Most Expensive Wildlife Photograph, Art and Virtual Property NFT List (2024)

Most Expensive Wildlife Photograph, Art and Virtual Property NFT List (1)

Most Expensive Wildlife & Virtual Property NFT List

Sales in the NFT industry as a whole skyrocketed to an amazing $22 billion in 2021 (Source - DappRadar). So it's very clear that people are finding value in owning NFT's and are willing to spend money on them.

The wildlife photography, art and virtual property niche is still a very young but growing part of this larger token space, so here's a list of how some of their particular sales are doing at the moment (this list is updated periodically).

Top 5 Most Expensive Wildlife Photograph NFTs Sold

  1. Harambe - Gorilla (record breaking amount)

    Harambe was a 17-year-old western lowland gorilla who lived at the Cincinnati Zoo. On May 28th, 2016, zoo officials sadly made the decision to kill Harambe after a three-year-old boy made his way into the moat at the Gorilla World habitat. Photograph taken by Harambe's official photographer Jeff McCurry.

    $86 510
  2. Same Storm, Different Boats - Ant

    This photograph was taken by Matt Doogue in his old garden bird bath which was underneath a blossom tree. It took hundreds of shots to get the ant in the correct space.

    $29 320
  3. Migration - Zebra And Wildebeest Crossing A River

    This photograph was taken by Emmett Sparling on the bank of the Emboo River in Kenya where he was waiting for the wildebeest and zebra to cross the muddy, croc-infested water.

    $11 263
  4. Oceans - Humpback Whale

    This photograph was taken by Emmett Sparling after 17 days of searching in the South Pacific for an elusive Humpback Whale.

    $10 451
  5. The Tiger Goddess

    This image of two tigers fighting won the 2019 Wildlife Award at Natures Best Photography. Taken by Rahul Sachdev.

    $9536

Top 5 Most Expensive Wildlife Art NFTs Sold

  1. Overgrown

    Artwork from the multi-awarded series 'Tale of the Blue Pear' depicting wildlife such as elephant, cheetah and flamingo inside a hallway of a house overgrown with green vegetation and flowers.

    $11 042
  2. Day After Yesterday

    Another artwork from the 'Tale of the Blue Pear' series, this one depicting a zebra in a garden covered with carefully manicured green grass surrounded by trees, vegetation, sweets on sticks and various other animals and birds including a pink elephant.

    $6166
  3. Head In The Sky

    A zebra with a detachable head standing on a typical African savannah plain surrounded by four hot air balloons in the blue, cloud covered sky.

    $2080
  4. Relieve

    Over 25 species of wildlife represented in this piece depicted in ice blue.

    $1808
  5. Silence

    Owner and dog walking through a forest leaving footprints in deep snow.

    $1033

Top 5 Most Expensive Virtual Real Estate Properties Sold

  1. Bought in The Sandbox by Republic Realm (record breaking amount)

    $4.3 million
  2. Bought in Decentraland by Metaverse Group

    $2.43 million
  3. Decentraland

    $1.08 million
  4. Decentraland

    $1.04 million
  5. Decentraland

    $927 000

How To Create And Sell Your Own Wildlife NFTs

Provably Protect makes it very easy to sell your own collection of wildlife photograph or art NFTs.

We create a collection page for you (see an example photography collection) / (see an example art collection), set up and run your auction (see examples), and register your images on the blockchain to create the NFTs. All of this is done at no charge to you.

Here's some more detailed information about how to become a collection creator on the Provably Protect platform.

This is a huge opportunity to monetize your wildlife photographs or artworks and help conservation at the same time, get in touch with us to take advantage of it today.

Most Expensive Wildlife Photograph, Art and Virtual Property NFT List (2024)

FAQs

Most Expensive Wildlife Photograph, Art and Virtual Property NFT List? ›

Here are the three most expensive NFT photographs ever sold: "Everydays: The First 5000 Days" by Beeple: This digital artwork, which is a collage of every image that Beeple posted online from 2007 to 2021, sold for a staggering $69 million at auction in March 2021.

What is the most expensive photograph sold as an NFT? ›

Here are the three most expensive NFT photographs ever sold: "Everydays: The First 5000 Days" by Beeple: This digital artwork, which is a collage of every image that Beeple posted online from 2007 to 2021, sold for a staggering $69 million at auction in March 2021.

What photo was sold for $4.3 million? ›

The record auction selling price for a photograph is $4.3 million for Rhein II by Andreas Gursky.

Can photographers make money with NFT? ›

This means, you will keep earning from the same NFT, each time it resells. So if you're a photographer, selling your photos as NFTs is definitely a great way to monetize your work and reach a wider audience. It's also a fun and unique way to showcase your work.

Can I sell my photos as NFT? ›

Just as you can sell your original photos in an art gallery, you can sell them on the Internet through NFTs. You'll need to convert your photos into an NFT file, upload them to a secure platform and have a digital wallet to receive the money there.

What's the most expensive NFT ever sold? ›

1. The Merge – $91 Million. The most expensive NFT sold is The Merge, the NFT collection created by digital artist PAK that was sold for $91,806,516 within just 48 hours following its release on December 3, 2021, on the NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway.

What is the name of the most expensive photograph ever sold? ›

The most expensive photograph in the world is “Le Violon d'Ingres” by Man Ray.

What is the most expensive photograph Phantom? ›

This is Phantom, the most expensive photograph ever taken: Peter Lik Phantom. Photo: Peter Lik. Shot in Arizona's Antelope Canyon by photographer Peter Lik, Phantom was sold to a private collector for $6.5 million.

What is the highest paid photo in the world? ›

1. Le Violon d'Ingres (1924) This photograph is “Le Violon d'Ingres” by Man Ray (courtesy of Chrisite's). It sold for a record-breaking $12.4 million on May 14, 2022, at Christie's New York.

What happens if someone uses your art as an NFT? ›

If you find out your artwork has been stolen and minted as an NFT, let the marketplace it is being sold on know. You can also use the DMCA process to have it removed from whatever website it was posted to.

Is it possible to become rich from NFT? ›

People can become rich from NFTs by creating, buying, and selling unique digital assets on blockchain platforms.

How much does it cost to turn a photo into an NFT? ›

The cost to create NFT can vary from $0.01 to thousands of dollars and depends on the technology you use for the creation process, minting fees, and other fees to pay, etc. The biggest fee is usually the one paid for the use of blockchain technology.

Can a JPEG be sold as a NFT? ›

NFTs can represent anything valuable, including digital art, music, videos, and tweets. That includes JPEGs of images. Because they are represented and stored on the blockchain, their authenticity is verifiable.

What if someone wants to buy my art as NFT? ›

They don't. They want to rob you. Today I heard another sad story about an artist who had been approached by a stranger claiming to love their artwork, and asking to buy it as an NFT. Unfortunately, they believed this story, only to discover later they were dealing with a criminal out to steal their money.

What is the most expensive NFT JPEG? ›

Beeple's Everydays: The First 5000 Days is easily the most famous NFT sold to date. The massive price tag of $69.3 million has earned Beeple a place in NFT history, making it the major force that catapulted the term “NFT” from niche collectors circles into mainstream awareness.

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