Call of the wild! Breathtaking photos of exotic wildlife in their natural environment will be showcased at the 2023 Nature inFocus Photography Awards

An Olive Ridley sea turtle tries to swim away from its confines, the remains of a ghost net. The photographer who encountered this person successfully freed him

After a hearty meal, this playful lion has decided to roll over and relax. Never mind the flies all around trying to interrupt your siesta

One of the rarest cats in the world, the Amur Leopard is sure to earn your sighting. The critically endangered feline faces several threats, including poaching for its fur

This stunning action shot captures a rarely seen natural history moment where the legendary Arrowhead of Ranthambhore fishes an Indian softshell turtle out of the lake for lunch

The last great ape to be described, the Bonobo, is one of our closest relatives. Here, a wild bonobo who has captured a mongoose pup cares for him as a pet

If the essence of Ranthambore could be captured in one frame, this would be it. Only once in a blue moon does the landscape get this foggy at Ranthambore. And when a tiger chooses the opportune moment to mark its presence, it almost feels too good to be true

The atmospheric blue brush strokes, the warm sunset glow on the Indian Skimmers orange bills, and the bokeh on the body of water; what’s not to love about this image?

Symbiotic relationships abound in the natural world! But none are as juicy and sugary as the mutualistic relationship between ants and aphids

Brown Boobies spend a significant portion of their lives in the open ocean. Their clumsy nature on land earned them their namesake, derived from the Spanish word bobo, meaning stupid or foolish

The bristles are the brightly colored guard hairs of the snail moth larvae. The glittery effect is because mushrooms give off spores

A pod of spinner dolphins dive back into the beautifully lit waters of the Pacific creating this stunning scene of a cetacean avalanche

For Nubian ibexes, the high-altitude rocky terrains are their home. The vulnerable ibex species is known for many things: large semicircular horns, the ability to scale mountains with ease, and the territorial battles males engage in during the rutting season

On one of his dives, the photographer found these Atlantic Goliath Groupers surrounded by silver schools of Bigeye Bass, which were being ignored in favor of larger prey