Among the 142 winners of the annual Nature’s Best International Photography Awards were many members of the North American Nature Photography Association. NANPA photographers from the western United States who were recognized include: 

Robert Barber, Colorado, Highly Honored, Creative Digital;

Alice Cahill, California, Winner, Plant Life; ...

Randy Harris, a photographer based in Bellevue, Wash., has been named the grand prize winner of the Nature’s Best Magazine National Photo Contest. The winning photograph was a close-up of an Alaskan grizzly bear fishing for silver salmon.

Harris’ work has appeared in magazines, on television and in advertising campaigns. The award-winning photo can be seen at randyharrisphoto.com.