Photo: Anup Shah/TNC Photo Contest 2021
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Great Ape
Anup Shah/TNC Photo Contest 2021
Anup Shah of the United Kingdom earned the contest’s grand prize with a photo of a western lowland gorilla walking through a cloud of butterflies in the Central African Republic.
“I like photos that keep dragging you in. The [gorill';s] face. Tolerance or bliss. It’s really hard to tell, and the insects draw you there,” Folds said of the shot.
Read on to see more of the gorgeous winners from The Nature Conservancy’s photo contest.
02of 09Kitty PaddleBuddhilini de Soyza/TNC Photo Contest 2021Buddhilini de Soyza’s shot of cheetahs crossing the flooded Talek River in Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve took the 1st Place spot in the contest’s Wildlife category.
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Kitty Paddle
Buddhilini de Soyza/TNC Photo Contest 2021
Buddhilini de Soyza’s shot of cheetahs crossing the flooded Talek River in Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve took the 1st Place spot in the contest’s Wildlife category.
03of 09Bird Is the WordMateusz Piesiak/TNC Photo Contest 2021This photo of wild birds enjoying an unmown field of sunflowers in the winter won the 2nd Place spot in the contest’s Wildlife category. Photographer Mateusz Piesiak from Poland took home the honor.
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Bird Is the Word
Mateusz Piesiak/TNC Photo Contest 2021
This photo of wild birds enjoying an unmown field of sunflowers in the winter won the 2nd Place spot in the contest’s Wildlife category. Photographer Mateusz Piesiak from Poland took home the honor.
04of 09Fish Eat Fish WorldViktor Vrbovsky/TNC Photo Contest 2021Viktor Vrbovsky of the Czech Republic happened to catch a pike trying to eat a perch on camera and won 3rd Place in the contest’s Wildlife category for the shot of the two fish.
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Fish Eat Fish World
Viktor Vrbovsky/TNC Photo Contest 2021
Viktor Vrbovsky of the Czech Republic happened to catch a pike trying to eat a perch on camera and won 3rd Place in the contest’s Wildlife category for the shot of the two fish.
05of 09Animals in NeedThomas Vijayan/TNC Photo Contest 2021Thomas Vijayan’s photo of an orangutan sitting among the remains of several palm trees shows the harsh effects human development has had on the environment. The picture received an honorable mention in the Wildlife category.
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Animals in Need
Thomas Vijayan/TNC Photo Contest 2021
Thomas Vijayan’s photo of an orangutan sitting among the remains of several palm trees shows the harsh effects human development has had on the environment. The picture received an honorable mention in the Wildlife category.
06of 09On the RunAnup Shah/TNC Photo Contest 2021Anup Shah won a second honor from this year’s contest, earning an honorable mention in the Wildlife category for his photo of wildebeests bucking through Maasai Mara National Reserve.
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On the Run
Anup Shah won a second honor from this year’s contest, earning an honorable mention in the Wildlife category for his photo of wildebeests bucking through Maasai Mara National Reserve.
07of 09Hide and SeekKristhian Castro/TNC Photo Contest 2021Colombia’s Kristhian Castro also earned an honorable mention in the Wildlife category for their photo of a Galapagos sea lion calf waiting in the sand for its mother.
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Hide and Seek
Kristhian Castro/TNC Photo Contest 2021
Colombia’s Kristhian Castro also earned an honorable mention in the Wildlife category for their photo of a Galapagos sea lion calf waiting in the sand for its mother.
08of 09Price of Palm OilAlain Schroeder/TNC Photo Contest 2021Belgium’s Alain Schroeder shot shows a young orangutan named Brenda prepping for surgery after her natural habitat was cleared for palm oil production. This powerful photo won 1st Place in the contest’s People and Nature category.
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Price of Palm Oil
Alain Schroeder/TNC Photo Contest 2021
Belgium’s Alain Schroeder shot shows a young orangutan named Brenda prepping for surgery after her natural habitat was cleared for palm oil production. This powerful photo won 1st Place in the contest’s People and Nature category.
09of 09Tree of LifePrathamesh Ghadekar/TNC Photo Contest 2021Prathamesh Ghadekar of India won the People’s Choice prize with this photo of fireflies congregating on a tree in India.To see even more of the winners from this year’s contest,visit The Nature Conservancy’s website.
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Tree of Life
Prathamesh Ghadekar/TNC Photo Contest 2021
Prathamesh Ghadekar of India won the People’s Choice prize with this photo of fireflies congregating on a tree in India.
To see even more of the winners from this year’s contest,visit The Nature Conservancy’s website.
source: people.com
