It’s that time of year again for the yearly Editors Picks at NPN! It was incredibly challenging to make selections from the enormous amount of amazing images posted this year!

Thank you to all the moderators for their tireless work picking the Editors Pick each week and helping us make the final selections for the Yearly Editors Picks; without further ado, here are the 2002 awards! 

Thank you to all the members who have made this an incredible year at NPN. It’s because of you that NPN is still one of the best communities out there!

– David Kingham

Abstract Nature

First Place

“See The Light” by Ingrid Vekemans
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Second Place

“Flow” by Ola Jovall
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Third Place

“Raw Ingredients” by Jeff La Frenierre
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Avian

First Place

“Corn Bunting” by Hans Overduin
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Second Place

“Red-and-green Macaws” by Max Waugh
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“Hoodie in Flight” by David Haynes
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Flora

First Place

“Magnolia Shadowplay” by Phil Greenwood
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Second Place

“Redhead with Freckles” by Andre Donawa
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Third Place

“Cape Fuchsia (Phygelius X Rectus var. Devil’s Tears)” by Jim Zablotny
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Human & Fauna

First Place

“Acorn Defugalty” by Dave Douglass
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Second Place

“Ocelot Stalking breakfast” by Charlie Chaffee
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“Above and Beyond” by Gary Minish
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Landscape

First Place

“Eden” by Igor Doncov
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Second Place

“Baby Lake” by Cameron Wilcox
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Third Place

“Above and Below” by David Haynes
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Macro

First Place

“Through Thin Ice #10” by Mark Seaver
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Second Place

“Blue-eyed Darners mating” by Diane Miller
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Third Place

“Eight Dozen for the Autumn” by Mike Friel
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Astro & Nightscapes

First Place

“The Wizard Nebula” by Dan Kearl
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Second Place

“Space X Falcon 9” by Karl Zuzarte
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Third Place

“Desolate Galaxy Road” by Mark Muller
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Wildlife

First Place

“Beariscope” by John Pedersen
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Second Place

“White-tailed deer in fog” by Allen Sparks
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Third Place

“Red Fox Running in the snow” by Keith Bauer
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Weekly Challenge

First Place

“Field of Dreams” by Fritz Rumpf
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Second Place

“Driftwood Patterns” by Matt Payne
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Third Place

Snow in Ponderosas by Chris Baird
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