Category: Science & Natural History—Singles

First Place

Nanna Kreutzmann / Freelance
“Untouched: School of Jack Fish”

Second Place

Martin Edström / Freelance
“Everest Trash”

Third Place

Josh Haner / The New York Times
“Swimming Iguana”

Award of Excellence

Roie Galitz / Freelance
“Spirit of the Forest”

Award of Excellence

Roie Galitz / Freelance
“Polar Bear Family in a Melting World”

Award of Excellence

Neil D'Cruze / Freelance
“The Last Dance”

Award of Excellence

“Spirit of the Forest”

Ma’ah, meaning in Gitga’at language “Grandmother,” is the oldest Spirit Bear in the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia. She is 18 years old and a white morph Kermode Bear, the rarest bear in the world. Her teeth are already worn and she eats mostly berries, but she is healthy and alive and she is the spirit of the forest.