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A person in a small circular boat casts a massive fishing net into the water.
Dance in the Sea Fisherman in Hon Yen, Phu Yen, Vietnam. First place in the People in Nature category for our 2019 Photo Contest. © Vinh Le van/TNC Photo Contest 2019

Photo Contest

2021 Global Photo Contest Winners

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

Western lowland gorilla female 'Malui' walking through a cloud of butterflies she has disturbed in a bai. Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest Reserve, Central African Republic. December 2011.
Malui Western lowland gorilla female 'Malui' walking through a cloud of butterflies she has disturbed in a bai. Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest Reserve, Central African Republic. December 2011. © Anup Shah/TNC Photo Contest 2021

Quote: Ben Folds

I like photos that keep dragging you in. The face. Tolerance or bliss. It’s really hard to tell and the insects draw you there.

Celebrity Guest Judge

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