The key facts
- First place in the Nature and Wildlife category of the MonoVisions 2026 contest went to Wei Liang (USA) for a photo of an osprey hunting.
- Second place went to Liwen Tao (USA) for a portrait of a penguin in Antarctica, and third to Camilo Diaz (Colombia) for a shot of a whale feeding.
- Liwen Tao, who took second place, is a former dentist who took up photography about ten years ago.
Winners of the MonoVisions 2026 contest in the Nature and Wildlife category
The organizers of the photo contest MonoVisions Photography Awards have announced the results for 2026, naming the best authors in the Nature and Wildlife category. First place went to US photographer Wei Liang with the work 'The Perfect Strike,' which captured the moment an osprey grabs a trout; the frame shows the bird's outstretched wings and water droplets scattering at the moment of the attack. Second place was awarded to another American, Liwen Tao, for the shot 'Grace,' taken in Gould Bay in Antarctica among a colony of emperor penguins. The author, who previously worked as an endodontist, explained his choice of the moment when one of the birds tilts its head as an expression of tenderness that cannot be described in words. Third place went to Colombian photographer Camilo Diaz for the work 'Feeding at the Right Moment,' which shows a humpback whale feeding near the water's surface during a massive sardine gathering that also attracted sea lions and other predators.
