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

“Polar Bear Family in a Melting World”

Mother Bear and her two young cubs are at the ice edge, wondering about their next move. 2018 was a relatively warm year in the high Arctic, and this is the last piece of ice in eastern Svalbard. Without sea ice, mother bear can't hunt and she and her cubs face an uncertain future.