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Meet the winners of the 2024 Environmental Photography Award.

By Daniel Graham

Published: Wednesday, 26 June 2024 at 08:20 AM

The winners of the 2024 Environmental Photography Award have been announced.

This year’s top prize has been presented to photographer Aaron Gekoski for his image ‘See No Evil’, which also won the Humanity versus Nature category.

The photograph was taken at Safari World in Bangkok, where orangutans have been used in shows for decades.

Now in its fourth year, The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation’s Environmental Photography Award was created with the aim of promoting photographers who use their work to raise awareness for the protection of nature around the world.

Discover more emotive photography from the awards…

‘See No Evil’, taken by Aaron Gekoski, shows orangutans exploited by the tourism industry in Thailand. Credit: Aaron Gekoski

2024 Environmental Photography Award winners

Barrel Sponge Symphony Orchestra – Nataya Chonecadeedumrongkul

Runner-up in the “Ocean Worlds” category

Nataya Chonecadeedumrongkul_Hinge-beak Shrimps — Dancing prawns in a barrel sponge, Thailand, 2022. Credit: Nataya Chonecadeedumrongkul

Inner Space Hitchhicker – Magnus Lundgren

Winner in the “Ocean Worlds” category

Winged argonaut on medusa, Philippines — Brown paper nautilus riding a jellyfish-like medusa, Philippines, 2019. Credit: Magnus Lundgren

Explosion of Monarchs – Jaime Rojo

Winner in the “Into the forest” category

Jaime Rojo_Monarch Butterflies — Monarch butterflies in fir forests, Mexico, 2022. Credit: Jaime Rojo

Rainbow glacier – Ivan Pedretti

Runner-up in the “Polar Wonders” category

Ivan Pedretti_ Rainbow — Fjallsárlón glacial lagoon, Iceland, 2020. Credit: Ivan Pedretti

On the thin ice – Florian Ledoux

Runner-up in the “Polar Wonders” category

Florian-Ledoux_Polar-bear — Polar bear on the ice floe, Norway, 2021. Credit: Florian Ledoux

Rainy Release – Fernando Faciole

Public Award 2024 and runner-up “Change Makers: Reasons for Hope”

Fernando Faciole_Anteater — Release of a giant anteater, Brazil, 2023. Credit: Fernando Faciole

Face to Face – Fernando Constantino Martínez Belmar

Runner-up in the “Humanity versus Nature” category

Fernando Constantino Martínez Belmar_Jaguar — Jaguar trying to attack a pig, Mexico, 2021. Credit: Fernando Constantino Martínez Belmar

Shaking off the snow – Daniel Valverde Fernández

Winner in the “Polar Wonders” category

Daniel Valverde Fernandez_Polar bear — Polar bear in a blizzard, Canada, 2022. Credit: Daniel Valverde Fernandez

Gentoo Flying High – Andrew Pollard

Runner-up in the “Ocean Worlds” category

Andrew Pollard_Gentoo — Papuan penguins, Falklands archipelago, British Overseas Territory, 2021. Credit: Andrew Pollard

Hopeless – Alvaro Herrero Lopez-Bletran

Runner-up in the “Humanity versus Nature” category

Alvaro Herrero Lopez-Bletran_Humpback whale — Injured humpback whale, Mexico, 2022 . Credit: Alvaro Herrero Lopez-Bletran

Substitute Rhinos – Aaron Gekoski

Winner in the “Change Makers: Reasons for Hope” category

Aaron Gekoski_Rangers — “Cobras” protection unit exercises, Zimbabwe, 2022. Credit: Aaron Gekoski

Seeds of Hope – Marcus Westberg

Runner-up in the “Change Makers: Reasons for Hope” category

Marcus Westberg_Collaring operation — Marking operation, Southern Sudan, 2023. Credit: Marcus Westberg

Galaxies at my feet – Soumya Ranjan Bhattacharyya

Runner-up in the “Into the forest” category

Soumya Ranjan Bhattacharyya_Yellow planthopper — Yellow leafhopper on a mushroom, India, 2022. Credit: Soumya Ranjan Bhattacharyya

Parenting Goals – Thomas Vijayan

Students’ Choice 2024

Thomas Vijayan_Emperor Penguin — Family of emperor penguins, Antarctica, 2022. Credit: Thomas Vijayan

Sumatran serow – Vladimir Cech Jr

Runner-up in the “Into the forest” category

Vladimir Cech Jr_Sumatran serow — Saro from Sumatra, Indonesia, 2021. Credit: Vladimir Cech Jr

See No Evil – Aaron Gekoski

Winner in the “Humanity versus Nature” category and Environmental Photographer of the Year

Aaron Gekoski_Orangutan — Orangutans exploited by the tourism industry, Thailand, 2023. Credit: Aaron Gekoski

Find out more about the Environmental Photography Award.

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