More than 11,000 entries were submitted to the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year in four categories: wildlife, landscapes, aerials, and underwater. Jayaprakash Joghee Bojan from Singapore took the grand prize of $10,000 and a chance to have his image of an orangutan peeking out from behind a tree published in an upcoming issue of National Geographic magazine and featured on the NatGeo's Instagram account.
© Photo : Jayaprakash Joghee Bojan/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year “Face to Face in a River in Borneo” by Jayaprakash Joghee Bojan, the grand prize and the first place winner in the “Wildlife” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
“Face to Face in a River in Borneo” by Jayaprakash Joghee Bojan, the grand prize and the first place winner in the “Wildlife” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
© Photo : Todd Kennedy/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year “Rock Pool” by Todd Kennedy, the first place winner in the “Aerials” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
“Rock Pool” by Todd Kennedy, the first place winner in the “Aerials” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
© Photo : Harry Collins/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year “Great Gray Owl” by Harry Collins, the People's Choice winner in the “Wildlife” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
“Great Gray Owl” by Harry Collins, the People's Choice winner in the “Wildlife” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
© Photo : Jennifer ONeil/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year “Predators on a Bait Ball” by Jennifer O'Neil, who earned an honorable mention in the “Underwater” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
“Predators on a Bait Ball” by Jennifer O'Neil, who earned an honorable mention in the “Underwater” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
© Photo : Bence Mate/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year “White Fighters” by Bence Mate, the third place winner in the “Wildlife” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
“White Fighters” by Bence Mate, the third place winner in the “Wildlife” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
© Photo : Karim Iliya/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year “Firefall” by Todd Kennedy, the first place winner in the “Landscapes” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
“Firefall” by Todd Kennedy, the first place winner in the “Landscapes” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
© Photo : Jim Obester/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year “Fluorescent Anenome” by Jim Obester, the first place winner in the “Underwater” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
“Fluorescent Anenome” by Jim Obester, the first place winner in the “Underwater” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
© Photo : Mike Olbinski/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year “Illuminate” by Mike Olbinski, the third place winner in the “Landscapes” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
“Illuminate” by Mike Olbinski, the third place winner in the “Landscapes” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
© Photo : Matthew Smith/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year “Drift” by Matthew Smith, the People's Choice winner in the “Underwater” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
“Drift” by Matthew Smith, the People's Choice winner in the “Underwater” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
© Photo : Lance McMillan/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year “Macaque Maintenance” by Lance McMillan, who earned an honorable mention in the “Wildlife” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
“Macaque Maintenance” by Lance McMillan, who earned an honorable mention in the “Wildlife” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
© Photo : Gheorghe Popa/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year “Cold and Misty” by Gheorghe Popa, who earned an honorable mention in the “Landscapes” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
“Cold and Misty” by Gheorghe Popa, who earned an honorable mention in the “Landscapes” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
© Photo : David Swindler/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year “Meandering Canyon” by David Swindler, the People's Choice winner in the “Aerials” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
“Meandering Canyon” by David Swindler, the People's Choice winner in the “Aerials” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
© Photo : Alejandro Prieto/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year “Meandering Canyon” by David Swindler, the People's Choice winner in the “Aerials” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
“Meandering Canyon” by David Swindler, the People's Choice winner in the “Aerials” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
© Photo : Yuhan Liao/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year “Dushanzi Grand Canyon” by Yuhan Liao, the second place winner in the “Landscapes” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
“Dushanzi Grand Canyon” by Yuhan Liao, the second place winner in the “Landscapes” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
© Photo : Takahiro Bessho/ 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year“From Above” by Takahiro Bessho, the second place winner in the “Aerials” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
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© Photo : Takahiro Bessho/ 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year
“From Above” by Takahiro Bessho, the second place winner in the “Aerials” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
© Photo : Michael Patrick O'Neill/ 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year“Flying Fish in Motion” by Michael Patrick O'Neill, the third place winner in the “Underwater” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
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© Photo : Michael Patrick O'Neill/ 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year
“Flying Fish in Motion” by Michael Patrick O'Neill, the third place winner in the “Underwater” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
© Photo : Wojciech Kruczynski/ 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year“Kalsoy” by Wojciech Kruczynski, the People's Choice winner in the “Landscapes” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
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© Photo : Wojciech Kruczynski/ 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year
“Kalsoy” by Wojciech Kruczynski, the People's Choice winner in the “Landscapes” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
© Photo : Shane Gross/ 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year“In Your Face” by Shane Gross, the second place winner in the “Underwater” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
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© Photo : Shane Gross/ 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year
“In Your Face” by Shane Gross, the second place winner in the “Underwater” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
© Photo : Greg C/ 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year“Drip” by Greg C, the third place winner in the “Aerials” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
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© Photo : Greg C/ 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year
“Drip” by Greg C, the third place winner in the “Aerials” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
© Photo : Agathe Bernard/ 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year“Life after Life” by Agathe Bernard, who earned an honorable mention in the “Aerials” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
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© Photo : Agathe Bernard/ 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year
“Life after Life” by Agathe Bernard, who earned an honorable mention in the “Aerials” category of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.