National Wildlife's 2018 Photo Contest Honorable Mentions
Nature lovers from around the world entered more than 23,000 images in our 2018 National Wildlife® Photo Contest. Each of these images reflects the photographer’s individual style, captures a special moment in time and displays myriad levels of photographic technique. Our panel of judges selected the photos displayed below as honorable mentions from our 47th annual contest. These images, and the winning photographs, reflect the passion and craft of photographers from around the world whose vision brings nature to life. Some painstakingly planned a shot, using trial, error and patience to capture it. Others transformed a lucky moment into something unforgettable. And all of them help us see and feel that the natural world is worth our vigilant care.
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MAMMALS
Jean-Simon Bégin
Pont-rouge, Québec
Red Fox, Magdalen Islands, Québec
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BACKYARD HABITATS
Sherry Schellenger Parker
Fairfax, Virginia
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Black Morph Female) on Coneflower, Fairfax
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BIRDS
Kitty Kono
St. Davids, Pennsylvania
King Penguin Platoon, South Georgia Island
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BABY ANIMALS
Richard Hebhardt
Juneau, Alaska
Leopard and Cub, Maasai Mara, Kenya
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BACKYARD HABITATS
Lee Alloway
Culpeper, Virginia
Flying Squirrel, Falls Church, Virginia
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LANDSCAPES & PLANTS
James Picardi
Franktown, Colorado
Moose at Sunrise, Denali National Park, Alaska
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OTHER WILDLIFE
Glenn Ostle
Charlotte, North Carolina
Spotted Cleaner Shrimp, Grand Cayman Island
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BACKYARD HABITATS
Leslie Scopes Anderson
Arcata, California
Anna's Hummingbird, Arcata
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PEOPLE IN NATURE
Stokes Clarke
Hidden Valley, Pennsylvania
Winter Fly Fishing, Laurel Hill Creek, Pennsylvania
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MAMMALS
Jean-Simon Bégin
Pont-rouge, Québec
Melanistic Red Fox, James Bay, Québec
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MAMMALS
Karin Leperi
Placitas, New Mexico
Tent-making Bats, Costa Rica
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OTHER WILDLIFE
Kristhian Castro
Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Ectatomma tuberculatum Ant, Atuncela, Valle del Cauca
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BABY ANIMALS
Jacques-Andre Dupont
Montreal, Québec
Baboon Infant, Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
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BIRDS
Bence Máté
Pusztaszer, Hungary
Cormorant shakes itself off while being observed by a Grey Heron. Kiskunság National Park, Hungary
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LANDSCAPES & PLANTS
David DesRochers
Somerset, New Jersey
Painted Hills, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon
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OTHER WILDLIFE
Megan Lorenz
Etobicoke, Ontario
Canal Zone Tree Frog, Sarapiquí, Costa Rica
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BABY ANIMALS
Xiaoyun Wu
Fuzhou, Fujian
Little Egrets
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MAMMALS
Thomas Vijayan
Oakville, Ontario
Walrus, Svalbard
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OTHER WILDLIFE
Fabien Dubessy
Savigny, Rhône, France
Female Adonis Blue Butterfly, Rhône
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BIRDS
Diana Rebman
Foster City, California
Long-tailed Tit, Lake Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
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BABY ANIMALS
Ken Archer
Lakewood, Washington
Musk Ox Baby with Mother, Seward Peninsula, Alaska
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PEOPLE IN NATURE
Frankie Grant
San Diego, California
Self-portrait with Juvenile Sea Lion, Isla Espíritu Santo, Mexico
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OTHER WILDLIFE
Piotr Kwatera
Krakow, Malopolskie
Lizard and Fly Shadows, Niepołomice Forest, Poland
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BABY ANIMALS
Thomas Chadwick
Tampa, Florida
Black Skimmers, Florida
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BACKYARD HABITATS
Brian Fox
Blythewood, South Carolina
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on Invasive Lantana, South Carolina
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MAMMALS
Cindy Goeddel
Big Timber, Montana
Bobcat Grooming, Yellowstone National Park
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OTHER WILDLIFE
Drew Wilson
Burbank, California
Phidiana Hiltoni Nudibranch, San Miguel Island, California
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LANDSCAPES & PLANTS
Mark Paul
Starksboro, Vermont
Abandoned Homestead, Wyoming
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BIRDS
Mike Whear
Howell, Michigan
Booted Racquet-tail Hummingbird, Tandayapa, Ecuador
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OTHER WILDLIFE
Sergio Becerril
México City, Mexico
Dance of the Fireflies, Nanacamilpa, Mexico
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BABY ANIMALS
Ben Knoot
Bellingham, Washington
Red Fox Kits, San Juan Island Chain
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OTHER WILDLIFE
John Schmied
Bothell, Washington
Red Spotted Coral Crab, Blue Corner, Palau
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OTHER WILDLIFE
Lisa Beckmann
Highland Lakes, New Jersey
Wasp, Sussex County, New Jersey
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MAMMALS
Curt Howell
Park City, Utah
Bison, Yellowstone National Park
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BACKYARD HABITATS
Laura Guenther Garcia
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Northern Cardinal, Methuen, Massachusetts
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OTHER WILDLIFE
Hira Punjabi
Thane, Maharashtra
Fan-throated Lizard and Spider, Satara, India
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MAMMALS
Jean-Simon Bégin
Pont-rouge, Québec
North American Porcupine, Grands-Jardins National Park, Québec
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PEOPLE IN NATURE
Lindsey Dougherty
Boulder, Colorado
Whale Shark, Galápagos Islands
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BIRDS
Sandra Blair
Fayetteville, Pennsylvania
Great Egret, Orlando, Florida
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BABY ANIMALS
James Fennessy
Toms River, New Jersey
Brown Bears, Katmai National Park, Alaska
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BACKYARD HABITATS
Beverly Houwing
Beverly Hills, California
Chinese Mantid (native to Asia, invasive in North America), Los Angeles, California
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LANDSCAPES & PLANTS
Richard Ross
Pacific Palisades, California
Cactus Pattern
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OTHER WILDLIFE
Sandra Swanson
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
Monarch Butterfly on Thistle, Crex Meadows Wildlife Area, Wisconsin
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MAMMALS
Sonalini Khetrapal
New Delhi, India
Polar Bear’s Dwindling Paradise, Svalbard
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BIRDS
Vasu Karlapudi
Wellington, Florida
Roseate Spoonbill Sunset, Wellington, Florida
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BABY ANIMALS
D. Eric Johnson
Fowler, Michigan
Cheetah Cub Climbing, South Central Serengeti, Tanzania
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OTHER WILDLIFE
William Spitzer
Lake Butler, Florida
Green Lynx Spider, Lake Butler, Florida
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LANDSCAPES & PLANTS
John Kotz
Kiawah Island, South Carolina
Swamp Rainbow, Charleston County, South Carolina
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MAMMALS
AJ Harrison
Solon, Iowa
Brown Bear, Katmai National Park, Alaska
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OTHER WILDLIFE
Lynn Stone
Madison, Connecticut
Ruby Meadowhawk, North Guilford, Connecticut
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BIRDS
Marc Costermans
Perbais, Belgium
Common Kingfisher, Center, Belgium
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BABY ANIMALS
Glenn Ostle
Charlotte, North Carolina
Baby Loggerhead Sea Turtle, West Palm Beach, Florida
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BACKYARD HABITATS
Pamela Underhill Karaz
Remsen, New York
Blue Jays, Trenton Falls, New York
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LANDSCAPES & PLANTS
Vimal Velloth Puthanveettil
Plano, Arizona
The Milky Way over Superstition Mountain, Arizona
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MAMMALS
Mana Nomoto
Ogasawara, Tokyo
Humpback Whales, Rurutu Island, French Polynesia
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PEOPLE IN NATURE
Linda Klipp
Key West, Florida
Hood Mockingbird, Española Island, Galápagos
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OTHER WILDLIFE
Drew Wilson
Burbank, California
Clownfish in Anemone, Anilao, Philippines
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BACKYARD HABITATS
Mohammad Murad
Hitteen, Hawalli
Weaver, South Africa
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MAMMALS
David DesRochers
Somerset, New Jersey
African Elephant Dusting, Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
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LANDSCAPES & PLANTS
Karl Zemlin
Carmel, Indiana
Snapdragon Seed Pod, Carmel, Indiana
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BIRDS
Xiaoyun Qi
Fuzhou, Fujian
“Fly off”
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BABY ANIMALS
Page Chichester
Berlin, Berlin
Newborn Fur Seal Pup, South Georgia Island, Antarctica
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PEOPLE IN NATURE
Kyler Badten
Cotesville, Indiana
“Perspective: Walk on Water,” Mākaha, Oahu, Hawaii
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BIRDS
Fahad Al-Enezi
Al-Ardhiyah, Kuwait
Osprey, Kuwait
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LANDSCAPES & PLANTS
Joanne Wuori
Columbia, South Carolina
Sundew Plant, Andalusia, Alabama
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MAMMALS
Jiri Hrebicek
Beroun, Czech Republic
Spectral Tarsier, Tangkoko, Indonesia
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OTHER WILDLIFE
Ken Renk
Long Beach, California
Mandarin Goby, Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California
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BACKYARD HABITATS
Anita Bhala
Pennington, New Jersey
Female Carpenter Bee, Pennington
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BABY ANIMALS
Anita Bhala
Pennington, New Jersey
Mute Swan (native to Europe), Pennington
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LANDSCAPES & PLANTS
Adam Jewell
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
The Teton Mountains, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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BIRDS
Lalith Ekanayake
Kotte, Sri Lanka
Dalmatian Pelicans, Lake Kerkini, Greece
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PEOPLE IN NATURE
Perry Hoag
Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
Artist near the Appalachian Trail, Carvers Gap, North Carolina
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MAMMALS
Chris Seguin
Sunnyvale, California
Wildebeest Crossing, Northern Serengeti, Tanzania
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BIRDS
Fahad Al-Enezi
Al-Ardhiyah, Kuwait
Common Kingfisher, Avila, Spain
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OTHER WILDLIFE
Paulette Thomas
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Alligator catching blue crab, Huntington Beach State Park, South Carolina
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BACKYARD HABITATS
Bence Máté
Pusztaszer, Hungary
Black-cowled Oriole, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica
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BABY ANIMALS
Tim Auer
Mountain View, California
American Marten, Yellowstone National Park
