GuruShots: Winning images from the Nature Photography photo challenge

GuruShots - Nature Photography
(Image credit: Cody Helms - United States)

One of the greatest photo games you will ever play,  GuruShots is a super fun and competitive online platform (and app) that provides photographers with not only a place to showcase their images, but a chance to gain unmatched global exposure for their work and bag themselves some prizes and bragging rights in the process. 

There's no harm in a little friendly competition, and Gurushots will allow you to compete in epic challenges and daily battles against millions of photographers worldwide, and you can even become part of a team, too, and take on other groups together while sharing skills and connecting with other photographers. 

The idea of the game is to gradually increase your ranking from a Newbie to a Master, and then finally achieve the ultimate status of becoming a Guru. There are opportunities for your work to be exhibited in a physical gallery, published in magazines, and of course - be featured here on Digital Camera World too. 

With the latest Nature Photography Challenge, we wanted you to really let your creativity shine as you Immerse yourself in the wild, embracing your surroundings, and capturing the untamed beauty of nature. The challenge encouraged you to explore breathtaking landscapes and join us on this extraordinary journey to celebrate the wonders of the natural world through the power of a digital lens. 

It's really interesting to see how other photographers might interpret a photo theme differently from you. The idea of the timed challenges is to enter images that not only fit the brief but are also unique and might give you enough of an edge to earn a Guru Pick from the creator of the challenge, as well as votes from other players.

Winners can be in with the chance to receive prizes from GuruShots' sponsors such as Adorama, Kodak, Lowepro, and Lensbaby. The highest-ranked images from this challenge have been published in the prestigious Outdoor Photography Magazine, and we're pleased to showcase these images below, along with the rest of the top-featured photographs in the following gallery. Also, check out GuruShots’ newest app AI Art Master to compete against others with your own AI-generated images.

Top Photographer (Image credit: Fateen Younis - Pakistan)

Top Photo (Image credit: Konstantin Slobodchuk - Russia)

Guru's Top Pick (Image credit: Adrián Dr. Sulyok - Hungary)

#4 (Image credit: Kevin - United States)

#5 (Image credit: Cody Helms - United States)

#6 (Image credit: Nu Yu - United States)

#7 (Image credit: Guy Wilson - Israel)

#8 (Image credit: Diane Via - United States)

#9 (Image credit: Robwmurray - United Kingdom)

#10 (Image credit: Unnamed - United States)

#11 (Image credit: Robert Sic - Poland)

#12 (Image credit: Saurav Dutta - India)

#13 (Image credit: Serena Vachon - United States)

#14 (Image credit: Stanislav Khatsevich - Israel)

#15 (Image credit: Mc Beaver - Canada)

#16 (Image credit: Mike Johnson - United States)

#17 (Image credit: Angie Demeter - United States)

#18 (Image credit: Peter Merz - Canada)

#19 (Image credit: Ineke Huethorst - Netherlands)

#20 (Image credit: G.Shyam Chojnacki - Ireland)

#21 (Image credit: Jwilkerson - United States)

#22 (Image credit: Bryony Herrod-Taylor - United Kingdom)

#23 (Image credit: Andrea Simpson - United Kingdom)

Here are the remaining images from the top entries in GuruShots' Nature Photography contest – click on the arrows to scroll through the full gallery of entries.

To find out more about GuruShots, and to sign up and take part in the next exciting challenge, visit www.gurushots.com.

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