First Place Michael Melford Freelance
"Kronotsky Zapovednik"
Second Place Rafal Milach Altemus / Anzenberger
"Ukraine by the Black Sea"
Third Place Jim Richardson National Geographic Magazine
"Light Pollution"
Award of Excellence George Steinmetz National Geographic Magazine "ALTIPLANO"
Award of Excellence Jozsef L. Szentpeteri National Geographic Magazine "BEE EATERS"
First Place
"Kronotsky Zapovednik"
Story on Kronotsky Nature Reserve, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. In the remote far east of Russia, the land still roils with the primordial forces that created the Kamchatka Peninsula, where 11,552-foot Kronotsky Volcano towers above nearby peaks, tundra, marsh, and forest.
