Purse

Photographer: Ralph Pace, USA

Location: Monterey Bay, California, USA

Category: Natural Artistry

Title: Caught in the Headlights

Photographer: Simone Baumeister, Germany

Location: Ibbenbüren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Category: Behaviour: Invertebrates

Title: Mad Hatterpillar

Photographer: Georgina Steytler, Australia

Location: Torndirrup National Park, Western Australia

Category: Photojournalism

Title: How to Save a Species

Photographer: Jon A Juárez, Spain

Location: Ol Pejeta, Nanyuki, Laikipia County, Kenya

Category: Wetlands: The Bigger Picture

Title: Vanishing Pond

Photographer: Sebastian Frölich, Germany

Location: Platzertal, Tyrol, Austria

Category: Portfolio Award

Title: Visions of the North

Photographer: Alexey Kharitonov, Israel/Russia

Location: Russia

Category: Junior Grand Prize and 15- to 17-year-old winner

Title: After the Destruction

Photographer: Andrea Dominizi, Italy

Location: Lepini Mountains, Lazio, Italy