Grand Prize Winner

Representation of Ñanderu

Mauricio Holc

“Ñanderu”, the creator, who creates himself in a vegetal form (like a tree). His resources are used in a respectful and sustainable manner by the Mbyá people, where in their culture, both the creator and nature are the same, everything in it is a living manifestation of Ñanderu.

People's Choice Award

Tornado

Michele Lapini

A tree fell on a house due to the tornado in downtown Alfonsine in Emilia-Romagna region. The July 22 tornado was classified as a grade 3 on the IF (International Fujita) scale, traveling nearly 17 kilometers.

Conceptual – 1st Prize

Garden Disco
Pola Esther

This is the series of photographs of still life composed from the flowers and vegetables that Pola collected in their garden and kitchen. In playful and poetic way they intend to show how our immediate surroundings can be elevated to stunning, delicate and electrifying visions.

New Nature – 1st Prize

Enclave I
Nasrah Omar

The image is part of a series titled Regenerative Play where hyperreal dolls become conduits of cultivated interdependent ecosystems, enabling play to become earth-centric with reverence. Growth and decay punctuates play, augmenting in many ways the uncanny verisimilitude of the dolls.

People & Nature – 1st Prize

Rebirth
David Olayide

This image shows a blend between man and plant in a metaphorical embrace. The face of the young man is obscured, his identity preserved by the plant – man and nature are one. The photographer seeks to draw attention to the idea of regeneration and sustainability.

Urban Wildlife – 1st Prize

Array
Jason Au

During the twilight hours, a group of Egrets aligns themselves in an arrow formation, providing a striking contrast against the backdrop of a street lamp in the urban landscape in Hong Kong.

Grand Prize Winner

Mother Earth

Ivelina Berova

In her project, “Mother Earth”, Berova reflects on our connections to nature and the inner self. Berova’s work explores issues such as deforestation, pollution, climate change, and the consequences of human activity in nature. She writes, “Creating conceptual and surreal works with respect for nature is my alternative way of experiencing nature and our relationship with it.”

People's Choice Award – 1st

Atlantic flying fish

Frida Yolotzin

This beautiful fishes are generally found in surface waters near the coast, they are capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for long distances above the surface. They feed on plankton, so we end up meeting each other regularly.

Urban Wildlife – 1st Prize

Alien

Scifier

Colorado potato beetle larvae on a leaf (Leptinotarsa decemlineata). Irina Petrova Adamatzky specializes in wildlife micro-photography and science fiction inspired installations organically integrating living and artificial entities.

Underwater – 1st Prize

Eye Sea U. Rewild Your Eyes on an Endangered Reef Project

W. Goodwin

Caribbean Reef Octopus (Octopus briareus). Octopi are often elusive to photograph during the day. This one surprised the artist by remaining in sight at the back of its lair while the camera did its job.

Conceptual – 1st Prize

The power of the word

Maria La Sangre

La Sangre playfully places a Hibiscus petal in her mouth, looking like a tongue. She writes that the image is “Self-portrait and magic ritual to empower my voice.”

Landscape – 1st Prize

Foggy morning on South Buh river

Yevhen Samuchenko

Focusing primarily on the nature, Samuchenko’s work is a study in the subtlety and constantly shifting relationship between man and nature. With his works, Samuchenko shows the fragile beauty of our planet and the possibility of dialogue in the interaction of man with nature.

Wildlife – 1st Prize

Peace

Amish Chhagan

Growing up in Zambia, Chhagan had numerous opportunities to explore the flora and fauna of this region of Africa. He writes, “The serenity of these vast lands and the excitement of spotting wildlife often transpired within me; more so when I found photography (or when photography found me). There is a certain kind of empowerment I feel being able to capture wildlife in its element with the detail and frozen moment that a lens can apprehend.”

Climate – 1st Prize

The Haze Disaster

Sutanta Aditya

Manggala Agni and military personnel were seen extinguishing the fire hotspot from peatland fires which are plantation areas in Ogan Komering Ilir, Palembang, Sumatra island, Indonesia. Photo taken on August 23, 2019. El-Nino storms due to global warming have triggered the occurrence of catastrophic fires in peat land and forest areas on the Sumatra Island, Indonesia from 2014-2019.

People & Nature – 1st Prize

MARIPOSARIO

Javier Arcenillas

Arcenillas’s photography explores the helplessness and fragility of the individual in today’s society. He uses the imaginary as a basis for visual reflection.

1st Prize

Home #2, from series “Home”

Dmytro Kupriyan, Ukraine

In his series, Home, Kupriyan explores the human environment and our innate need for the opposite. Kupriyan illuminates landscapes and other natural views with projections of buildings or architectural elements on top of them. The resulting images highlight our man-made creations invading the natural world.

2nd Prize

Touching Glutinous II, from series "Eating Magma"

Elena Aya Bundurakis, Greece

Bundurakis examines the very idea of being a living organism in her series “Eating Magma”. Through her work, Bundurakis aims to show that at our core, “we all have our vital senses to help us experience this world in a sensuous, cooperative way, along with other organisms.” Her work highlights the importance of observation, a skill that is becoming easily lost in our increasingly over-stimulating world.

3rd Prize

LMA-05

Lorenzo Maccotta, Italy

Air collection and treatment pipes are intersected by a thriving green tree in Maccotta’s “LMA-05”. Here, at the Bresso Niguarda depuration plant in Milan, Maccotta captures the convergence of nature and urban structure.