The Nature Conservancy is proud to announce the winners by category of our 2021 contest. Check out the images that amazed our judges the most—and the winner of this year’s People’s Choice Award, selected by you!
Grand Prize Winner
Anup Shah, United Kingdom
Quote: Ben Folds
People’s Choice Winner
Prathamesh Ghadekar, India
@prathamesh.ghadekar
First Place, Landscape
Daniel De Granville Manço, Brazil
@danieldegranville
Second Place, Landscape
Denis Ferreira Netto, Brazil
@denisfotos
Third Place, Landscape
Jassen Todorov, United States
@jassensf
Honorable Mention, Landscape
Scott Portelli, Australia
@scott.portelli
Honorable Mention, Landscape
Kim-pan Dennis Wong, Hong Kong
First Place, People and Nature
Alain Schroeder, Belgium
@alainschroeder
Second Place, People and Nature
Tom Overall, Australia
@tom.overallphotos
Third Place, People and Nature
Sebnem Coskun, Turkey
Honorable Mention, People and Nature
Minqiang Lu, China
Honorable Mention, People and Nature
Wax Leung, Hong Kong
@waxismine
First Place, Water
Kazi Arifujjaman, Bangledesh
@kazi_arifujjaman_
Second Place, Water
Joram Mennes, Mexico
@jorammennesphotography
Third Place, Water
Man Wai Wong, Hong Kong
Honorable Mention, Water
Jorge Andrés Miraglia, Argentina
@yosoytato
Honorable Mention, Water
Manh Cuong Vu, Vietnam
First Place, Wildlife
Buddhilini de Soyza, Australia
@captures_by_buddhilini
Second Place, Wildlife
Mateusz Piesiak, Poland
@mpwildlife
Third Place, Wildlife
Viktor Vrbovsky, Czech Republic
Honorable Mention, Wildlife
Kristhian Castro, Colombia
@kristhiancastro
Honorable Mention, Wildlife
Thomas Vijayan, Canada
@thomasvijayan
Honorable Mention, Wildlife
Anup Shah, United Kingdom