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


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Ben VanderVeen is the founder and editor of Moss & Fog, one of the web’s longest-running visual culture destinations. Since 2009, he’s been finding and framing the most beautiful, surprising, and thought-provoking work in art, architecture, design, and nature — reaching over 325,000 readers each month. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

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