Thursday, 27 October 2016

Poignant images from the environmental photographer of the year 2016.

This year’s Environmental Photographer of the Year Award has been announced, and the shortlist includes some stunning and poignant photography from around the world.

Organised by the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), the Environmental Photographer of the Year Award puts sustainable development, pollution and human rights at the forefront of people’s minds through the medium of photography and film. The work from this year’s winner, Sara Lindström, and the shortlist can be seen at the Royal Geographical Society in London from June 29 to August 21 2016. Below is a selection of our favourite photographs from the awards.

ENVIRONMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR: A WILDFIRE IN BANFF, CANADA

Wildfire in Banff National Park, Canada, North America Image © Sara Lindström

YOUNG ENVIRONMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR: A PEREGRINE IN CHICAGO, USA

As a photographer @lmasseyimages wanted to tell the whole story, the progression of the family and the area they lived in. The birds being so human tolerant helped him immensely. Image © Luke Massey

ATKINS BUILT ENVIRONMENT AWARD: SEA EROSION IN CHENNAI, INDIA

Double Disaster: Houses of tsunami survivors being washed away in sea erosion in Ennore near Nettukuppam in Chennai. pic by S L Shanth Kumar Image © SL Shanth Kumar

CIWEM CHANGING CLIMATE AWARD: LIFE VESTS ON THE GREEK ISLAND OFLÉSVOS

Life vests, inner tubes and rubber rafts on the north coast of the Greek island of Lesbos. The basic equipment that thousands of refugees have used to cross to Greece from Turkey. November 21, 2015. Image © Sandra Hoyn