On June 15, the world celebrates Nature Photography Day numerous ways. NANPA encouraged people everywhere to enjoy the day by using a camera to explore the natural world. Thousands of people tag their nature images #naturephotoday or #nanpapix or #naturephotographyday or #naturephotocontest on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Each year, many images are submitted for the Nature Photography Day Photo Contest. NANPA is proud to announce the 2018 winners along with a special thanks to the prize donors: Olympus, Cognisys, B&H, Mindshift Gear, Tamron, and Wimberley.
1st Place – Stu Smith
© Stu Smith – Fox kit checking out the camera lens…
2nd Place – Greg Duncan
© Greg Duncan – Milky Way over Stanley Lake, Idaho
3rd Place – David Armer
© David Armer – Young elk in velvet with dandelion
A special thank you to everyone who celebrated Nature Photography Day on June 15 and all who entered the photo contest. Make plans now to enter one of the most prestigious photo contest in the nature photography community the 2019 NANPA Showcase Photo Competition. Competition opens August 1. Learn more now.