7 award-winning photographs that will get you thinking about the environment

We learned the names of the winners for June this year Environmental Photography Award 2024a competition organized by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation dedicated to Highlighting the endlessly diverse beauty of the natural environment, And also to denounce the damage we have often done to them.

In this edition, Spanish photographers, including some collaborators with National Geographic Spain, were of great importance. The list of winners includes national artists: Jaime Rojo, one of the photographers collaborating with National Geographic Spain, and Daniel Valverde Fernandez. Among the finalists was another Spaniard, Álvaro Herrero López-Beltran, who applied in the “Humanity vs. Nature” category. In addition, the jury included Javier Aznar, whose work has also been published in our magazine.

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The contest received more than 11,000 photos From 2,600 professional and amateur photographers from around the world, they applied for one or more of its five categories: “Humanity vs. Nature”, “Agents of Change: Reasons for Hope”, “Marine Worlds”, “Inside the Jungle” and “Marine World”. . “Polar Wonders.”

Among them are members A jury composed of famous photographers and individuals committed to preserving the environment They selected a total of 36 finalists, from which they chose the winners: the five photos that excellently represented their category and the values ​​the organization promotes.