The Nature Photography Contest by the Exposure One Awards celebrates photography of nature in black & white

Nature Photography Contest

3rd Place

I took this photo on my iPhone as I was helping my sister move goats around the yards….the dust billowed up so much one could hardly see!

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A Sea of Horns

Rachael Ryan

Australia

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2nd Place

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snow rests without weight

Markus Busch

Switzerland

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1st Place

While siblings nurse below, one kit fox pup demands attention the only way he knows how - by gently biting mom's face. The tender chaos of motherhood captured in a single frame. Even in the wild, kids compete for affection, and sometimes getting noticed means being a little bit bold.

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Ouch!

Janet Gustin

United States of America

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Gold

A long exposure of a single white egret taking flight at dawn.

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Wings in Motion

Anne Dignam

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Silver

These walruses were photographed from a 75 ft tall sandy bluff overlooking the ocean on an isolated beach along the Aleutian Peninsula, Alaska.

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Nothing but walruses

Rick Beldegreen

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Bronze

As I was searching for photo opportunities, I came across this scene  with a few scattered reeds being perfectly reflected in the calm, glasslike water.  The abstract scene almost looks like it could be an ancient form of writing.

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Reeds In Lake

Jack Lefor

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Avian Apparitions

David Cook

I took this aerial picture in southern Iceland. The waves crashing on the black sand beach create the silhouette of an eagle thanks to the snow that had fallen the night before. It's certainly a never-before-seen situation, which makes this photo unique.

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Black eagle

Luca Tambella

Italy

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During a summer afternoon in Fildes Bay, Antarctica, I spotted Gentoo penguins swimming around our ship. From nearly 40 meters up, I captured this penguin from a unique angle—almost like a drone shot, but taken only with my camera.

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Pingüino Papúa Visto desde otro ángulo

Gonzalo Bertolotto Quintana

Chile

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Float Ensemble

Ronja Arnold

Germany

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Thick fur hides claws and power. The bear’s paws show both strength and comfort, made to endure the endless winter.

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Deadly fluff

Wouter Van Hofwegen

Netherlands

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Aguila Mora (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)

Alejandra Rebagliati

Argentina

This look. This expression. This confidence and showing of power. He looks like the real king of the plains. What a fantastic sighting. I'm still getting goosebumps watching him. One of the male lions of the pride that resides around the Mara Bush Camp.

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The King

Klaus Mayer

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Mothers love

Kerrie Norrie

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A large humpback whale had just breached. Just as a whale behind it started to tail slap. Making it look like this was just one big tailslap.

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Tails of the sea

Anthony Brown

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A palm jungle on Indonesia's Penida Island portrays how quickly the sun light is absorbed by the dense canopy above.

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Dense

Wesley Barker

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From the state of Tocantins in central Brazil, to the New Zealand, to the Pantanal and to the Serengeti in Tanzania, this gallery aims to showcase the different faces of the sky in various parts of the world. Each face with its own charm and fascination.

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Faces of the Sky

Marcos Franchetti

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The Badlands, South Dakota

Neil Reichline

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A moment of bonding, trust and empathy. Created at a therapeutic horse farm where children heal through contact with animals. It explores the delicate boundary between strength and vulnerability. The mirrored gesture of closed eyes is symbol of the intimate interaction and mutual understanding.

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Natural Bonding

Dori Darvish

Israel

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