Nature photos won the Big Picture award

California Institute of Science and Technology (USA) has just released beautiful photos to participate in the 2014 nature photo contest called Big Picture by nature, wildlife and conservation photographers from all over. world.

The photo won the highest award entitled "The most lucky penguin" by Paul Souders from Seattle, Washington, USA.

The picture of this bird's fight won the first prize in bird photography awarded to Pål Hermansen from Norway.

The photo entitled "ice bear" won the thematic award for photographing undersea animals by Paul Souders, Seattle, Washington, USA.

The photo titled "white mountain" won the first prize in landscape photography by Ray Collins, Thirroul, Australia .

The photo won the title of biological conservation title by Morgan Heim, Boulder, Colorado, USA.

The photo of "seal on ice" won the first prize among young writers belonging to Russell Laman (13) in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA.

The photo won the thematic award for photographing terrestrial animals of Emanuele Biggi, Genoa, Italy

The photo won the theme of butterfly shooting by Stephen Josef in England.

Some other photos participated in the contest:

Black monkey in Indonesia

Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) in Tadoba national park in India

African zebra and antelope in Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Wildebeest antelope in Maasai Mara National Park, Kenya

Mountain goat in Berner Oberland, Switzerland

My hawk is very artistic in Okefenokee National Park in Georgia

Kingfisher bird in England

Flamingos in Mexico

Cormorant prey in Capo Noli, Savona, Italy

Emperor shrimp in Hong Hai, Marsa Alam, Greece.

The ink is like Bobtail in the Philippines

Baobab tree in Madagascar

Hang En in Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh