Photo Contest
Minke Whale image

2009 Photo Contest 

A dwarf minke whale looms just a few feet from a photographer's lens. A bald eagle and its prey appear frozen in midair. A night-blooming flower glows from within, revealing a visiting insect. This year's extraordinary contest winners are drawn from a pool of nearly 70,000 entries, the largest in contest history. 

See a slideshow of this year's Photo Contest winners and our new gallery of honorable mentions


 Photographers: Enter the 2010 Photo Contest

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Photo Challenge

Verdin by Nathan Nitzky

Vote for your favorite wildlife photo!

Our latest Flickr photo challenge is open for voting. View past winners or visit our Flickr group.

Caption Contest

orangutans by Roberto Isotti and Alberto Cambone

Got captions? Enter our contest!

Check out some of our favorite photos of animals with attitude. Enter our monthly contest and see the December winner.

Photo of the Week

Camera and butterfly by Vinod Bartakke

See our favorite photos

Each week, our editors choose a favorite nature photo to share with our readers. Check out our Photo of the Week, selected from 2009 Photo Contest entries.

Tips from Rob Sheppard

Snowy trees by Rob Sheppard

10 tips for winter photography

Photographer and editor Sheppard tells us how to keep warm and keep photographing nature, even in the coldest months.

Ask the Pros

California poppy by Rob Sheppard

Introducing our photo pro panel: New Year's Resolutions

Meet the group of professional photographers and editors who will help answer your photography questions (and ours). First up: photo resolutions for the New Year.

More Wildlife Photography

 

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