The winners of the 2024 Sony World Photography Awards have actually been revealed, however it’s the wildlife photography produced by the runners up that knocks our socks off. Let’s see if you agree. Here are just a few of the short-list finalists in the Natural World & Wildlife category.
In this first image, Christopher Ratcliffe Iverson of Nature’s Echoes Photography states he “caught a memorable moment with a fox in a field that shone like spun gold.”
Image by Christopher Ratcliffe Iverson, 2024 Sony World Photography Awards Short List Professional Photographer Thien Nguyen Ngoc recorded the extraordinary minute below. 
A sperm whale surfaces as her calf nurses. Image by Thien Nguyen Ngoc, 2024 Sony World Photography Awards List Next, Pedro Jarque Krebs ‘wildlife portraiture is absolutely nothing except incredible. His picture of roosting bats made the short list in the 2024 Sony World Photography 
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Image by Jonathan McSwain, 2024 Sony World Photography Awards List We believe this is wildlife photography at its finest. Which image is your favorite?
It’s the runners up of the 2024 Sony World Photography Awards that knock our socks off. This is wildlife photography at its finest.