First-place winner Oleg Ershov’s otherworldly shots—such as this one, taken in Fleswick Bay, England—reflect his passion for nature and its endless variety.
Ocean to badlands: top, Bonaire, in the Dutch Caribbean, by Sander Grefte; above, the Badain Jaran Desert, in China, by Anonymous.
A SpaceX rocket takes off in the Sierra Nevada, in California, U.S.A., by Brandon Yoshizawa.
New light: top, Lincoln’s Rock, in New South Wales, Australia, by Benjamin Maze; above, the Badain Jaran Desert, by Anonymous.
A river runs through it: Madeira, Portugal, by Oleg Ershov.
Point to point: top, Bronte Beach, in Sydney, Australia, by Gergo Rugli; above, Grizzly Lake in Yukon, Canada, by Blake Randall.
Shades of green: Madeira, Portugal, by Anke Butawitsch.
Making waves: top, Denali National Park, in Alaska, U.S.A., by Stanislao Basileo; above, Sharqiya Sands, in Oman, by Peter Adam Hoszang.
