Overall winner - Woman from Evia
This photo was taken by Greek photographer Konstantinos Tsakalidis and was selected as the overall winner of this year’s competition.
Street Photography winner - Smokey Coat
This photo by Michael Kowalczyk shows an enigmatic man dressed like a detective walking through a cloud of steam passing through vents of New York’s streets.
Journeys and Adventures winner - Work
The Journeys and Adventures category has a winner featuring the Nagarbari Ghat port. Busy workers cast a shadow on the surroundings as they go about their work.
Fascinating faces and characters - Angelina Jolie and Bees
On World Bee Day Angelina Jolie worked with Natgeo to promote the Women for Bees initiative with UNESCO.
The beauty of nature - Way to hell
This angry and dangerous view of a series of erupting volcanic craters won the beauty of nature category.
Animals in their environment - Mother, Tender love
This wonderful sight shows an underwater view of a mother Polar bear and its child. It was selected as the winner for the animals in their environment category.
Architecture and urban spaces - Joker Smile
Architecture certainly makes for some curious images sometimes. Find the right building and a good angle and you can create an award-winning photo like this.
Sports in action - Finding Nemo
This photo won the sports in action category of the awards and it’s easy to see why.
Documentary and Photojournalism - High Hopes
A photograph of heroes in action. Well deserving of an award, both for the subjects of the photo and the photographer for capturing their efforts.
Under 20 - Kiss me
The winner of the under 20 category features an image of a girl with a sad expression along with a curious bird who has appeared in the frame.
Underwater Life - I Go Flying, I Come Flying
This nifty award winner comes from the underwater life category and shows a young seahorse living its best life.
Kübra and Emine
This one wasn’t selected as a winner but was chosen as “remarkable artwork” and we love its creativity.
Surprise Visit
Not what you want to see emerging out of the water to chase you down when you’re on a jaunt in your boat.
Traditional Craft
Another remarkable artwork photo shows traditional production in action in Turkey.
Gentlemen of Kibera
This is an intriguing and colourful photo of Dennis “Baqteria”, a model, tailor, actor, mentor and stuntman.
Ursa Major, the Great Bear
We’re big fans of photos of the northern lights and this one is really special.
Yellow Eyes and Red Nose
A photo that got an honourable mention in the awards. It’s not just a cool image of a Pallas Cat but also of an endangered species struggling to survive.
Against All Odds
This photo got an honourable mention in the underwater life category. A fantastically cute view of a Green Sea Turtle just trying to survive.
