NACTUS AWARD
Overall winner
The Nactus Award
The Nactus Award is a herpetological photography competition. Its purpose is to discover the best reptile and amphibian pictures by photographers worldwide and to be inspired by their visionary and expressive interpretations of nature. The competition is open to anyone, amateur or professional, of any legal age and of any nationality. As only digital images are accepted in the competition, the judges will place emphasis on ensuring that the images faithfully represent nature.
There are 6 categories in the competition:
- Amphibian portraits
- Amphibians in their environment
- Amphibian behaviour
- Reptile portraits
- Reptiles in their environment
- Reptile behaviour
Category winners 2018
Category 1: Amphibian portraits (1st place)
Ronald Zimmerman, Netherlands
Category 2: Amphibians in their environment (2nd place)
Nicholas Hess, USA
Category 4: Reptile portraits (3rd place)
Nicholas Hess, USA
Category 3: Amphibian behaviour (4th place)
Patrick Schönecker, Germany
Category 5: Reptiles in their environment (5th place)
Chad Lane, USA
Category 6: Reptile Behaviour (6th place)
Nicholas Hess, USA
Category winners 2017
Category 1: Amphibian Portraits
J.P Lawrence, USA
Category 2: Amphibians in their environment
Arturo Munoz, Belgium
Category 3: Amphibian behaviour
Quentin Martinez, France
Category 4: Reptile Portraits
David Northcott, USA
Category 5: Reptiles in their environment
Jan Van der Meulen, Belgium
Category 6: Reptile behaviour
Cameron Rognan, USA