Sven Lennartz July 22nd, 2010

40 Outstanding Award Winning Photos Around the World

This post showcases beautiful photographs that have won photo contests such as National Geographic Contest, Nikon Technology, Energizer, Sony, Smithsonian Mag, Nature Conservancy, National Wildlife Refuge Association, etc. Photography is always been a fun activity and as a profession it is the job of creative people. You can express your feeling, your observations, and your imagination in very creative and appealing ways by using your camera. We hope that this showcase will inspire you to get out and shoot more.

Outstanding Award Winning Photos

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By David F. Bezold
This mountain lion’s favorite spot is a large rock formation where he rests in the late afternoon. I waited patiently until he stared directly at me.

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Friends by Peter Allinson
This photo was taken three miles west off the coast of Dominica. The whale is a member of a pod of about 50 sperm whales that live there. His name is Scar. Andrew Armour has befriended the whale and is pictured with him.

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Tribal by Jessica Teng
The use of artificial light was well executed, as is evident by the specular highlights of the paint on the face to give it that extra shiny look. This photo has lovely composition, great ideation and beautiful colours.

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Sheep+shepherd by Soren Skov
The image was captured in Romania. The shepherd was asleep with his sheep.

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Erwin von Arx – Science

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Eyefocused
I took this photo at my sister’s apartment on the balcony, while I was testing my new lens (Sigma 105mm Macro) which I had gotten a few days earlier. I was looking for something interesting to shoot, and suddenly I spotted a little turtle in the aquarium.

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By Felix Marquez
I’m sure this military drill was a wonder to see in its rapid fire execution. But it is another wonder to see when held still in this photograph. Preparation, precision, and timing all coming together so wonderfully. (All which can also be said of the photographer.)

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A tribal birth in India by Abhijit Dey
Six days after Betka Tudu’s birth, female relatives and neighbors in the West Bengal village of Purulia gathered to bless him and “to protect him from harm’s way,” says Dey. Born into the Santhal tribe, Betka “unknowingly drew his distant kin closer than ever.” — Abigail Tucker

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Colombo by Namal Kamalgoda
Minneriya National Park, Sri Lanka.

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By Majed Sultan Ali

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By Machado, Portugal
Licancabur volcano is located on the border between Chile and Bolivia.

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Motherly Love by Lisa Young

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Jellyfish by Lisa Young

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Dentist by Debasish Bhhaduri
The photograph was shot at the Kolkata zoo.

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DEADLOCK by David Maitland

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By Zoltán Balogh, Hungary
An aerial view near Madrid

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By Ruston Agte Arizona
Kobe the polar bear out for a swim at the Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, Arizona. At first I thought the glaring sun on the water was going to ruin the picture. What a surprise!

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TROUBLE-MAKER by Stefano Unterthiner

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Beekeeper at work by Julien Robitaille

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Dance by Zeljko Milakovic

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Junior needs help

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Clearwater by Carol Grant
Endangered Florida manatee at the Three Sisters Spring wintering site, Crystal River, Florida.

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Light Dance by Rod Scott
Tough lighting situations at times produce the greatest shots. This photo is one that falls into that category. The painting of light and the illumination of the faces capture the moment beautifully.

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Ted Steinke of Layton
for photo of Northern Harriers, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, UT

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Refuge Photo Contest

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JoHanna Wienert (Newport, OR)

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Calcutta, India by Debashis Mukherjee
Boys are running towards a waterhole in a hot & humid day

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Green Sea Turtle Being Cleaned by Peter Liu

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By Jason J. Corneveaux Arizona
Canyonlands National Park on the White Rim Trail, looking south along the Green River near the Potato Bottom campsite.

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By Abraham Herrera
The Grand Canyon’s Redwall Cavern

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Faces of Asia by Yoppy Pieter

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By Arthur Morris
Pairs of gannets were building nests atop a viewing shelter. It was a great opportunity to capture artistic images with high-key sky backgrounds as I did in this photo of a male passing nesting material to his mate.

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By Prasanta Biswas
At the Indian village pond

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By Ghioc Tudor, Romania
Where is freedom?

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By Jaime Villalta, Venezuela
Fireworm moving in star coral

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By Kristina Buceatchi, Moldova
Another vision

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By Marina Kochetova

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By Borut Furlan

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By Pang Piow-Kan

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Sven Lennartz

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115 comments

  20. Nice photographs but would liked to have seen a few winners from World Press Photo… Although these are not always the most beautiful but they are the most powerful photos I have ever seen. Especially the ones taken by war photographers. Please update!

    1. I completely agree with you Bram. I understand that we live in a beautiful world and that is cool to see in the pics, but the human story and plight is right now the key story that needs to be told…

  25. Thanks to:

    Ghioc Tudor, Romania

    Kristina Buceatchi, Moldova

    Sheep+shepherd by Soren Skov

    Eyefocused

    Majed Sultan Ali

    Ruston Agte Arizona

    TROUBLE-MAKER by Stefano Unterthiner

    Beekeeper at work by Julien Robitaille

    Clearwater by Carol Grant

    THANK SO MUCH FOR SHOWING YOUR ARTWORKS.
    TARIFA RAK

  37. I loved them all, but I would really like to have seen Green Sea Turtle Being Cleaned by Peter Liu! Where was Peter? :)

  49. i m spellbounded by these amazing photographs. according to me, the 4th, 7th and 16th were da best. i just loved those.

  56. All the snaps are really amazing…. I love them all…
    Earlier I thought these can be created with various photoshop softwares but now my perception has changed..Thanks for sharing all these….

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  58. this is very very serious photography.
    i am hoping to reach there soon.
    of course it will take time BUT ONE DAY….I WILL BE THERE.

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  71. Stunning photos, Exquisite, beautiful and amazingly eye catching. I truly love Another Vision, Military and Dentist is the bomb…. Abslotely out of this wrld!!!

  77. All of the pictures are more than amazing, The Best Photography work I have ever seen. Keep up the great work.

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