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The photograph "Face to face in a river in Borneo" – A meeting between orangutans in a river on the island of Borneo – was taken by Singaporean photographer Jayaprakash Bojan while he was wading about 1.5 meters deep in the Sekoyner River at Tanjung Putting National Park, Indonesia. Human encroachment on forest land for oil palm cultivation has threatened the orangutans. They usually live in trees but have been forced to wade into the crocodile-infested riverbed and adapt to their new environment.
A mother flamingo is feeding her chick in Yucatán, Mexico – Second prize in the Wildlife category for photographer Alejandro Prieto.
A great grey owl is hunting, New Hampshire – Photo chosen by readers in the Wildlife category by photographer Harry Colling.
Kalapana Firefall, Hawaii – First Prize in the Landscape Photography category by photographer Karrim Iliya. The photographer captured the moment the lava flow was erupting near twilight.
The Kallur lighthouse at sunset, Kalsoy Island, Faroe Islands - Photo chosen by readers in the Landscape Photography category by photographer Wojciech Kruczynski.
High tide in Sydney, Australia – First prize in the Aerial Photography category by photographer Todd Kennedy. The tide rises, waves crashing over a stone basin built in 1930.
Snow-covered yew trees on a road in Takashima, Shiga Prefecture, Japan – Second prize in the Aerial Photography category by photographer Takahiro Bessho.
Sea anemone tentacles in Hood Beach, Washington, USA - First prize in the Underwater Photography category by photographer Jim Obester. When exposed to ultraviolet light, the sea anemone tentacles fluoresce blue.
A flying fish creates an arc of electrical fire in the dark waters 5 miles off Palm Beach, Florida – Photo chosen by readers in the Underwater Photography category by photographer Michael Patrick O'Neil.
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