The “Top 24” spotlights the top four images in each of six categories. Winning images were selected from thousands of submissions by a jury panel of industry professionals.
Showcase 2020, Best in Show, Mammals: “Yellowstone Wolf Pack” © Patrick Pevey. 
Showcase 2020, Best in Category, Birds: “Sandhill Cranes at Sunset in Central New Mexico” © Keith Bauer. 
2020 Showcase, Best in Show, Scapes: “Icy Cosmos, Juneau, Alaska” © Peter Nestler. 
2020 Showcase, Best in Show, Altered Reality: “Out of the Shadows – African Leopard, Kruger National Park, South Africa” © Dennis Fast. 
2020 Showcase, Best in Show, 2020 Showcase, Best in Show, Macro/Micro/Other: “Coastal Brown Bear Tracks, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska” © Carol Lehrman. 
2020 Showcase, Best in Show: Conservation. “Desperate Deals, Mro Village, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh” © Scott Trageser. 
MAMMALS: First Runner-Up © Newton Hightower 
BIRDS First Runner-Up © Melissa Rowell 
SCAPES: First Runner-Up © Dawn Wilson 
ALTERED REALITY: First Runner-Up © Bob Coates 
MACRO/MICRO/OTHER: First Runner-Up © Matthew Meier 
CONSERVATION: First Runner-Up © Carla Rhodes 
MAMMALS: Judges’ Choice © David Bates 
BIRDS: Judges’ Choice © Stan Bysshe 
SCAPES: Judges’ Choice © Greg Duncan 
ALTERED REALITY: Judges’ Choice © Lisa Jansen 
MACRO/MICRO/ALL OTHER Judges’ Choice © Tom Myers 
CONSERVATION Judges’ Choice © Emma Balunek 
MAMMALS: Judges’ Choice © Wiebe Gortmaker 
BIRDS: Judges’ Choice © Sha Lu 
SCAPES: Judges’ Choice © Don Larkin 
ALTERED REALITY: Judges’ Choice © Betty Sederquist 
MACRO/MICRO/OTHER: Judges’ Choice © Sharon Wada 
CONSERVATION Judges’ Choice © Jennifer Leigh Warner
Explore the winners’ portfolios
Each winning photographer has shared a portfolio of images on the NANPA website, which you can access by clicking the names below. We hope you enjoy getting to know these talented photographers and sampling more of their work.
MAMMALS
Best in Show
Patrick Pevey
First Runner-Up
Newton Hightower
Judges’ Choice
David Bates
Judges’ Choice
Wiebe Gortmaker
BIRDS
Best in Show
Keith Bauer
First Runner-Up
Melissa Rowell
Judges’ Choice
Sha Lu
Judges’ Choice
Stan Bysshe
SCAPES
Best in Show
Peter Nestler
First Runner-Up
Dawn Wilson
Judges’ Choice
Greg Duncan
Judges’ Choice
Don Larkin
ALTERED REALITY
Best in Show
Dennis Fast
First Runner-Up
Bob Coates
Judges’ Choice
Lisa Jansen
Judges’ Choice
Betty Sederquist
MACRO/MICRO/ALL OTHER
Best in Show
Carol Lehrman
First Runner-Up
Matthew Meier
Judges’ Choice
Tom Myers
Judges’ Choice
Sharon Wada
CONSERVATION (new category)
Best in Show
Scott Trageser
First Runner-Up
Carla Rhodes
Judges’ Choice
Emma Balunek
Judges’ Choice
Jennifer Warner