Elder
Photographer
Alejandro Murillo
Category
Nature Photography - Wildlife
Company
Submission Group
Amateur
Year
2026
Country / Region:
Costa Rica
A mountain gorilla holds the camera's gaze from close range. Fewer than 1,100 individuals remain, and the population survives only through sustained protection and the tourism that funds it. Photographed during a permitted trek in Ruanda, at the minimum approach distance and with no interaction.
Chrysopoeia Distortions
Photographer / Company
Kelly William Wright
Category
People Photography - Nudes
Country / Region
United States
Tokyo Jungle
Photographer / Company
James White
Category
Architecture Photography - Cityscapes
Country / Region
Japan
MONGOLIAN GIRL PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT
Photographer / Company
Eric von Schulthess
Category
People Photography - Children
Country / Region
Switzerland
sea of clouds
Photographer / Company
Wolfgang Autexier
Category
Europe Photography - France Photography
Country / Region
France