/ 2026 / Nature / Wildlife

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Karthik Subramaniam, United States
• Date of Photograph
  July 01, 2025

A puma lounges with a scenic view in the background. On this day, my guide and I hiked for a few miles up and down hills in Estancia Laguna Amarga, while he tracked for pumas. A couple of hours into our hike, my guide spotted a puma resting on top of a hill. We gave her space and I took some photos from a distance. She was not bothered by our presence and continued to relax. I took a few photos with the beautiful view behind her, and left her to continue resting.