Friday Fun Facts #1

Winners of the 2016 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year Contest

The winners of the 2016 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest have been selected from thousands of entries in four categories: action, landscape, animal portraits and environmental issues. Greg Lecoeur of Nice, France, is the grand-prize winner, winning a 10-day trip for two to the Galápagos Islands with National Geographic Expeditions and two 15-minute image portfolio reviews with National Geographic photo editors. Let’s take a look at all the winning photos, along with the honorable mentions.