30 Of The Best Nature Photos From The Tokyo International Foto Awards

A pack of Greenland dogs, ready to take their journey into the wild. Ilulissat, Greenland.

Have you ever been to a fairytale? Now's the time! A forest filled with magic and fairies, the artist captured an indigenous Japanese firefly species flittering among the trees at night.

Waiting a while for the swans to come to the location on this lake, the photographer captured this photo in the perfect moment when the swan turned back, making the image all the more majestic.

Mini fireworks exploding at sunset on a field, the flower's name is Paepalanthus wildflower.

One day Neptune, God of the Sea, was traveling his domain in his chariot drawn by nine white horses, when, passing in front of the mouth of the Rhone, he met a farmer who was having trouble with a black bull: "Here is my best horse; if you know how to make him a friend, he will be an irreplaceable ally against the black bull. But remember, he comes from the immensity of the sea and he was led by a god: it will be necessary, when he wants, to let him free to come and deeply breathe his marine and divine origins. " This is the legend about the Camargue Horses.

Davide Giannetti is an Italian outdoor photographer. In his research for the perfect shot, he is devoted to highlighting the importance of the undertaken path, trying to communicate the authentic sense of the journey and the fascinating relationship between humans and nature through his photographs.

I made this photo with one studio light in a dressage arena. With such a beautiful white Spanish stallion. So elegant and sweet.

Attention, this is a fluff piece! But really, although this looks like a softener commercial from all the soft fluffiness, in reality, it is an ad for Tuscan Organic Tours.

Record spring, cherry blossoms blooming in the mist, dreamy and charming.

This is my dog named KAB. He is a 15-year-old healthy dog. I tried to capture the beauty of a senior dog.

Due to Covid, the world has come to a standstill, but not the emotions of nature. I remembered my childhood while capturing these beautiful chicks. I would just sit there the whole day watching them & capture those priceless moments as they unfold. It all started with a shy look & peek through mom's feathers. They spend all their time around mom & sleep under the belly of mom, cuddled by the warmth of mother's love. Tender moments while learning the art of preening, exciting fun in the water with siblings, vital lessons on food & shivering in strain. Childhood is awesome with mom around us to take care.

Looking at this photo, you feel the silence and calm emitting from the snow-covered hills and cotton-candy-colored sky in the middle of Switzerland.

Hunting, or playing? One could almost not tell.

A scene worthy of having our jaws drop: the picture-perfect tall mountains of the Grand Tetons National Park in Wyoming, USA. This image was taken during the Perseids meteor shower, with a single meteor streaking down the sky, flashing in colors mimicking those of the Milky Way's core.

Finn was a bit camera shy during his session so we compromised.

Belinda Richards is an internationally award-winning pet photographer based in Melbourne, Australia. She is also the founder of Frog Dog Studios dedicated to capturing the human-like expressions from her client's pets.

Midwinter, the volcano Aso - a lone horse standing, sunbathing to gain some warmth.

A superb view that appeared between day and night.

An intime vision of a black sand desert in the Highlands.

Better than an action movie, nature's predatory side captured in a moment where the venomous Blue Viper catches its prey in Bali, Indonesia.

Incredible colors of the swamps in the late autumn. Kayaking at night is an unreal experience and these wonderful trees are unique.

Terrifying and stunning, the Great White opens its jaws to catch its prey at Guadalupe Island. The artist's lifelong dream was to take an image like this and to raise awareness that we have to think of how our consumerist behaviors are damaging the oceans - how could we improve?