Amazing shots captured by the winners from the prestigious BigPicture Natural World Photography Contest, 2024 edition.

The Forest of the Monarchs

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Haunting Image of an Entangled Humpback Whale

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Migration of Tadpoles

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Bush-Tangled Schokari Sand Racer

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Caribou Carcass and an Arctic Fox

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Sea Anemones: Flower or Animal?

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Lighting the Good Fire

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Light Trail of Fireflies in Japan

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Colony of the Gannets, Diving Into the Dark Water

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Blue Arctic Fox Basking in the Sun

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March of the Spider Orchids

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Amazing shots captured by the winners from the prestigious BigPicture Natural World Photography Contest, 2024 edition.

The Forest of the Monarchs

Butterflies Covering Oyamel Fir trees

Haunting Image of an Entangled Humpback Whale

Hopeless!

Migration of Tadpoles

Beauty of Infancy

Bush-Tangled Schokari Sand Racer

Snake or Branch?

Caribou Carcass and an Arctic Fox

Spot the Fox

Sea Anemones: Flower or Animal?

Celebration of the Natural Rhythms of Life

Lighting the Good Fire

Clearing the Land of Fire-Prone Growth with Intentional Fire

Light Trail of Fireflies in Japan

The Magical Forest

Colony of the Gannets, Diving Into the Dark Water

Nature's Expert Divers

Blue Arctic Fox Basking in the Sun

A Rare Phenomenon Shrouded in Fog

March of the Spider Orchids

Dancing in the Rain

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