Natural World Photography Competition celebrates life cycles and natural resilience. The California Academy of Sciences puts on the contest, which judges photos that capture nature in eight different categories.
![Frame Within A Frame, Badlapur, India.<br>](/uploads/imported_images/uploads/2022/07/bat.jpeg)
Frame Within A Frame, Badlapur, India.
![Bee Balling, Texas, United States.<br>](/uploads/imported_images/uploads/2022/07/bees.jpeg)
Bee Balling, Texas, United States.
![Beautiful Wings, Osaki-shi Miyagi-ken, Japan.<br>](/uploads/imported_images/uploads/2022/07/butterfly.jpg)
Beautiful Wings, Osaki-shi Miyagi-ken, Japan.
![Frame Within A Frame, Badlapur, India.<br>](/uploads/imported_images/uploads/2022/07/fairy.jpeg)
Frame Within A Frame, Badlapur, India.
![Sickening Delicacy, Covasna, Romania.<br>](/uploads/imported_images/uploads/2022/07/frogs.jpeg)
Sickening Delicacy, Covasna, Romania.
![Sea Lion Fall, Monterey Bay, United States.<br>](/uploads/imported_images/uploads/2022/07/lion.jpeg)
Sea Lion Fall, Monterey Bay, United States.
This year's competition encouraged photographers to submit images showcasing life on Earth and illustrated some of the planet's threats. 'Bee Balling', a picture that captures a rare moment of cactus bees swarming together in a mating ball, was selected as this year's grand prize winner. - bigpicturecompetition.org
![The Stoat's Game, Irun, Spain.<br>](/uploads/imported_images/uploads/2022/07/cold.jpg)
The Stoat's Game, Irun, Spain.
![Shooting Star, Kagoshima, Japan.<br>](/uploads/imported_images/uploads/2022/07/sea.jpg)
Shooting Star, Kagoshima, Japan.
![Curious Co-Parenting, Taranto, Italy.<br>](/uploads/imported_images/uploads/2022/07/seahorse.jpg)
Curious Co-Parenting, Taranto, Italy.