Nature & Environment
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[ NATURE & ENVIRONMENT ] A single photograph that increases the understanding and appreciation of nature and our environment. Photographers are encouraged to explore the relationship between human and nature/environment. Studio scenes that are arranged by the photographer are not eligible. Each participant is allowed to enter up to 5 images. The images must be taken in 2023.
Judges for Nature & Environment
Quick links to award categories: Spot News / Portraits / Nature & Environment / Recreational & Traditional Sports / Sports Action / General News / Daily Life / Daily Life Picture Story / Portrait Series / Issue Reporting Picture Story / Cultural Practices / Photographer of the Year, Asia
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First Place
Adnan Abidi
Reuters
India
Munni Devi, 28, stands as she cleans the mud from the entrance of her house after flood water recedes from a residential area that was flooded by the overflowing of the river Yamuna following heavy rains, in New Delhi, India, July 17, 2023.
Finalist
Dan Han
Independent
China
The photo was taken on September 23, 2023 in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China. Tens of thousands of shared electric bicycles were abandoned, forming a cemetery.
Finalist
Sathiyaseelan Subramanian
Indhu Tamizh Thisai
India
Fishermen sail in the boat through oil spilled over backwater at Ennore Creek in the aftermath of Cyclone Michaung on the outskirts of Chennai, India on December 13, 2023.
Finalist
Himanshu Vats
Independent
India
Bringing drinking water to home every morning is a practice all villagers do. There are no water pipelines in the villages and most villages are remotely located where modern infrastructure is not available. So, people go to the running water source to fill up their water containers but due to the low temperatures, the water freezes inside the container if not utilized quickly. The domestic water usage in these villages is very low. they do not even clean their utensils with water. Water is scarce and extreme temperatures and difficult terrain do not give you options to go for a refill anytime you want.
Award of Excellence
Lakshitha Karunarathna
Independent
Sri Lanka
A family of Sri Lankan elephants approaches a dump site in Eastern Sri Lanka that has been infiltrating the greenery for years. Elephants make it a habit to visit garbage dumps not only because it provides easy meals, but also because it is a place where you can always find a good amount of starchy items that these giants enjoy eating once accustomed. The extremely chaotic and erratic handling of waste in Sri Lanka has resulted serious and catastrophic environmental problems. There have been numerous verified accounts of elephant deaths brought on by their ingestion of microplastics and polythene, which the animals simply mixed with the food at disposal sites. A sharp increase in such cases over the last decade has had a significant impact on the survival of the Sri Lankan subspecies of elephants, which are classified as 'Endangered' and are already in a phase of clear and rapid population decline due to poaching for ivory, conflicts with humans over the destruction of property and crops, electrocutions through illegal fencing, and an expanding human population and its demand for land.
