Nov 3, 2014 6:30 AM

Gallery: 15 Incredible Photos That'll Remind You to Be Awed by Planet Earth

<a href=“ https://www.flickr.com/photos/calacademy/14780505342/in/set-72157645790809003/” target=” blank”>Paul Souders</a> (Seattle, Washington)
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Leopard Seal Hunting Gentoo Penguin, Antarctica
__Grand Prize Winner__ "The Luckiest Penguin" Gentoo penguin (*Pygoscelis papua*) and leopard seal (*Hydrurga leptonyx*) Location: Cuverville Island, Antarctica
<a href=” https://www.flickr.com/photos/calacademy/14594185639/in/set-72157645790809003/” target=” blank”>Scott Marmer</a> (Mountain View, California) 
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__Honorable Mention, Land Mammals__ "Leap of Faith" Wildebeest (*Connochaetes taurinus*) Location: Maasai Mara National Park, Kenya

<a href=” https://www.flickr.com/photos/calacademy/14778490024/in/set-72157645790809003/” target=” blank”>Alex Varani</a> (Imola, Italy)
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__Honorable Mention, Invertebrates, Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Marine Mammals__ "The Boxer and Its Eggs" Boxer crab (*Lybia tessellate*) Location: Bunaken National Marine Park, Indonesia
<a href=” https://www.flickr.com/photos/calacademy/14757854866/in/set-72157645790809003/” target=” blank”>Emmanuel Rondeau</a> (Lyon, France) 
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Rhino bodyguards
__Honorable Mention, Conservation Imagery__ "Rhino Bodyguards" Northern white rhinoceros (*Ceratotherium cottoni*) Location: Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya

<a href=” https://www.flickr.com/photos/calacademy/14594187089/in/set-72157645790809003/” target=” blank”>Graham McGeorge</a> (Jacksonville, Florida) 
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__Honorable Mention, Birds__ "Master of Disguise" Eastern screech owl (*Megascops asio*) Location: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia
<a href=” https://www.flickr.com/photos/calacademy/14594210208/in/set-72157645790809003/” target=” blank”>Morgan Heim</a> (Boulder, Colorado) 
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__First Place Winner, Conservation Imagery__ "Beast in the Garden" Mountain lion (*Puma concolor*) Location: Boulder, Colorado

<a href=” https://www.flickr.com/photos/calacademy/14594349167/in/set-72157645790809003/” target=” blank”>Paul Souders</a> (Seattle, Washington)
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The Ice Bear, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
__First Place Winner, Invertebrates, Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Marine Mammals__ "The Ice Bear" Polar bear (*Ursus maritimus*) Location: Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada
<a href=” https://www.flickr.com/photos/calacademy/14594139830/in/set-72157645790809003/” target=” blank”>Pål Hermansen</a> (Oslo, Norway)
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__First Place Winner, Birds__ "Attack" Sparrowhawk (*Accipiter nisus*) and Eurasian jay (*Garrulus glandarius*) Location: Telemark, Norway

<a href=” https://www.flickr.com/photos/calacademy/14757853676/in/set-72157645790809003/” target=” blank”>Ray Collins</a> (Thirroul, Australia) 
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__First Place Winner, Waterscapes, Landscapes and Plant Life__ "Snow-Capped Mountain" Location: Wollongong, Australia
<a href=” https://www.flickr.com/photos/calacademy/14594186899/in/set-72157645790809003/” target=” blank”>Ben Cranke</a> (London, England) 
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Reaching for the stars
__Honorable Mention, Waterscapes, Landscpaes and Plant Life__ "Reach for the Stars" Grandidier’s baobab (*Adansonia grandidieri*) Location: Baobab Alley, Menabe, Madagascar

<a href=” https://www.flickr.com/photos/calacademy/14594138540/in/set-72157645790809003/” target=” blank”>Luciano Candisani</a> (Ilhabela, Brazil) 
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Susteinable but threatened
__Honorable Mention, Conservation Imagery__ "Sustainable But Threatened" Location: Bilangbilangan Island, Philippines
<a href=” https://www.flickr.com/photos/calacademy/14594210318/in/set-72157645790809003/” target=” blank”>Josh Anon</a> (San Francisco, California) 
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__Honorable Mention, Waterscapes, Landscapes and Plant Life__ "Aurora over Lagoon" Location: Jökulsárlón, Iceland

<a href=” https://www.flickr.com/photos/calacademy/14777702731/in/set-72157645790809003/” target=” blank”>Todd Bretl</a> (Seattle, Washington)
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__Honorable Mention, Invertebrates, Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Marine Mammals__ "Bobtail Symmetry" Bobtail squid (*Euprymna berryi*) Location: Anilao, Mabini, Batangas, Philippines
<a href=” https://www.flickr.com/photos/calacademy/14594347717/in/set-72157645790809003/” target=” blank”>Emanuele Biggi</a> (Genova, Italy) 
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the curvy king
__First Place Winner, Land Mammals__ "Curvy king" Alpine ibex (*Capra ibex*) Location: Gran Paradiso National Park, Valsavarenche, Italy

<a href=” https://www.flickr.com/photos/calacademy/14780856305/in/set-72157645790809003” target=” blank”>Russell Laman</a> (Lexington, Massachusetts) 
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__First Place Winner, Youth Category__ "Seals on Iceberg" Crabeater seals (*Lobodon carcinophaga*) Location: Antarctica

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