The Grand Prize photo: Stallions Playing | Camargue, France. Photo by Camille Briottet, Lyon, France.The Grand Prize photo: Stallions Playing | Camargue, France. Photo by Camille Briottet, Lyon, France.

The Nature Conservancy has announced the winners of its 2018 photo contest. Selected from more than 50,000 entries, a photo of two wild horses, “Stallions Playing” in Camargue, France, taken by Camille Briottet of Lyon, France, won the grand prize. Second place, “The End is Near,” featured a photo of a broken piece of the Vatnajokull Glacier at Jokulsarlon Bay in Iceland by Andre Mercier of Los Angeles. And, third place went to Terra Fondriest of St. Joe, Ark. for a photo titled “Frog Hug,” of a young girl holding a bullfrog.

The 2018 winners include extraordinary photos of animals, humans and landscapes chosen from six categories: wildlife, landscapes, water, cities and nature, people and nature and a jury's special recognition award.

The 2018 contest received a record number of entries: 57,489 from 135 countries. Winners received prizes including gift cards and packages from Backcountry, Patagonia, Tom’s of Maine, Lokai and the grand prize winner received a digital camera package.

People’s Choice award winner: Red Fox in Bonavista, Newfoundland in July 2017. Photo by Megan Lorenz, Etobicoke, Ontario, CanadaPeople’s Choice award winner: Red Fox in Bonavista, Newfoundland in July 2017. Photo by Megan Lorenz, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada

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