Taking a look at some of the amazing winners from the 2024 Big Picture Competition, presented by the California Academy of Sciences.
They include stunning images of monarch butterflies, fireflies in a forest, and so many more.
Another reminder of the diverse fragility of our planet, and the beauty that it holds.
All photographs courtesy of BigPicture winners and finalists.
Tadpole Migration, Shane Gross
Vancouver Island, Canada
Stardust Forest, Kazuaki Koseki
Yamagata City, Japan
The Forest of the Monarchs, Jaime Rojo
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Michoacán, Mexico
In Celebration, Geo Cloete
Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Underwater Harmony And Chaos, Franco Banfi
Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
