{"id":243,"date":"2021-11-08T10:00:29","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T09:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/?p=104558"},"modified":"2021-11-08T10:15:12","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T09:15:12","slug":"rising-tides-environmental-photography-award-winners-announced","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/rss_feed\/rising-tides-environmental-photography-award-winners-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising tides: Environmental photography award winners announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By James Cutmore\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 08 November 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Spanish photographer Antonio Arag\u00f3n Renuncio has won the coveted prize of Environmental Photographer of the Year 2021 for his photo titled The rising tide sons<\/em>, which shows a child sleeping inside his house destroyed by coastal erosion on Afiadenyigba beach in Ghana. The photo shines a spotlight on the rising sea-levels in West-African countries, forcing thousands of people to leave their homes.<\/p>\n

The winners were announced during the\u00a0UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow.<\/p>\n

Now in its 14th year, the Environmental Photographer Of The Year competition<\/a> showcases some of the world\u2019s most inspirational environmental photography. The annual competition provides an international platform to raise awareness for the environmental issues that put our planet at risk.<\/p>\n

Overall winner \u2013 The rising tide sons<\/h2>\n
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A child sleeps on the floor of his house about to collapse, destroyed by coastal erosion on Afidegnigba beach, western Ghana. Sea levels off the coast of Togo and other West African countries continue to rise and swallow up everything in their path. Homes, crops, roads, trees, schools, jobs, resources and lives. However, the shore of this small country in the Gulf of Guinea is only one part of the massive problem that affects more than 8,000km of seacoast in 13 West African countries. \u00a0The rising tide sons by Antonio Arag\u00f3n Renuncio, 2019.\u00a0By courtesy of the photographer and Environmental Photographer of the Year 2021<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Young Environmental Photographer of the Year winner<\/h2>\n
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A boy fighting surface fires in a forest near his home in Yamuna Ghat, New Delhi, India. According to locals, forest fires caused by human activity in the area are a common occurrence due to adverse living conditions. Inferno<\/em> by Amaan Ali, 2021. By courtesy of the photographer and Environmental Photographer of the Year 2021<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

The Resilient Award winner<\/h2>\n
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Flocks of sheep search for grass amongst the cracked soil. Extreme droughts in Bangladesh have created hardships for all living beings.\u00a0Survive for alive<\/em> by Ashraful Islam, 2021. By courtesy of the photographer and Environmental Photographer of the Year 2021<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Sustainable Cities winner<\/h2>\n
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A photobioreactor at Algalif\u2019s facilities in Reykjanesbaer, Iceland, produces sustainable astaxanthin (an antioxidant) using clean geothermal energy. Iceland has shifted from fossil fuels to 100 per cent renewable sources for their electricity and heating. Net-zero transition Photobioreactor<\/em> by Simone Tramonte, 2020.\u00a0By courtesy of the photographer and Environmental Photographer of the Year 2021<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Climate Action winner<\/h2>\n
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A young boy takes in air from the plant in this symbolic image taken in Kenya, while a sand storm brews in the background. The last breath by\u00a0Kevin Ochieng Onyango, 2021.\u00a0By courtesy of the photographer and Environmental Photographer of the Year 2021<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

See more images from BBC Science Focus<\/em> here:<\/strong><\/p>\n