Photography is not just a form of art. It is a medium that has applications in numerous fields and matters. ‘Nature conservation’ is such an area where photographs can play a tremendous role.
Conservation photography is the active use of the photographic process and its products, within the parameters of photojournalism, to advocate for conservation outcomes.
Wikipedia
If you wonder what can be classified as a nature conservation photograph, generally it can be either of follows.
- a photograph of an endangered animal in its natural habitat
- a photograph of endangered plants or trees in the natural environment
- a photograph of a preserved landspace
- a photograph of a conservation activity
- a photograph that showcases an indirect threat towards nature posed by human activities
- a photograph that witnesses the direct destruction of nature
The Nature Conservancy Photo Contest is an annual international photography competition organised by The Nature Conservancy to celebrate and encourage such photographs. The winners of the 2022 contest were released recently. Here are the winning photographs.
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Grand Prize Winner
Li Ping, China
Guest Judge Ami Vitale’s Winner
Shafeeq Mulla, Zambia
Celebrity Judge Coyote Peterson’s Winner
Florian Ledoux, Norway
Landscape
First Place – Francisco Javier Munuera González, Spain
Second Place – Hendy Wicaksono, Indonesia
People and Nature
First Place – Janusz Jurek, Poland
Second Place – Komang Arnawa, Indonesia
A conservation photograph can help conservation efforts in various ways, such as:
- raising public awareness
- helping to get the attention of conservation organizations towards a certain matter
- ability to be used as legal evidence in front of a court
- helping zoologists to study wildlife in order to save them
Climate
First Place – Sandesh Kadur, India
Second Place – Amish Jain, India
Water
First Place – Kristin Wright, United States
Second Place – Nick Leopold Sordo, Mexico
Plants and Fungi
First Place – Callie Chee, Australia
Second Place – Xiaoling Keller, United States
Wildlife
First Place – Anup Shah, United Kingdom
Second Place – Panos Laskarakis, Greece
