Among the 142 winners of the annual Nature’s Best International Photography Awards were many members of the North American Nature Photography Association. NANPA photographers from the western United States who were recognized include: 

Robert Barber, Colorado, Highly Honored, Creative Digital;

Alice Cahill, California, Winner, Plant Life; ...

Howie Garber (wanderlustimages.com) received an award in the 2004 BBC Wildlife Magazine/Natural History Museum Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition. The Salt Lake City-based photographer was named a winner in the Animals in Their Environment category.