Windland-Smith-Rice winners

Here is thew Gallery of Winners:  https://www.naturesbestphotography.com/spark/galleries.php

Congratulations to:
Ashleigh Scully, Max Waugh (multiple wins), Kurt Bowman, Zack Clothier and Josiah Launstein   - and forgive me (and let me know) those I may have missed from NPN

NATURE'S BEST PHOTOGRAPHY 2017  WINDHAM-SMITH-RICE  international awards winners and highly honored finalists:

YOUTH PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR: Ashleigh Scully* (Brown Bear Cubs)

AFRICAN WILDLIFE HIGHLY HONORED:
Max Waugh* (African Fish Eagle and Goliath Heron)

BIRDS HIGHLY HONORED:
Kurt Bowman (Gambel’s Quails)

LANDSCAPES HIGHLY HONORED:
Zack Clothier* (Many Glacier Valley

WILDLIFE HIGHLY HONORED:
Max Waugh (2) (Short-beaked Echidna; Cougar*)

the Editors of Nature’s Best Photography are proud to announce the photographers in the 2017 Fall /Winter edition

ALL RESULTS:

GRAND PRIZE: Lakshitha Karunarathna* (African Lionesses)
YOUTH PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR: Ashleigh Scully* (Brown Bear Cubs)
2017 WINDLAND AWARDS CATEGORY WINNERS: AFRICA: Piper Mackay* (Reticulated Giraffes) BIRDS: Thanh Tran* (Western Grebes)
CONSERVATION STORY: Daisy Gilardini* (Kermode Bear)
LANDSCAPES: Sergio Tapiro Velasco* (Colima Volcano Eruption)
OCEANS: Andrew Sallmon* (California Sea Lions)
OUTDOOR ADVENTURE: Marcio Cabral* (Cave Diver)
POLAR PASSION: Ying Gu* (Polar Bear and Cub)
WILDLIFE: Rahul Sachdev* (Bengal Tigers)
VIDEO: Nick Dunlop* (Starling and Falcon Dance)

AFRICAN WILDLIFE HIGHLY HONORED: Amy Shutt* (African Lion Brothers) Anna-Mart Kruger (African Lionesses) Anthony Goldman (Leopard Cub) Bence Máté (2) (African Forest Buffalo and Warthog; African Wild Dogs) Brian Burnett* (Mountain Gorilla) David Lloyd* (Cheetah) Javier Aznar González de Rueda (Horned Viper) Max Waugh* (African Fish Eagle and Goliath Heron) Michael Finn (Defassa Waterbuck) Michael J. Cohen (Giraffe and Lions) Richard Hebhardt* (Elephant and Zebras) Editorial Russ Burden (Crowned Cranes) Steven Stockhall (Burchell’s Zebra) Wim van den Heever (Red Lechwe) BIRDS HIGHLY HONORED: Ann M. Pacheco* (Atlantic Puffin) Donna Bourdon (Osprey) Geoff Newhouse (Bald Eagles and Chick) Greg Barsh* (Resplendent Quetzals) John Blumenkamp* (Barn Owl) Kurt Bowman (Gambel’s Quails) Marina Scarr (Eastern Screech Owlets) Mario Suárez (Kingfisher) Thomas Chadwick (Black Skimmers)

CONSERVATION STORY HIGHLY HONORED: Alejandro Prieto (Jaguar, Mexico) Jaime Culebras (Itapoa Project, Ecuador) Jennifer Guyton (Gorongosa Restoration Project, Mozambique) Shane Gross (Lemon Shark Pup in Mangroves, Bahamas) LANDSCAPES HIGHLY HONORED: Cristobal Serrano* (Cuernos Del Paine) Greg Metro (Lake Matheson) Kerrick James (Devil’s Fire) Marcio Cabral* (Paepalanthus) Massimo Ghelfi* (Monte Generoso) Editorial Peter Lik (Arches National Park) Scott Smorra (Veratrum and Wildflowers) Thomas D. Mangelsen* (Catawba Rhododendron) Zack Clothier* (Many Glacier Valley)

OUTDOOR ADVENTURE HIGHLY HONORED: Ben Haggar (Kayaker with Whale) Ilan Shacham* (Mountain Biking) Kerrick James (Climber on Mont Blanc) Michael DeYoung* (Hikers) Milo Burcham (Ice Skater and Dogs) Theo Allofs (Paraglider) POLAR PASSION HIGHLY HONORED: Clemens Vanderwerf (King Penguins) Daisy Gilardini (Rockhopper Penguins) Ingo Arndt* (Svalbard Reindeer) Mike Reyfman*(Aurora Borealis) Shayne McGuire* (Polar Bears) Ying Gu* (Emperor Penguin Chicks) WILDLIFE HIGHLY HONORED: Fumio Kato (Fireflies) Gregory Basco (Bullet Ant) Ingo Arndt (Coastal Brown Bear and Cub) Judylynn Malloch (Parrot Snake) Max Waugh (2) (Short-beaked Echidna; Cougar*) Michael J. Cohen* (Brown Bear) Rebecca (RJ) Walter* (American Mustangs) Russ Burden (Big Horn at Dusk) Editorial Steve Winter* (Bengal Tiger and Cub) YOUTH HIGHLY HONORED: Carolina Fraser (Vulture) Chase Opperman* (Bull Elk) Josiah Launstein (Bighorn Sheep and Magpie) Louis Pattyn (2) (Coquerel’s Sifaka;* Alpine Ibex) Zachary Webster* (Saddle-billed Stork)


OCEANS HIGHLY HONORED: Andrew Sallmon* (Garibaldi in Kelp) Editorial Beth Watson (Dusky Batfish in Mangroves) Eduardo Acevedo* (Ribbon Eel) Filippo Borghi* (Cuttlefish) Gabriel Barathieu (Orange-lined Triggerfish) Greg Lecoeur* (Cape Fur Seal with Kelp) Joaquin Gutierrez Fernandez (Gray Triggerfish) Justin Gilligan (Maori Octopus and Spider Crabs) Kristi Odom* (Whale Shark) Marko Dimitrijevic* (Great White Shark) Massimo Giorgetta* (Porcelain Crab) Michael AW* (Silky Shark) Nolan Nitschke* (Lava) Scott Portelli (Green Sea Turtle) Wade Hughes (Humpback Whale and Calf) Wim van den Heever* (King Penguin

YOUTH HIGHLY HONORED:
Carolina Fraser (Vulture)
Chase Opperman* (Bull Elk)
Josiah Launstein (Bighorn Sheep and Magpie)
Louis Pattyn (2) (Coquerel’s Sifaka;* Alpine Ibex)
Zachary Webster* (Saddle-billed Stork

VIDEO HIGHLY HONORED: Aaron Baggenstos (Kenya) Beau Pilgrim (Humpback Whale Breach) Hank Perry (Polar Bear and Cubs) Jennifer O’Neil (Bonaire Shallow Seas) Joe LeFevre (The Adirondacks) Nansen Weber (Drone Art: Conquer the Arctic)

NATURE'S BEST  22nd Annual   Windland Smith Rice  International Awards  Exhibition 

Smithsonian's National Museum  of Natural History, 2nd Floor
Open Oct. 24, 2017 - Sept. 2018

Discover Nature through the Art of Photography.

From more than 26,000 entries submitted to the 2017 Nature’s Best Photography Windland Smith Rice Awards, sixty images were selected to showcase the extraordinary work of outdoor photographers in 59 countries. United by their creativity and technical skill with a camera, these artists of all ages and experience share visions of nature to inspire its preservation.  

The display features the 2017 Windland Awards category Winners and a selection of the Highly Honored images from the NBP Awards competitions, including winners from Nature's Best Photography Asia, and the Audubon Photography Awards.

Named for nature photographer and conservationist, Windland Smith Rice, the 22nd annual Nature’s Best Photography Awards exhibition presents fine art prints accompanied by HD video. Not only may visitors enjoy these extraordinary photographs and the diversity of flora and fauna they represent, but the competition is also open to the public for submissions. 

Join the journey from the wild to the walls of the Smithsonian; share YOUR images and videos at naturesbestphotography.com/enter

Launched in 1996 at the Washington D.C. National Zoo, the Nature's Best Photography International Awards is now an endowed exhibition program at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Plan a visit to one of the most-visited museums in the world located on the National Mall, 1000 Madison Drive, NW, Washington, DC. Open daily (except Christmas) FREE to the public!
 

Thanks for sharing this Sandy. Congratulations on excellent shots to those mentioned. I also see Josiah Launstein (Bighorn Sheep and Magpie) listed under wildlife highly honored. I had a great visit with John and his wife Melanie in the Crowsnest Pass this last August. If you ever get a chance, go see their excellent gallery.  Jenaya was working down the street at the time to pay for her photography habit... Congratulations Josiah.

Thanks, Ed - updated!

Sandy

Congratulations to all the honorees.  Sandy, thanks for the heads-up while I was away.  This was a nice surprise.

Max

Heartiest congratulations Max, Josiah and all the winners!

Jagdeep Rajput