In Photos: World Press Photo Contest 2018

Nature singles nominee

Rockhopper penguins live up to their name as they navigate the rugged coastline of Marion Island in the southern Indian Ocean
Photograph: Thomas P. Peschak

Long-term projects nominee

Goat herders in Ethiopia’s Omo Valley, a region under severe environmental and socio-economic strain
Photograph: Faustro Podavini

Environment stories nominee

Cows ready to be milked at ‘Food Valley’, a cluster of agricultural technology start-ups and experimental farms in the Netherlands
Photograph: Luca Locatelli/National Geographic

Nature stories nominee

Orphaned elephant calves play at the community-owned Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in northern Kenya
Photograph: Ami Vitale/National Geographic

Nature singles nominee

A bald eagle feasts on meat scraps in the garbage bins of a supermarket in Dutch Harbor, Alaska
Photograph: Corey Arnold