World Nature Photography Awards Showcase Earth’s Beauty and Inspire Sustainability Action through Stunning Images

The CNN Call to Earth series has partnered with Rolex’s Perpetual Planet initiative to raise awareness and educate people about sustainability issues. The goal is to inspire positive action to address environmental challenges facing our planet.

Recently, a photo of two gannets fighting for a fish in Scotland’s Shetland Islands won first prize at the World Nature Photography Awards. Tracey Lund from the United Kingdom captured the image using a DSLR camera in waterproof housing while on holiday. The photo was taken from a boat and showcased thousands of gannets diving into the sea to catch fish. Lund took 1,800 photos that day, but only two were usable. Other categories in the awards included animal portraits, plants, fungi, invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles, and mammal behavior.

Ivan Pedretti from Italy won the Planet Earth’s landscapes and environments category with a stunning photo of winter in Stokksnes, Iceland. The image captured the contrast in colors between the white mountains and black dunes with yellow grass, creating a magical scene.

The World Nature Photography Awards were launched in 2020 to promote photography and support environmental causes by planting a tree for each entry. Co-founder Adrian Dinsdale expressed joy at the high caliber of entries in the awards, stating that the winners never fail to amaze with their stunning images. The organization believes that photography can influence people to see the world differently and change their habits for the planet’s good.