The Nature Conservancy will not be hosting a Global Photo Contest this year.
Thank you to all the nature photographers who participated in our photo contest over the years! Please enjoy a recap of the winning photos from past years of the contest. We encourage you to learn about other ways you can get involved with TNC, from volunteering to becoming a member or visiting a TNC preserve.
Past Global Photo Contest Winners
![A newt is silhouetted floating above a large mass of eggs. Light from above is diffused through the opaque eggs.](https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_GrandPrize_42dc07e254ed042edbd1da0fac6720e9-original.jpg)
Between the Stars: I photographed this moment underwater. I was able to do it by putting my camera in an underwater case, attaching it to a metal weight and placing it all under the eggs. I waited nearby for it to be dark, and when the newt appeared, I lit it with an LED lamp. I started the camera with a home-made wired remote release. It turned out 1-2 sharp pictures. © Litauszki Tibor/TNC Photo Contest 2023
![A bird in flight is silhouetted against a background of light and dark--the golden light of sunrise and a dark stripe of shadow.](https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_eefe76e9af68e8282259d7667dc596ed-original.jpg)
Dawn's Whispers: Graceful Hoopoe Silhouette at Sunrise: A Hoopoe took flight with its wings spread in a smooth motion across the canvas of the early-morning sky that was illuminated by the sunrise's bright hues.I saw that this bird would occasionally grab its prey in the air and other times on the ground. Additionally, I observed that each time it caught a prey, it flew in the same direction to a nearby tree. © Hermis Haridas/TNC Photo Contest 2023
![A small community of boxy white building sits like an island surrounded by brilliant golden yellow farm fields.](https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_6e51d45a74a81be911a4329753cd3a93-original.jpg)
Living inside the yellow fields: Aerial perspective of a small settlement of the city of Swidnica, surrounded by beautiful rapeseed fields. © Agnieszka Wieczorek/TNC Photo Contest 2023
![Aerial view looking down on a lake. The water is red with a curling ripple of white through the center. Flamingos fly over the lake in a curving flock.](https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Aerial2_8520f2d8bc75ecd45fce85e981f2d5b7-original.jpg)
Magadi Airshow: The alkaline Lake Magadi provides breathtaking patterns on the surface of the lake to photograph flamingos. Lake Magadi, Kenya 12 Sept, 2023. © Neelutpaul Barua/TNC Photo Contest 2023
![Looking down on a wide creek. The dark water splits the middle of the image, running between snow covered banks.](https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Aerial3_50ea996fd6bb3e67d347917ce48e22ba-original.jpg)
Black and White: Drone photo of a creek during a snowstorm, Salisbury Mills, New York © Derek Robertson/TNC Photo Contest 2023
![Aerial view of gullies that spread out in the shape of a tree, bisected by a highway.](https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/g/r/Grand_Prize_Li_Ping.jpg)
Branching Out : On either side of a highway, gullies formed by rainwater erosion span out like a tree in Tibet, an autonomous region in southwest China. © Li Ping/TNC Photo Contest 2022
![A baby monkey clings to the carcass of its mother, which is being carried in the mouth of a leopard.](https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/1/other/1_Guest_Judge_Vitale_Choice_Shafeeq_Mulla.jpg)
An Unforgiving kingdom: A leopard known as Olimba carries the carcass of a female vervet monkey with its baby still hanging on for dear life. Picture taken in South Luangwa National Park in Zambia. © Shafeeq Mulla/TNC Photo Contest
![A polar bear nurses her cubs in a snowy landscape of an abandoned settlement with mountains in the background.](https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/Celebrity_Judge_Choice_Florian_Ledoux.jpg)
Breastfeeding in town: A female polar bear breastfeeding her two cubs of the year in the harbour of the abandoned Russian settlement, Pyramiden. © Florian Ledoux/TNC Photo Contest
![A mountain slope with frosted trees and a covering of light snow on the upper slopes.](https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/l/a/Landscape_Francisco_Javier_Munuera_Gonzalez.jpg)
Adi: Slope of Mount Adi, in Navarra. © Francisco Javier Munuera González/TNC Photo Contest
![A lightning bolt flashes above a volcanic landscape under thick, heavy clouds.](https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/2/other/2_Landscape_Hendy_Wicaksono.jpg)
Mystical Bromo: Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park (TNBTS) is one of the 10 priority tourist destinations in Indonesia. © Hendy Wicaksono/TNC Photo Contest
![A gorilla walks through a cloud of butterflies in a grassy field.](https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/Grand_Prize_ANUP_SHAH.jpg)
Malui: Western lowland gorilla female 'Malui' walking through a cloud of butterflies she has disturbed in a bai. Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest Reserve, Central African Republic. December 2011. © Anup Shah/TNC Photo Contest 2021
![A tree completely covered in millions of fireflies at night in India.](https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/p/e/Peoples_Choice_PRATHAMESH_GHADEKAR.jpg)
Fireflies: Just before Monsoon, these fireflies congregate in certain regions of India and on a few special trees like this one, they are in crazy quantity which can range in millions. © Prathamesh Ghadekar/TNC Photo Contest 2021
![Overhead view of a carcass of an alligator on dry, deeply cracked soil.](https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/l/a/Landscape_1_DANIEL_DE_GRANVILLE_MANCO.jpg)
Drought: Carcass of a Pantanal alligator (Caiman yacare) in the dry soil on the banks of the Transpantaneira highway, municipality of Poconé (Mato Grosso). © Daniel De Granville Manço/TNC Photo Contest 2021
![An aerial view of a mountain range emerging above thick clouds.](https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/l/a/Landscape_2_DENIS_FERREIRA_NETTO.jpg)
Serra do Mar: In a helicopter flight through the sea mountain range, I came across this white cloud cover, which resulted in this magnificent image that resembles the head of a dinosaur. © Denis Ferreira Netto/TNC Photo Contest 2021
![Aerial view of colorful salt ponds near San Francisco Bay.](https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/l/a/Landscape_3_JASSEN_TODOROV.jpg)
Salt Ponds: If you have flown into San Francisco International Airport, you may have seen these colorful salt ponds over the bay. This aerial image was taken while flying my plane. © Jassen Todorov/TNC Photo Contest 2021
![Silhouette of sea lion illuminated by rays of sunlight under water, framed by kelp beds.](https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/g/r/Grand_Prize_Tyler_Schiffman.jpg)
Burst: California sea lion framed by kelp beds in Monterey Bay, California. Grand Prize Winner for 2019 TNC Global Photo Contest. © Tyler Schiffman/TNC Photo Contest 2019
![A small waterfall and stream tumbles alongside mossy rocks.](https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/p/e/Peoples_Choice_Winner_2019.jpg)
Wanayo Waterfall: A small waterfall and stream in Wasior, West Papua. © Diyanto Sarira/TNC Photo Contest 2019
![A polar bear swimming in water.](https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/w/i/Wildlife_1st.jpg)
Hope: Polar Bear in Svalbard, Norway June 2019. © Fernando O’Farrill/TNC Photo Contest 2019
![Silhouette of a bird singing against a green-hued background.](https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/w/i/Wildlife_2nd.jpg)
Singing Silhouette: A Chestnut-sided Warbler sings out. © Raymond Hennessy/TNC Photo Contest 2019
![A zebra looks toward the camera.](https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/2019_zebra.jpg)
The Grevy's Illusion : A Grevy's zebra staring at the camera in Lewa, Kenya. © YARON SCHMID/TNC Photo Contest 2019