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Results

31.03.2026

Registration results — 14 032 photos

30.04.2026

Preselection results — 2 604 photos

10.05.2026

Quarterfinals results — 1 852 photos

31.05.2026

Semifinals results — 217 photos

15.06.2026

Finals results — 23 Winners, 103 Highly commended, 1 Photographer of the year, 1 Photographer of the 20 Years

Photographer of the 20 Years

Amit Eshel (Israel)

Photographer of the year

Amit Eshel (Israel)

The Portrait of the Animal

Winner

«Scent Rolling», Amit Eshel (Israel)

Highly commended

«Bad Hair Day», Kevin Morgans (United Kingdom)
«Snuggle», Zhang Fuqiang (China)
«Virtual Swan», Andrey Artamonov (Russia)
«Dreaming», Tom Haugaard Svensson (Sweden)
«Golden Hour Grace», Cai Xudong (China)
«Winter Mirage», Tatiana Shanshina (Russia)
«Dreamlike Guillemots», David Mediavilla (Spain)
«Fashionista of the Northern Islands», Fattakh Takalov (Russia)
«The one that stands out», Lakshitha Karunarathna (Sri Lanka)
«Dark Ignition», Ashane Marasinghe (Finland)
«Below the Surface», Ilaria Mariagiulia Rizzuto (Italy)
«Blue eyes», Maryline Renault (Singapore)
«The Watcher and the Wanderer», Ramprasad Dutta (India)
«In Ambush», Dmitry Ivanov (Russia)
«Peek A Boo», Ryan Dhika Nugraha (Indonesia)

Animals in their environment

Winner

«Grazing on the roof of Africa», Amit Eshel (Israel)

Highly commended

«The Homecoming», Lakshitha Karunarathna (Sri Lanka)
«Mobulas», Andrea Izzotti (Italy)
«Flamingos», Harun Özalp (Turkey)
«Like an Angel in the Mist», Nicolas Perez (Argentina)
«A Former Red Ghost», Jannico Kelk (Australia)
«Caiman Under a Van Gogh Sky», Nicolas Perez (Argentina)
«Mistress of the taiga», Elena Lebedeva (Russia)
«The wolf pack is coming», Hao Jinfang (China)
«The mayor of Bell Island», Ilya Timin (Russia)
«At the End of the World», Denis Budkov (Russia)

Animal Behavior

Winner

«Go away», Tom Haugaard Svensson (Sweden)

Highly commended

«The Tender Pause», Shailza Singhal (India)
«Confrontational», Gabriella Comi (Italy)
«Power Bite», Kevin Shi (United States)
«The Mobbing Owl», Rajarshi Banerji (India)
«The power of the pride», Soumen Chanda (India)
«Foster child», Tatiana Shanshina (Russia)
«White-eyes feasting on wild berries — pure jungle poetry», Kaushik Ghosh (India)
«Midnight Banquet», Arijit Das (India)
«Four-winged», Ivan Borovkov (Russia)
«Midair Food Exchange», Kevin Shi (United States)
«Ghosts», Dmitry Melgunov (Russia)
«Black-necked Family», Roman Lobanov (Russia)
«One Step Ahead», Lin Xiaoping (China)
«Jumping Lady», Fabien Greban (France)
«Breakfast in the snow», Andrey Shapran (Russia)

The underwater world

Winner

«In good company», Massimo Giorgetta (Italy)

Highly commended

«How Angels Appear», Andrey Narchuk (Russia)
«River of time», Kun Qian (China)
«In Wait», Daniel Sly (Australia)
«Spirit of the Sea», Maryline Renault (Singapore)
«Giant octopus Dofleini», Andrey Shpatak (Russia)
«New hope», László Földi (Hungary)
«Dugong», Egor Nikiforov (Russia)
«Two Brothers», Andrey Balta (Russia)
«Blue Crayfish», Francesco Visintin (Italy)

Reserved Russia

Winner

«The owner of the Borisov plateau», Yuri Smityuk (Russia)

Highly commended

«Night explorer», Yuri Smityuk (Russia)
«Sunny Day», Vadim Makhorov (Russia)
«Observers», Vadim Makhorov (Russia)
«Walrus Carpet», Vadim Makhorov (Russia)
«Curiosity», Denis Degtyarev (Russia)
«Takeoff over the Kingdom of Swans», Mikhail Vershinin (Russia)
«Griffon Vulture in the Foothills of the Elbrus Region», Vadim Andreev (Russia)

Microcosm

Winner

«Providential instincts», Lorenzo Shoubridge (Italy)

Highly commended

«A delicious drop», Irina Koledova (Russia)
«Unik Signature», Anirban Dutta (India)
«Tarantula Nebula», Yuan Minghui (China)
«Carrying the Future», Bidyut Kalita (India)
«Is there life on insects? Absolutely, there is!», Roman Vasilyev (Russia)
«Lone Wanderer», Anatoly Plechisty (Russia)
«Life Emerging In a Tiny 2mm Shell», Kapil Bhagwat (India)
«Surface Tension», Arjun Haarith (India)

Magic of Plants

Winner

«Dancing at sunset», Juan Cuetos (Spain)

Highly commended

«Water Lilies», Juan Cuetos (Spain)
«Solitude», Natalya Klementyeva (Russia)
«I'll Huff and I'll Puff...», Claire Waring (United Kingdom)
«The alien family», Lyudmila Begunova (Russia)
«Sparklers», Andrey Kuznetsov (Russia)
«Splashes of sun», Nadezhda Muravyeva (Russia)
«Wanderers of the Puszta», Tibor Litauszki (Hungary)

Art and Nature's Image

Winner

«Caught!», Alexey Molchanov (Russia)

Highly commended

«Teeth», Mauro Battistelli (Italy)
«Little Elephant», Natalia Polyakova (Russia)
«Ice Grotto», Svetlana Koltsova (Russia)
«Tide Money Tree», Zhang Xu (China)
«Shapes», Csaba Pintér (Hungary)
«Project Frog», Juan Cuetos (Spain)
«Mushroom Drawings», Yulia Vtyurina (Russia)

Landscape

Winner

«Heart of Onekotan», Andrey Gusarov (Russia)

Highly commended

«Geldingadalur volcano fury», Joel Delmas (France)
«The extraterrestrial landscape», Anton Komlev (Russia)
«Morning Gold», Ilya Vytnov (Russia)
«Gust», Loredana de Sole (Italy)
«Mountain peak», Timea Ambrus (Hungary)

Mobile photography

Winner

«Other Side of the River», Li Naitao (China)

Highly commended

«A gateway to a mysterious world», Anna Denisova (Russia)
«Rugged Road», Yuan Minghui (China)
«Care», Gaoshan Liushui (China)
«Carrying the Future», Ramprasad Dutta (India)
«Nature's Necklace», Ramprasad Dutta (India)

Humans and nature

Winner

«Scaring the Giants away», Rahul Chakraborty (India)

Highly commended

«Direct contact», Andrey Shapran (Russia)
«My new toy», Zhang Rongzhi (China)
«Wrong Jelly», Renata Romeo (Italy)
«Death Collar», Yuri Smityuk (Russia)
«A Dangerous Road Ahead», Sumon Das (India)
«Life in a box», Sarthak Agrawal (India)
«Shared Sky», Ilse Koks (Netherlands)

Nature through the eyes of youth

Winner

«Lookout», Marina Gavrikova (Russia)

Highly commended

«Among the tall reeds», Marina Gavrikova (Russia)
«Movement in the Forest», Miguel Sanchez (Spain)
«Lone Wanderer», Artyom Shumov (Russia)

Nature through the eyes of children

Winner

«The bee and the stonechat», Alberto Román Gómez (Spain)

Highly commended

«Emerald Eye», Alberto Román Gómez (Spain)
«Froggy», Vasilisa Podgrushnaya (Russia)
«A solitary juniper bidding farewell to the sunset», Ivan Krivtsov (Russia)
«An Unwanted Future», Alberto Román Gómez (Spain)
«Life in the landfill», Alberto Román Gómez (Spain)

Wildlife of Moscow

Winners

«Portrait of a Weasel», Andrey Nikulin (Russia)
«Tsaritsyno Dancer», Kirill Sergeev (Russia)
«Little Cherries», Marina Volkova (Russia)
«Curiosity», Olga Panina (Russia)
«Tangerine Mood», Mikhail Ezdakov (Russia)
«Aerial Combat», Natalya Bolotenkova (Russia)
«Winter Butterflies», Maria Belyalova (Russia)
«The Shy One», Oksana Golubeva (Russia)
«Four Grubby Little Fox Cubs», Natalya Bachkova (Russia)
«Curious Weasel», Mikhail Ezdakov (Russia)