TNC 2021 Global Photography Contest Winners List Special Prize People's Choice Award Landscape Man and Natural Water Wildlife

Recently, the Nature Conservancy (TNC) 2021 Global Photography Competition came to an end, and the list of grand prizes, people's choice awards and winners of each category was newly released.

This year's TNC Global Photo Contest kicks off on August 1 and ends on August 31. The entries are divided into four categories: Landscape, Man and Nature, Water and Wildlife. During the competition, we received more than 100,000 photographs from 158 countries and regions. Thank you to all the contestants for their active participation!

Next, please enjoy the works that impressed the judges the most, as well as the popular works selected by the public!

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Anup Shah, United Kingdom

TNC 2021 Global Photography Contest Winners List Special Prize People's Choice Award Landscape Man and Natural Water Wildlife

MALUI

The West African lowland gorilla Mary "Lady", is passing through a swarm of butterflies. Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Forest Reserve, Central African Republic, in December 2011.

"I love the photos that make people stay. Is this face full of tolerance or full of happiness? It's hard to say, but the swarms of insects flying around have created a sense of atmosphere. ”

—Guest judge Ben Folds

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Prathamesh Ghadekar, India

firefly

Before the monsoon comes, these fireflies congregate on some special trees in certain parts of India, such as this one. The number of fireflies can reach as high as millions.

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First prize

Daniel De Granville Manço, Brazil

drought

In the drylands off the Transpantaneira Highway in Pocone, Mato Grosso, Brazil, there is the remains of a Caiman yacare.

Prize

Denis Ferreira Netto, Brazil

Mount Mal

On a helicopter flight through a mountain range in the sea, I encountered this white cloud, which gave me this magnificent picture that resembled a dinosaur's head.

Third

Jassen Todorov, USA

Salt pond

If you've ever flown to San Francisco International Airport, you've probably seen these colorful salt pools along the bay. This aerial image was taken by me while flying the plane.

honorable mention

Scott Portelli, Australia

The color of life

Lush mangroves line the mudflats, and tides and months of rain flood the artesian basin, making it more prominent. Photo taken in the Gulf of Carpentaria in the tropical region of northern Queensland.

Kim-pan Dennis Wong, Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong

In Hung Hom, due to its east-facing face, you can see the full moon rising in the sky every month.

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Alain Schroeder, Belgium

Rescue the orangutans

Team members throughout the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program (SOCP) worked together to prepare Brenda, a female orangutan who was about 3 months old and did not yet have teeth.

Tom Overall, Australia

sandstorm

A guide in the Sahara Desert is in the midst of a sandstorm.

Sebnem Coskun, Turkey

COVID-19 waste

Medical waste used during the COVID-19 pandemic enters the ocean, posing a new threat to underwater life.

Lu Minqiang, China

The way home

Taken in May 2021 in Yunnan, China.

Wax Leung, Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong Space

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Kazi Arifujjaman, Bangladesh

water

Water and people.

Joram Mennes, Mexico

swim

There are three levels of recreation: swimmers, freedivers and divers enjoy their own sports or recreational activities in the freshwater basins of the local underground dark rivers.

Man Wai Wong, Hong Kong, China

winter

2019, Iceland.

Jorge Andrés Miraglia, Argentina

Glacier foam

As temperatures rise and the glacier melts, air is released and frozen in the top of the glacier.

Manh Cuong Vu, Vietnam

Lotus pond in summer

Vietnam's lotus ponds are entering the booming season.

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Buddhilini de Soyza, Australia

Hit the water in the middle stream

Five male cheetahs are trying to cross this fast-flowing river. This may seem like a doomed mission, but we rejoice when they succeed on the other side.

Mateusz Piesiak, Poland

sunflower

This year, a huge sunflower field could not be cut due to the high water level. In winter, this flower field attracts thousands of different species of birds.

Viktor Vrbovsky, Czech Republic

catch fish

The barracuda caught a large sea bass. How does the story end? I don't know. The two of them were deadlocked for an hour. Eventually I had to swim back to the water because my oxygen had bottomed out.

Kristhian Castro, Colombia

await

Sea lion cubs (Zalophus wollebaeki) in the Galapagos Islands wait for their mothers on the beach. Photo taken on San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos of Ecuador.

Thomas Vijayan, Canada

Orangutans are accustomed to living in trees, feeding on wild fruits such as lychees, mangosteen and figs, and sipping water from tree holes.

A herd of migrating wildebeest

Photo taken at the Maasai Mara National Wildlife Refuge in Kenya. During the intense crossing of the Mara River, wildebeests run, jump, hoof and forge ahead.