Winners of the 2026 World Nature Photography Awards

© Jono Allen / World Nature Photography Awards

Mãhina. First Place, Underwater, and Grand Prize winner of World Nature Photographer of the Year. Seen in Vavaʻu, Tonga. Allen said, “Sharing this moment with Mãhina and her protective mother is a memory that will live with me forever. It was undoubtedly one of the most extraordinary days I have ever experienced in the ocean—and perhaps ever will.”

© Vince Burton / World Nature Photography Awards

Eye on the Prize. Second Place, Behavior, Birds.