From a graceful turn to a dangerous toy: the World Nature Photography awards 2024 – in pictures

The World Nature Photography award winners have been announced from a pool of entries from all corners of the globe – including a baby elephant in Kenya and an owl-like plant in Thailand. The top award and cash prize of $1,000 went to Tracey Lund from the UK for her image of two gannets under the water off the coast of the Shetland Islands. Lund and her fellow winners were drawn from thousands of images

Main image: Graceful turn – East Rift Valley, Kenya
Winner of black and white category. Photograph: Richard Li/World Nature Photography awards

  • Two gannets under the water – Shetland Islands

    Grand prize winner of world nature photographer of the year
    Two gannets under the water – Shetland Islands: grand prize winner of world nature photographer of the year

  • A black frogfish (or black anglerfish in Australia) – Kurnell, NSW, Australia

    Winner in animal portraits category
    A black frogfish (or black anglerfish in Australia) – Kurnell, NSW, Australia: winner in animal portraits category

  • Under a mother’s guidance – Amboseli national park, Kenya

    Silver in black and white category
    Under a mother’s guidance – Amboseli national park, Kenya: silver in black and white category

  • The Dangerous Toy – Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico

    Winner of nature photojournalism category
    The Dangerous Toy – Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico: winner of Nature photojournalism category

  • Not so silent hill – Servia, Greece

    Silver in behaviour – invertebrates category
    Not so silent hill – Servia, Greece: silver in behaviour – invertebrates category

  • Those last seconds – Maasai Mara national reserve, Kenya

    Winner in behaviour – mammals category
    Those last seconds – Maasai Mara national reserve, Kenya: winner in behaviour – mammals category

  • Blue watery veins, glacial braids and golden sediment – Iceland

    Winner of nature art category
    Blue watery veins, glacial braids and golden sediment – Iceland: winner of nature art category

  • Owl-like plant – Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary, Tak province, Thailand

    Winner in plants and fungi category
    Owl-like plant – Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary, Tak province, Thailand: winner in plants and fungi category

  • Traditional stilt fishermen try their luck at sunset – Koggala, Sri Lanka

    Winner of the people and nature category
    Traditional stilt fishermen try their luck at sunset – Koggala, Sri Lanka: winner of the people and nature category

  • A female orca splitting a herring bait ball – Skjervøy, Norway

    Winner of Underwater category
    A female orca splitting a herring bait ball – Skjervøy, Norway: winner of Underwater category

  • A lava lizard standing on a marine iguana – Galapagos Islands

    Winner of behaviour – amphibians and reptiles category
    A lava lizard standing on a marine iguana – Galapagos Islands: winner of behaviour – amphibians and reptiles category

  • Difference – Stokksnes, Iceland

    Winner in planet Earth’s landscapes and environments category
    Difference – Stokksnes, Iceland: winner in planet Earth’s landscapes and environments category
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