![A shark creates a hole in a massive bait ball of small fish as it swims through looking for a meal.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_8c082832f34b8fd32db4b749deae5664-original.jpg?crop=0%2C878%2C7660%2C3351&wid=1280&hei=560&scl=5.984375)
Parting the Tide A grey reef shark parts the tide of a bait ball in the shallows of the Ningaloo Reef. This was a once in a lifetime experience, as millions of small fish were gathered together and forced into the narrow alleys of a shallow coral reef by hunting predators. This photo was taken inside the baitball, as a shark burst out, hunting its next mouthful of fish. © Daniel Nicholson/TNC Photo Contest 2023
A The Nature Conservancy tem o orgulho de anunciar os vencedores do concurso de fotografia 2023.
Suas imagens deram voz à natureza e nos mostraram o poder e o perigo presentes no mundo natural.
As fotos a seguir, enviadas para nosso concurso de fotografia de 2023, foram as que mais cativaram nossos jurados.
![A newt is silhouetted floating above a large mass of eggs. Light from above is diffused through the opaque eggs.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_GrandPrize_42dc07e254ed042edbd1da0fac6720e9-original.jpg?wid=640)
![A newt is silhouetted floating above a large mass of eggs. Light from above is diffused through the opaque eggs.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_GrandPrize_42dc07e254ed042edbd1da0fac6720e9-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2250%2C1494&wid=828&hei=550&scl=2.717391304347826)
Vencedor do Jurado Celebridade
Hermis Haridas, Emirados Árabes Unidos
@Hermis.haridas
Essa imagem é uma amostra de paciência, coincidência, adaptação técnica e composição que ganhou destaque na compedição. Bem construída e simplesmente linda!
— Cole Sprouse, Jurado Celebridade do Concurso de Fotos.
![A bird in flight is silhouetted against a background of light and dark--the golden light of sunrise and a dark stripe of shadow.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_eefe76e9af68e8282259d7667dc596ed-original.jpg?wid=640)
![A bird in flight is silhouetted against a background of light and dark--the golden light of sunrise and a dark stripe of shadow.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_eefe76e9af68e8282259d7667dc596ed-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2667%2C1771&wid=828&hei=550&scl=3.221014492753623)
Prêmio Brasil
Daniel De Stefano Menin, Brasil
@danieldsmenin
![Um explorador trabalhando dentro de uma caverna no sudeste do Brasil.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_eefe76e9af68e8282259d7667dc596ed-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2667%2C1771&wid=828&hei=550&scl=3.221014492753623)
Primeiro lugar, Aéreas
Agnieszka Wieczorek, Polônia
@polatinaphotoandtravel
![A small community of boxy white building sits like an island surrounded by brilliant golden yellow farm fields.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_6e51d45a74a81be911a4329753cd3a93-original.jpg?wid=640)
![A small community of boxy white building sits like an island surrounded by brilliant golden yellow farm fields.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_6e51d45a74a81be911a4329753cd3a93-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3000%2C1992&wid=828&hei=550&scl=3.6231884057971016)
![Aerial view looking down on a lake. The water is red with a curling ripple of white through the center. Flamingos fly over the lake in a curving flock.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Aerial2_8520f2d8bc75ecd45fce85e981f2d5b7-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3000%2C1992&wid=828&hei=550&scl=3.6231884057971016)
![Looking down on a wide creek. The dark water splits the middle of the image, running between snow covered banks.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Aerial3_50ea996fd6bb3e67d347917ce48e22ba-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3000%2C1992&wid=828&hei=550&scl=3.6231884057971016)
Menção honrosa, Aéreas
Maman Sukirman, Indonésia
![Rectangular fish pens create an abstract geometry on the surface of a lake.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Aerial4_5e1017ebb11a63da77e1b27ab51f8636-original.jpg?wid=640)
![Rectangular fish pens create an abstract geometry on the surface of a lake.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Aerial4_5e1017ebb11a63da77e1b27ab51f8636-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2610%2C1734&wid=828&hei=550&scl=3.152727272727273)
Menção honrosa, Aéreas
Mostafijur Rahman Nasim, Indonésia
![People and blankets create a brightly colored patchwork on the roof decks of three long boats. A smaller green decked boat floats at an angle behind the larger vessel in the center.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_c44d062738a12f11aa6221a8c6f48ce0-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2273%2C1421&wid=640&hei=400&scl=3.5525)
![People and blankets create a brightly colored patchwork on the roof decks of three long boats. A smaller green decked boat floats at an angle behind the larger vessel in the center.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_c44d062738a12f11aa6221a8c6f48ce0-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2139%2C1421&wid=828&hei=550&scl=2.5836363636363635)
Primeiro lugar, Aves
Grzegorz Długosz, Polônia
@gdlugosz_photography
![A small bird flies away from a basket shaped nest that dangles from a thin branch. The nest is framed by the greenery of surrounding trees and shrubs.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Birds2_f040ed2e6a0ef35de2860dca85e1af0e-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3000%2C1992&wid=828&hei=550&scl=3.6231884057971016)
![A brown and white bird leaps into the air above the Kansas prairie, folding its wing tips into itself to hide its face.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Birds3_9c38839dc29e5158edf0e12eb60abce9-original.jpg?wid=640)
![A brown and white bird leaps into the air above the Kansas prairie, folding its wing tips into itself to hide its face.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Birds3_9c38839dc29e5158edf0e12eb60abce9-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2250%2C1494&wid=828&hei=550&scl=2.717391304347826)
![Barn swallows sit closely together, filling several power lines. The intersecting lines create a pattern with the crosswalks and other painted markings on the road beneath them.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Birds4_0ca66d7283c1eccec52e1858dcabf0d8-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2182%2C1449&wid=828&hei=550&scl=2.635265700483092)
![A bird with a thing neck and long beak feeds a grub to one of its small, fluffy chicks.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Birds5_cb4bfd68450b2394beacf0fba94985a6-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4005%2C2660&wid=828&hei=550&scl=4.836956521739131)
Menção honrosa, Aves
Petr Bambousek, República Checa
![White birds crowd the sides of a rock outcropping. A long bird is in flight, framed by an opening in the cliff. Waves crash on the rocks in the background.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023__Birds6_918608c4d4e16748712f28fe46d4ab46-original.jpg?wid=640)
![White birds crowd the sides of a rock outcropping. A long bird is in flight, framed by an opening in the cliff. Waves crash on the rocks in the background.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023__Birds6_918608c4d4e16748712f28fe46d4ab46-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3000%2C1992&wid=828&hei=550&scl=3.6231884057971016)
Primeiro lugar, Clima
Raphael Alves, Brasil
@photoraphaelalves
![A woman sits at the window of a blue house, holding a baby in her arms. Below her, a young boy looks up at her from the deep water that flows beneath the house.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Climate1_0c65e960c373690a3677eba2d32f1a69-original.jpg?wid=640)
![A woman sits at the window of a blue house, holding a baby in her arms. Below her, a young boy looks up at her from the deep water that flows beneath the house.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Climate1_0c65e960c373690a3677eba2d32f1a69-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4737%2C3146&wid=828&hei=550&scl=5.721014492753623)
![Mustard yellow fields frame a large fallow field. Hummocks of gray dirt are pushed up at the end of parallel tracks.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Climate2_10885681bc0db3a38599665ca5726a83-original.jpg?wid=640)
![Mustard yellow fields frame a large fallow field. Hummocks of gray dirt are pushed up at the end of parallel tracks.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Climate2_10885681bc0db3a38599665ca5726a83-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4856%2C3225&wid=828&hei=550&scl=5.8647342995169085)
Terceiro lugar, Clima
Luisa Lynch Harris, Espanha
![A helicopter drops a bucket of water on a wildfire. A second helicopter turns and flies in the opposite direction. A bird flies in the air between them.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Climate3_7f138fc3fbf3196c20aa398968e237b8-original.jpg?wid=640)
A helicopter drops a bucket of water on a wildfire. A second helicopter turns and flies in the opposite direction. A bird flies in the air between them.
![A helicopter drops a bucket of water on a wildfire. A second helicopter turns and flies in the opposite direction. A bird flies in the air between them.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Climate3_7f138fc3fbf3196c20aa398968e237b8-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3000%2C1992&wid=828&hei=550&scl=3.6231884057971016)
![A fence winds and bends up a snow covered hill towards the house sitting atop it.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Climate4_1343608b706dcfbeb2514825aa41aabf-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C2657&wid=828&hei=550&scl=4.830917874396135)
Menção honrosa, Clima
Adra Pallón, Espanha
![Four people in fire gear hold a water hose and stand at the edge of a forest. The air is orange and thick with smoke. Bits of ash and debris float in the air around them.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Climate5_be83748665f2f5e15a5799fd5ecd7919-original.jpg?wid=640)
![Four people in fire gear hold a water hose and stand at the edge of a forest. The air is orange and thick with smoke. Bits of ash and debris float in the air around them.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Climate5_be83748665f2f5e15a5799fd5ecd7919-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3000%2C1992&wid=828&hei=550&scl=3.6231884057971016)
Primeiro lugar, Água doce
Jeanny Tang, Hong Kong
![A group of people stand at the edge of a large, open sandy area. Large holes dot the surface, filled with green and orange water.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Freshwater1_3fa4b49b79ba5fa03bfdbec39c2c849d-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1994%2C1325&wid=828&hei=550&scl=2.409090909090909)
![An elk stands in the middle of a river taking a drink. Tall trees grow over the water casting it in shade.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Freshwater2_672e4fc57c3fd2f1f10d36cdfbff4831-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C2657&wid=828&hei=550&scl=4.830917874396135)
![A single tree grows on a small circle of land surrounded by water. The tree is covered with white egrets roosting for the night.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Freshwater3_f4c3453c749dfdc10d8e238fcdea1e35-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2953%2C1961&wid=828&hei=550&scl=3.566425120772947)
![A salamander floats just beneath the surface of the water.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Freshwater4_d53f2d34d66973aabcee986955e8e44d-original.jpg?wid=640)
![A salamander floats just beneath the surface of the water.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Freshwater4_d53f2d34d66973aabcee986955e8e44d-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C2657&wid=828&hei=550&scl=4.830917874396135)
![Rows of leafless, white barked birch trees are reflected back in the still water that surrounds them.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Freshwater5_5f80833c2245c2b4ba51e61db6c3fa02-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3000%2C1875&wid=640&hei=400&scl=4.6875)
![Rows of leafless, white barked birch trees are reflected back in the still water that surrounds them.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Freshwater5_5f80833c2245c2b4ba51e61db6c3fa02-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3000%2C1992&wid=828&hei=550&scl=3.6231884057971016)
Primeiro lugar, Insetos e aracnídeos
Benjamin Salb, Estados Unidos
@bens_small_world
![Close up view of a spider covered in its tiny baby spiders.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Insects1_b5a37cbba3853c8a8aa843f56fe03a5b-original.jpg?wid=640)
![Close up view of a spider covered in its tiny baby spiders.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Insects1_b5a37cbba3853c8a8aa843f56fe03a5b-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2400%2C1594&wid=828&hei=550&scl=2.898550724637681)
Segundo lugar, Insetos e aracnídeos
Soumya Ranjan Bhattacharyya, Índia
![A yellow insect stands on top of a fungus as spores curve and disperse in the air around it.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Insects2_e120ae275aae1ac34db431eee93723f4-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C2657&wid=828&hei=550&scl=4.830917874396135)
Terceiro lugar, Insetos e aracnídeos
雷 波 / Lei Bo, China
![Two butterflies float next to each other, illuminated by a golden light. Long, thin stalks of grass wave around them.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Insects3_c7e8085888fd194efd0661b728d0d5d3-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1276%2C847&wid=828&hei=550&scl=1.541062801932367)
![A long shutter exposure shows the flight of a green moth, creating multiple images of the insect as it flies through the air.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Insects4_9010f1240c1adf7756a0b4b16365d0fa-original.jpg?wid=640)
![A long shutter exposure shows the flight of a green moth, creating multiple images of the insect as it flies through the air.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Insects4_9010f1240c1adf7756a0b4b16365d0fa-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3850%2C2557&wid=828&hei=550&scl=4.64975845410628)
![A long legged spider hangs suspended from an egg sac spun from its own silk. The round sac seems to glow with a soft golden light.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Insects5_f5a517e26de1a1cb65f80a7efe1c6aa1-original.jpg?wid=640)
![A long legged spider hangs suspended from an egg sac spun from its own silk. The round sac seems to glow with a soft golden light.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Insects5_f5a517e26de1a1cb65f80a7efe1c6aa1-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C5722%2C3800&wid=828&hei=550&scl=6.9106280193236715)
Primeiro lugar, Terras
Alessandro Carboni, Itália
@alessandro_carboni
![Tall evergreens and low plants colored red and gold and obscured and softened by a heavy fall of snow.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Lands1-05d50f082addb27ca785a82dbdfb83c7-original.jpg?wid=640)
![Tall evergreens and low plants colored red and gold and obscured and softened by a heavy fall of snow.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Lands1-05d50f082addb27ca785a82dbdfb83c7-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1920%2C1275&wid=828&hei=550&scl=2.318840579710145)
![A column of steam rises from the snow capped dome of a volcano. Clouds fill the valley between the volcano and the the snow covered glacier in the foreground.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Lands2_75c66a82835298dc84d7daf7786d8fbd-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1920%2C1200&wid=640&hei=400&scl=3.0)
A column of steam rises from the snow capped dome of a volcano. Clouds fill the valley between the volcano and the the snow covered glacier in the foreground.
![A column of steam rises from the snow capped dome of a volcano. Clouds fill the valley between the volcano and the the snow covered glacier in the foreground.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Lands2_75c66a82835298dc84d7daf7786d8fbd-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1920%2C1275&wid=828&hei=550&scl=2.318840579710145)
![Purple and orange colored fruits grow from the flat, prickly scales of a cactus. The face of El Capitan glows in the light of the setting sun.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Lands3_4ee1f405c707845695e2034d25d835a9-original.jpeg?crop=0%2C0%2C961%2C638&wid=828&hei=550&scl=1.1606280193236715)
![An image made in the Apuseni Mountains, mountains that are part of the Western Carpathians. I witnessed a special sunrise seen from Poiana Calineasa towards the Poiana Horea - Belis area. Wild forests under the warm sunlight. The image was made on May 1, 2023.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Lands5_0549a2dc7974e3145a65f8409f151fc2-original.jpg?wid=640)
![An image made in the Apuseni Mountains, mountains that are part of the Western Carpathians. I witnessed a special sunrise seen from Poiana Calineasa towards the Poiana Horea - Belis area. Wild forests under the warm sunlight. The image was made on May 1, 2023.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Lands5_0549a2dc7974e3145a65f8409f151fc2-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3448%2C2290&wid=828&hei=550&scl=4.164251207729468)
Menção honrosa, Terras
Bruce Hogle, Estados Unidos
![A glowing line of fire edges the horizon. Plumes of smoke rise in the orange tinged sky. The fire line is blurred and reflected in the surface of a lake.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Lands5_0dc14d1567f04e8a0eda5ffb4bc3e51b-original.jpg?wid=640)
![A glowing line of fire edges the horizon. Plumes of smoke rise in the orange tinged sky. The fire line is blurred and reflected in the surface of a lake.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Lands5_0dc14d1567f04e8a0eda5ffb4bc3e51b-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3840%2C2550&wid=828&hei=550&scl=4.63768115942029)
Primeiro lugar, Mamíferos
Siddhartha Ghosh, Índia
![Three wolves leap and play with each other.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Mammals1_2ac5ae2f355549d9e97829c9ae186add-original.jpg?wid=640)
![Three wolves leap and play with each other.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Mammals1_2ac5ae2f355549d9e97829c9ae186add-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C6154%2C4087&wid=828&hei=550&scl=7.432367149758454)
Segundo lugar, Mamíferos
HJ Yang, Estados Unidos
![A killer whale uses its tale to propel itself out of the shallow surf and onto the beach in pursuit of two small seals.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Mammals2_f29c84d32f780e7a97a1bb03d266061c-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C2657&wid=828&hei=550&scl=4.830917874396135)
![A large, furry brown monkey blends into the background against tall, fuzzy grasses and mist covered green mountains.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Mammals4_2697ac179475f795a623d05d726b00ce-original.jpg?wid=640)
![A large, furry brown monkey blends into the background against tall, fuzzy grasses and mist covered green mountains.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Mammals4_2697ac179475f795a623d05d726b00ce-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C5026%2C3338&wid=828&hei=550&scl=6.070048309178744)
Primeiro lugar, Oceanos
Estebane Rezkallah, França
@panchovilaaa
![Four dolphins swim beneath the surface of the water in front of a boat. A fifth dolphin bursts out of the water, leaping vertically.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Oceans1_0ff97405c52f9fb0f2a1e10896392811-original.jpeg?crop=0%2C0%2C3000%2C1992&wid=828&hei=550&scl=3.6231884057971016)
![Two men free dive on a coral reef, floating in crystal blue water. One hold a large woven fish trap. The other uses a long grabbing device to catch sea creatures.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Oceans2_6e00d372463c5171b40cf0f6202a5788-original.jpg?wid=640)
![Two men free dive on a coral reef, floating in crystal blue water. One hold a large woven fish trap. The other uses a long grabbing device to catch sea creatures.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Oceans2_6e00d372463c5171b40cf0f6202a5788-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C2657&wid=828&hei=550&scl=4.830917874396135)
Terceiro lugar, Oceanos
Giovanni Allievi, Itália
![A massive wave crashes on the shore, creating a wide curtain of water. The base of the wave is pale green. The white foam spray blends into the low hanging storm clouds.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Ocean3_8efe3e16a8e6cd6e83ad869012c92f8e-original.jpg?wid=640)
![A massive wave crashes on the shore, creating a wide curtain of water. The base of the wave is pale green. The white foam spray blends into the low hanging storm clouds.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Ocean3_8efe3e16a8e6cd6e83ad869012c92f8e-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C1920%2C1275&wid=828&hei=550&scl=2.318840579710145)
Primeiro lugar, Pessoas e natureza
Michael Hegyi, Estados Unidos
@michaelhegyiphoto
![A group of six wildebeest are dwarfed by the enormous orange and yellow hot air balloon that gently deflates on the short grass of the savanna.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_People1_c34d395a0f88c631b048400bca296132-original.jpg?wid=640)
![A group of six wildebeest are dwarfed by the enormous orange and yellow hot air balloon that gently deflates on the short grass of the savanna.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_People1_c34d395a0f88c631b048400bca296132-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2992%2C1988&wid=828&hei=550&scl=3.6145454545454547)
![A tall wading bird with a thin beak is visible between the legs of a man as he walks by in an urban park.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_People2_e6b961ec74c78bd0a86d5453eb6b200f-original.jpg?wid=640)
![A tall wading bird with a thin beak is visible between the legs of a man as he walks by in an urban park.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_People2_e6b961ec74c78bd0a86d5453eb6b200f-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4032%2C2678&wid=828&hei=550&scl=4.869565217391305)
![A woman sits on a sofa, her face softly illuminated by the glow of her tablet screen. A thick bolt of lightening is visible through the open door, splitting the gray sky.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_People3_b025980ee7b3e329933a3c3afa666201-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3000%2C1992&wid=828&hei=550&scl=3.6231884057971016)
Menção honrosa, Pessoas e natureza
Narayan Malu, Índia
![Two male tigers face each other, standing on their hind legs as they spar. A crowd of tourists watch then from four open topped safari jeeps parked close by.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_People4_f7b904175f4863de8be8147b2593c4de-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3000%2C1992&wid=828&hei=550&scl=3.6231884057971016)
![A large flock of sheep curve up a mountain path, kicking up a thick cloud of dust that glows golden in the sunlight.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_People6_059402046074d593be05935bcb9f85aa-original.jpg?wid=640)
![A large flock of sheep curve up a mountain path, kicking up a thick cloud of dust that glows golden in the sunlight.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_People6_059402046074d593be05935bcb9f85aa-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4983%2C3310&wid=828&hei=550&scl=6.0181818181818185)
![A man sits in a canoe as it floats through a dense mangrove forest. Blue plastic crates hold guavas for sale.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_People6_2b23c1b27b8951bbab4278d756371037-original.jpg?wid=640)
![A man sits in a canoe as it floats through a dense mangrove forest. Blue plastic crates hold guavas for sale.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_People6_2b23c1b27b8951bbab4278d756371037-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4430%2C2942&wid=828&hei=550&scl=5.35024154589372)
Primeiro lugar, Plantas e fungos
Jose Pereyra Lucena, Argentina
@josepereyralucena
![A large cactus reaches up to the sky like a human hand against a night sky of brilliant stars. Snow capped mountain peaks line the horizon.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Plants1_8e35fd0b98de14baa980514250324e37-original.jpeg?wid=640)
![A large cactus reaches up to the sky like a human hand against a night sky of brilliant stars. Snow capped mountain peaks line the horizon.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Plants1_8e35fd0b98de14baa980514250324e37-original.jpeg?crop=0%2C0%2C1844%2C1224&wid=828&hei=550&scl=2.2270531400966185)
Segundo lugar, Plantas e fungos
Vittorio Ricci, Itália
![A lone conifer tree is dwarfed by the vast expanse of drifting snow around it.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Plants2_a4e1f238bf1bbc3779daca92c3240637-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2854%2C1896&wid=828&hei=550&scl=3.4472727272727273)
![White capped mushrooms with glowing green gills grow from the side of a log.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Plants3_09f84fbf1034f18d9ec0459df1fb02c7-original.jpg?wid=640)
![White capped mushrooms with glowing green gills grow from the side of a log.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Plants3_09f84fbf1034f18d9ec0459df1fb02c7-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2000%2C1328&wid=828&hei=550&scl=2.4154589371980677)
![Burn scars revealing lines and curves of lodge pole pines broken up by patches of quaking aspens in fall color display form an almost abstract pattern. I took this image in Northwest Glacier National Park with a medium telephoto lens to "flatten" the scene to let the peripheral vision wander.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Plants4_a3f2a9cb37f951e3780ecf02e5fe1f9a-original.jpg?wid=640)
![Burn scars revealing lines and curves of lodge pole pines broken up by patches of quaking aspens in fall color display form an almost abstract pattern. I took this image in Northwest Glacier National Park with a medium telephoto lens to "flatten" the scene to let the peripheral vision wander.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Plants4_a3f2a9cb37f951e3780ecf02e5fe1f9a-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4032%2C2678&wid=828&hei=550&scl=4.869565217391305)
Menção honrosa, Plantas e fungos
Mohammed Salman, Índia
![A group of ten mushrooms of varying heights, growing in a row against a black background. White gills peek out beneath brilliant orange caps.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Plants5_63efeb13f0ebceb68aad081a9ebd7a99-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4032%2C2678&wid=828&hei=550&scl=4.869565217391305)
Primeiro lugar, Répteis e anfíbios
Irina Petrova Adamatzky, Reino Unido
@microcosmic_world
![A snake's head outlined in glowing blue neon, colors created by placing the snake under ultraviolet light.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Reptile1_2b2c9bb1a686319cd797d085a67b737e-original.jpg?wid=640)
![A snake's head outlined in glowing blue neon, colors created by placing the snake under ultraviolet light.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Reptile1_2b2c9bb1a686319cd797d085a67b737e-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3000%2C1992&wid=828&hei=550&scl=3.6231884057971016)
![A small yellow frog sits on the end of a bird-of-paradise plant. A light in the background creates a diffused glow behind the frog.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Retile2_25a8f316f970dd17a4e6219ce311d61e-original.jpg?wid=640)
![A small yellow frog sits on the end of a bird-of-paradise plant. A light in the background creates a diffused glow behind the frog.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Retile2_25a8f316f970dd17a4e6219ce311d61e-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2000%2C1328&wid=828&hei=550&scl=2.4154589371980677)
![A red, yellow and black striped snake crawls headfirst down a pine tree.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Reptile3_3cbd44961bca57bcc9cb94c8f578c7b5-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3000%2C1992&wid=828&hei=550&scl=3.6231884057971016)
![A small toad sits in a pool of light, bright against a black background. The toad's image with its bulging white throat is reflected in the water.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Reptile4_98836cfe8ee73463784374569bcde864-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C5472%2C3634&wid=828&hei=550&scl=6.608695652173913)
![An African bullfrog attacks a rival in an attempt to defend its mating territory. These big frogs congregate in shallow waters during rain season, where they fight in order to be able to mate with the females. During the few hours I spent observing them, the dominant male, as seen in the picture, was defending the middle of the water puddle from all his rivals, attacking them one by one.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Reptiles6_dc1a56877044066c5dd3a688430d9644-original.jpg?wid=640)
![An African bullfrog attacks a rival in an attempt to defend its mating territory. These big frogs congregate in shallow waters during rain season, where they fight in order to be able to mate with the females. During the few hours I spent observing them, the dominant male, as seen in the picture, was defending the middle of the water puddle from all his rivals, attacking them one by one.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Reptiles6_dc1a56877044066c5dd3a688430d9644-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4000%2C2657&wid=828&hei=550&scl=4.830917874396135)
Primeiro lugar, Espécies aquáticas
Russell Laman, Estados Unidos
@russlaman
![Sea nettles float through murky water trailing long, stinging tentacles.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Underwater1_b8b324cb3fb3ecbdf503e91e69bb5a5c-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3000%2C1992&wid=828&hei=550&scl=3.6231884057971016)
![A large red eye peeks out from beneath the shell of a nautilus. Tiny particles in the water column reflect light, creating the impression of snowfall under water.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Underwater2_a872f6fd22e41c7456bb018718aed550-original.jpg?wid=640)
![A large red eye peeks out from beneath the shell of a nautilus. Tiny particles in the water column reflect light, creating the impression of snowfall under water.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Underwater2_a872f6fd22e41c7456bb018718aed550-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C4032%2C2678&wid=828&hei=550&scl=4.869565217391305)
![A shark punches a hole through an enormous, tightly packed baitball of fish as it hunts for a meal.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_8c082832f34b8fd32db4b749deae5664-original.jpg?wid=640)
![A shark punches a hole through an enormous, tightly packed baitball of fish as it hunts for a meal.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_8c082832f34b8fd32db4b749deae5664-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C7660%2C5088&wid=828&hei=550&scl=9.251207729468598)
![Close view of the surface of a coral. Orange ridges are covered with bright green scales.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Underwater4_b970661ffe13626735f6af5b44de1532-original.jpg?wid=640)
![Close view of the surface of a coral. Orange ridges are covered with bright green scales.](https://natureconservancystage-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/TNC_PC2023_Underwater4_b970661ffe13626735f6af5b44de1532-original.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C3764%2C2500&wid=828&hei=550&scl=4.545893719806763)