Winners of a Nature Photo Contest: Pick Your Favorites—From Royal Monkeys to Magical Landscapes, and More

© Thomas Vijayan/Courtesy of All About Photo

A lion-like monkey perched on a cliff edge, a curious red-eyed frog hypnotizing the camera, and rat snakes entwined around a tree branch: these are just some of the fascinating subjects captured in All About Photo (AAP) magazine’s 33rd Nature photography awards.

Many of the 24 winning pictures feature dazzlingly exotic animals and landscapes. Here are some of the selected pictures that made it to the AAP Merit List and the three winners.

The Top Winners

The first-place winner is Thomas Vijayan from Canada, for his startling photo of an aristocratic-looking golden-headed langur (Trachypithecus poliocephalus), with its almost human-like face. Taken while the adventure photographer was riding a boat in Vietnam, it shows the thrilling moment Mr. Vijayan happened upon one of the rarest primates in the world.