21 amazing prize photos, after which you will fall in love with our planet
Nature Conservancy is an international environmental organization that, as part of its annual photo contest, has received more than 57,000 images from 135 countries.
"We have wonderful shots from around the world - from beautiful western landscapes to squirrels in the backyard in Austria”says Bill Marr, director of environmental protection and judge of the competition. - Photography is a common language for everyone. ".
Let's look at the photos that received prizes in the categories of "People", "Landscape", "Water", "Nature", "Wildlife", "Nature in the city", as well as admire the work that won the main award.
"Polar bear". Florian Ledoux, France.
"Reclamation". Jesse Yang, UAE.
"Miracles of the waterfall." Harry Randall, Zimbabwe.
"Her Majesty". Aristo Reese, Australia.
"Welcome to my humble abode." Duncan McNaught, Scotland.
"The explosion of lava." Alice Butler, Hawaii.
"Mother Nature". Ruben Dario Mejia, Colombia.
"Autumn at the Big Apple." Jonka Ables, New York.
"My home, my city." Kwok Kui Andus Tse, Hong Kong.
"Pure energy and fire." Hernando Alonso Rivera Cervantes, Mexico.
"Swimming in the Dead Sea." Alina Fortuna, Israel.
"Namibian bends." Paul Zizka, Namibia.
"Sunrise in the village of Vama Veche." George Bufan, Romania.
"The narrow canyons of the Escalante Utah Nature Reserve." Tanner Latham, Utah.
In Germany there is an unusual city called Nerdlingen, the historical part of which is located on the square, which has the correct round shape. For a long time it was believed that these were the remains of an ancient volcano crater, but everything turned out to be much more interesting. The small town of Nördlingen is located in Bavaria, in southwestern Germany. ...