National Geographic's kids photography competition 2015: winner's gallery
National Geographic’s photography competition for kids has been won by a shot of a grasshopper eating a sunflower leaf by 13-year-old Senne Mensink from the Netherlands. The international and US competitions attracted nearly 18,000 entries, displaying a child’s perspective of the world
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The grand prize winner is Senne Mensink, 13, from the Netherlands with this shot of a grasshopper eating a leaf
Photograph: Senne Mensink
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The overall prize winner in the US is 12-year-old Logan Wagner with an image of the Mile High Swinging Bridge of Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina
Photograph: Logan Wagner
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Thirteen-year-old Chase Rodi from the US took first prize in the Weird But True category with a picture of the thermal pool at Yellowstone park
Photograph: Chase Rodi
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Runner-up, first place in Weird But True is 11-year-old Tadhg Verdier from Ireland, with this shot of his little sister
Photograph: Tadhg Verdier
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An iguana in Bali helped Julij Kopilović, age eight, from Slovenia, earn second runner-up in Amazing Animals
Photograph: Julij Kopilovic
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Henry Downing from the US was runner-up, first place in the Wild Vacation category with an image of the International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Photograph: Henry Downing
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Runner-up, first place in Dare to Explore is Radostina Georgieva Todorova, age eight, from Bulgaria with a picture of a tunnel
Photograph: Radostina Georgieva Todorova
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First place in the US Amazing Animals category went to nine-year-old Kathryn Kovacic from Georgia for her shot of a green tree snake
Photograph: Kathryn Kovacic
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Madison Bell, eight, from Georgia won second place in the Wild Vacation category in the US with this picture of a kite surfer
Photograph: Madison Bell
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The international winner of Wild Vacation is Zhixuan Wu, 12, from China, with a shot of a child in a rice field
Photograph: Zhixuan Wu
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Twelve-year-old Emily Crofoot from California won second place in the US in the Dare To Explore category
Photograph: Emily Crofoot
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A plane on the face of the moon won second place in Weird But True in the US for 13-year-old Madison Bell of Michigan
Photograph: Madison Raymo
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A praying mantis won Anna Henderson of Virginia, 12, the US runner-up in Amazing Animals
Photograph: Anna Henderson
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The international winner in Dare To Explore was Josephine Jennifer Tjahjadie, 11, from Indonesia with a shot of a lake
Photograph: Josephine Jennifer Tjahjadie
