2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year Winners
National Geographic has revealed the winners of their annual Nature Photographer of the Year contest, and as usual, every photo from the Grand Prize winner all the way to the Honorable Mentions and People`s Choice awards are fantastic.
The Grand Prize this year-and title of Nature Photographer of the Year-went to Jayaprakash Joghee Bojan of Singapore, who captured an intense wildlife portrait of an orangutan crossing a river in Indonesiaīs Tanjung Puting National Park. The photo, titled `Face to Face in a River in Borneo,` was selected from over 11,000 entries and earns Bojan $10,000 in prize money, in addition to his image showing up in an upcoming issue of National Geographic.
Speaking of the moment he captured the shot, Bojan told Nat Geo:
Honestly, sometimes you just go blind when things like this happen. Youīre so caught up. You really donīt know whatīs happening. You donīt feel the pain, you donīt feel the mosquito bites, you donīt feel the cold, because your mind is completely lost in whatīs happening in front of you.
You can see Bojan`s grand prize winning image, as well as every 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and People`s Choice winner in the slideshow above, or by visiting the National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year website.
Press Release
National Geographic Announces Winners of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year Contest
WASHINGTON (Dec. 12, 2017) - Selected from over 11,000 entries, a wildlife photo of an orangutan crossing a river in Indonesiaīs Tanjung Puting National Park has been selected as the grand-prize winner of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest. The photo, titled `Face to face in a river in Borneo,` was captured by Jayaprakash Joghee Bojan of Singapore. He has won $10,000 and will have his winning image published in an upcoming issue of National Geographic magazine and featured on the @NatGeo Insta ...
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