30 Of The Best Nature Photos From The Tokyo International Foto Awards

Looking back on the professional and non-professional / student winners of the Tokyo International Foto Awards, we stand amazed at the talent and effort the photographers invested in each shot. The result? Truly breathtaking images from every corner of the globe!

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Devotion

Devotion

A pack of Greenland dogs, ready to take their journey into the wild. Ilulissat, Greenland.

Patrick Ems Report118pointsPOST

Susan Green3 days ago

This is beautiful!!11ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#2 

Summer Fairies

Summer Fairies

Have you ever been to a fairytale? Now’s the time! A forest filled with magic and fairies, the artist captured an indigenous Japanese firefly species flittering among the trees at night.

Kazuaki Koseki Report111pointsPOST

Sofia Vasquez-Bonilla3 days ago

omg pretty keep up the good work6ReplyView more comments#3 

Beauty Looking Back

Beauty Looking Back

Waiting a while for the swans to come to the location on this lake, the photographer captured this photo in the perfect moment when the swan turned back, making the image all the more majestic.

Asuka Inukai Report108pointsPOST

Sturdyfox99973 days ago

wow so beautiful7ReplyView more comments#4 

The Horses Of Neptune

The Horses Of Neptune

One day Neptune, God of the Sea, was traveling his domain in his chariot drawn by nine white horses, when, passing in front of the mouth of the Rhone, he met a farmer who was having trouble with a black bull: “Here is my best horse; if you know how to make him a friend, he will be an irreplaceable ally against the black bull. But remember, he comes from the immensity of the sea and he was led by a god: it will be necessary, when he wants, to let him free to come and deeply breathe his marine and divine origins. ” This is the legend about the Camargue Horses.

Davide Giannetti is an Italian outdoor photographer. In his research for the perfect shot, he is devoted to highlighting the importance of the undertaken path, trying to communicate the authentic sense of the journey and the fascinating relationship between humans and nature through his photographs.

Davide Giannetti Report98pointsPOST

Sturdyfox99973 days ago

looks so powerful5ReplyView more comments#5 

A Sheep

A Sheep

Attention, this is a fluff piece! But really, although this looks like a softener commercial from all the soft fluffiness, in reality, it is an ad for Tuscan Organic Tours.

Claudia Guido Report96pointsPOST

Sturdyfox99973 days ago

oh wow so pretty7ReplyView more comments#6 

Spanish Beauty

Spanish Beauty

I made this photo with one studio light in a dressage arena. With such a beautiful white Spanish stallion. So elegant and sweet.

Natascha Meijndershagen Report96pointsPOST

Lorrie Kundrat3 days ago

wow gorgeous8ReplyView more comments#7 

Childhood Days

Childhood Days

Due to Covid, the world has come to a standstill, but not the emotions of nature. I remembered my childhood while capturing these beautiful chicks. I would just sit there the whole day watching them & capture those priceless moments as they unfold. It all started with a shy look & peek through mom’s feathers. They spend all their time around mom & sleep under the belly of mom, cuddled by the warmth of mother’s love. Tender moments while learning the art of preening, exciting fun in the water with siblings, vital lessons on food & shivering in strain. Childhood is awesome with mom around us to take care.

Alvis Lazarus Report93pointsPOST

Isabelle Cunningham3 days ago

Awwwwwwwwwwww12ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#8 

Fireworks

Fireworks

Mini fireworks exploding at sunset on a field, the flower’s name is Paepalanthus wildflower.

Marcio Cabral Report92pointsPOST

kristy sickles2 days ago

Stunning!9ReplyView more comments#9 

Aging Gracefully

Aging Gracefully

This is my dog named KAB. He is a 15-year-old healthy dog. I tried to capture the beauty of a senior dog.

Emiko Mizumoto Report92pointsPOST

Lorrie Kundrat3 days ago

the love in his eyes for you10ReplyView more comments#10 

Cherry Blossoms

Cherry Blossoms

Record spring, cherry blossoms blooming in the mist, dreamy and charming.

Shirley Wung Report89pointsPOST

Sturdyfox99973 days ago

WOW3ReplyView more comments#11 

Silent Hills

Silent Hills

Looking at this photo, you feel the silence and calm emitting from the snow-covered hills and cotton-candy-colored sky in the middle of Switzerland.

Manfred Zobrist Report80pointsPOST

Freloise_Raven2 days ago

WOW2Reply#12 

Little Red Hunter

Little Red Hunter

Hunting, or playing? One could almost not tell.

Lucia Drietomská Report80pointsPOST

Lorrie Kundrat3 days ago

I actually watched a fox chase a mouse in the snow they must be able to see them move under the snow and then jump on them9ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#13 

Live

Live

Midwinter, the volcano Aso – a lone horse standing, sunbathing to gain some warmth.

Serge Melesan Report76pointsPOST

Little Ms. Quirky2 days ago

this looks stunning5ReplyView more comments#14 

The Starlit Grand Tetons

The Starlit Grand Tetons

A scene worthy of having our jaws drop: the picture-perfect tall mountains of the Grand Tetons National Park in Wyoming, USA. This image was taken during the Perseids meteor shower, with a single meteor streaking down the sky, flashing in colors mimicking those of the Milky Way’s core.

Bryony Richards Report72pointsPOST

Susan Green3 days ago

What beautiful photography! That is talent for sure!4ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#15 

Camera Shy

Camera Shy

Finn was a bit camera shy during his session so we compromised.

Belinda Richards is an internationally award-winning pet photographer based in Melbourne, Australia. She is also the founder of Frog Dog Studios dedicated to capturing the human-like expressions from her client’s pets.

Belinda Richards Report67pointsPOST

boredpanDaman2 days ago(edited)

is it a bird? is it a whale? no, its super-cat!4ReplyView more comments#16 

Red Lenticular Cloud

Red Lenticular Cloud

A superb view that appeared between day and night.

Takashi Report67pointsPOST

Mergatroid Isarad3 days ago

Mt. Fuji?5ReplyView more comments#17 

The Blue Viper Strikes

The Blue Viper Strikes

Better than an action movie, nature’s predatory side captured in a moment where the venomous Blue Viper catches its prey in Bali, Indonesia.

Robin Yong Report66pointsPOST

Sofia Vasquez-Bonilla3 days ago

WOW5ReplyView more comments#18 

Great White

Great White

Terrifying and stunning, the Great White opens its jaws to catch its prey at Guadalupe Island. The artist’s lifelong dream was to take an image like this and to raise awareness that we have to think of how our consumerist behaviors are damaging the oceans – how could we improve?

Brice Weaver Report66pointsPOST

Lorrie Kundrat3 days ago

and that is why I do not go in the ocean6ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#19 

The Blue Desert

The Blue Desert

An intime vision of a black sand desert in the Highlands.

Samuel Feron Report65pointsPOST

Sturdyfox99973 days ago

stunning photo!6Reply#20 

Swamps’ Colors

Swamps' Colors

Incredible colors of the swamps in the late autumn. Kayaking at night is an unreal experience and these wonderful trees are unique.

Mauro Battistelli Report61pointsPOST

Freloise_Raven2 days ago

Beautiful4ReplyView more comments#21 

Emperor Penguins

Emperor Penguins

I was literally lying flat on the ground while I was shooting this image. Why I did this is because when we go lower than their height, they feel less scared being around us and for the same reason, this particular Emperor family spent a good amount of time beside me and I was lucky enough to capture some beautiful shots. On this particular trip I had walked an average of 8 hours per day in search of a perfect frame. My name is Thomas Vijayan, I am basically an architect hailing from Kerala, India, also known as God’s Own Country. I was raised in Bangalore and have now settled in Canada with my family. I have traveled all the seven continents for photography, which is my passion but not my profession. The big cats have always been my favorite subject for photography. To me there is nothing called “perfection” in any photography; every click to me is an experience, the more I click, the more I learn something new. I give more importance to quality than clicking pictures in quantity.

Thomas Vijayan Report60pointsPOST

Susan Green3 days ago

Stunning photo!4ReplyView more comments#22 

Roaring Storm

Roaring Storm

An image of a storm cell moving towards the Island in the Florida Keys I am a landscape photographer, originally from the Republic of Moldova. After my graduation in psychology, I started working in the human resource department for a financial company. At that moment, I started to take pictures inspired by the beauty that the surrounding nature could offer to us; that activity was a great escape from my daily routine. When I came to Key West, my photography journey became more fascinating, as I was surrounded by the ocean, and water became mostly present in my photography as the subject, often combined with elements of human activity.

Alexandru Popovski Report59pointsPOST

Electric Uncle Trash2 days ago

This is an amazing picture. I love giant thunderstorms. I miss having storms like that, they’re not super frequent on the Pacific West Coast.7ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#23 

Fall

Fall

This is a picture of Shiramizu Falls in Shirakawa Village, Gifu Prefecture, taken in 2018.

Atsushi Miyazaki Report59pointsPOST

Felix Feline3 days ago

I have never seen such beauty as I have seen in Japan.5Reply#24 

Bliss

Bliss

Pure bliss, this expression says it all: relaxed, happy, and content. Purdy Lo is a pet photographer, brightening her days with funny photos of people’s pets.

Purdy Lo Report57pointsPOST

Susan Green3 days ago

Beautiful! Pet photography always makes my day better!3ReplyView more comments#25 

Peaceful

Peaceful

Sea lions from La Paz, Mexico.

Mayumi Takeuchi-Ebbins Report56pointsPOST

Felix Feline3 days ago

Magical!6ReplyView more comments#26 

Darkwater

Darkwater

A series of images exploring the beauty of water.

My images are memories of the times I saw beautiful things.

Grant Galbraith Report54pointsPOST

Freloise_Raven2 days ago

Wow3Reply#27 

Autumn In The Alaska’s Arctic Circle

Autumn In The Alaska's Arctic Circle

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve in Alaska is the most remote national park in the U.S, with no roads. It remains virtually unchanged except by the forces of nature. These images are part of my journey into the Arctic Circle, exploring this majestic and pristine American National Park — one that will soon be opened up for industrial mining. This is a last glimpse of the endangered landscape.

Joson Report54pointsPOST

Bird Mom2 days ago

I wish it could be kept the same.4ReplyView more comments#28 

Underwater Gannets

Underwater Gannets

A trip to Shetland and the opportunity to go underwater and capture a scene full of action: two gannets catching their prey together in a team effort.

Tracey Lund Report51pointsPOST

Freloise_Raven2 days ago

WOW3ReplyView more comments#29 

Misty Bromo

Misty Bromo

Mt. Bromo, East Java – Indonesia

Rudy Oei Report47pointsPOST

Electric Uncle Trash2 days ago

Looks like the cover of a Black Metal album. Love it.6ReplyView more comments#30 

Desert Portraits

Desert Portraits

I’ve been photographing the deserts of the UAE for over 5 years and in this time many of the locations I’ve visited have radically changed. Many of the trees and shrubs that once stood have their roots exposed to the sun or are buried by the ever-changing windswept desert landscape. Unbearable summer heat mixed with almost freezing evening temperatures in the winter months, the consistent sandblasting strips the bark off the majority of young trees. These ‘desert portraits’ offer a glimpse in time of plant species fighting for survival in one of the world’s harshest environments. Anthony incorporates a minimalistic approach within his photography and this simplicity shifts our perspective so the imagery is less about actual place and more about emotional state. In his photographs he uses negative space and an ethereal aesthetic to provide the viewer with a sense of serenity and calm, sharing the emotions of the moments he captures. His post-production style offers pastel expressionism to further sooth the soul, offering the viewer the opportunity of escape into the purest essence of solitude.

Anthony Lamb Report45pointsPOST

Freloise_Raven2 days ago

Wow4ReplyView more comments

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