The best eco-photos from the Environmental Photographer 2021 contest
The annual Environmental Photographer of the Year contest summed up the results and named the winners at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow. Some of the contest pictures bring tears to my eyes.
The Environmental Photographer of the Year contest, which has been held for 14 years, presents the most inspiring environmental photographs from around the world. The British charity organization CIWEM has announced the winners of the Environmental Photographer-2021 photo contest. See the bright works of the contestants and winners.
The picture shows a child sleeping in a house destroyed by coastal erosion on Afiadenigba Beach in Ghana. The photo makes you think about sea level rise on the coast of West African countries, forcing thousands of people to leave their homes.
A boy extinguishes a fire in a forest near his home in Yamuna Ghat, New Delhi, India.
A flock of sheep is looking for grass among the cracked soil, drought in Bangladesh.
In this symbolic picture taken in Kenya, a boy inhales the air of a plant while a sandstorm is approaching him in the background.
Irregular monsoon seasons and droughts cause algae blooms on the Damodar River, India. Algal blooms prevent light from penetrating through the water surface and oxygen absorption by underwater organisms, which leads to problems in the entire ecosystem of the region.
Heavy flooding of the Panaro River near Modena, Italy.