Incredible Wildlife
Showcasing the beauty and variety of the species that inhabit our planet, in their natural habitats.
Intro
Environmental Photography Award 2021
Examining our relationship with wildlife means rethinking people’s place in the environment. It means forging close links with the nature around us by recognising its beauty at the same time as looking clearly at the threats we pose to its future. It also means maintaining the hope that together we will succeed in creating a new sustainable balance.
The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation is pleased to invite you on this journey, through the most stunning photos that have been entered into its new international environmental photography award, launched to mark its 15th anniversary.
The choice of theme for this first edition, “Humanity - Wildlife: crossed destinies, shared territories” is significant, reflecting one of the fundamental lessons to be learned when we come out of the current global crisis: that humankind’s future is closely tied to the future of the species we coexist with on Earth. Because there can be no future in a devastated, deserted and polluted world that has lost its biodiversity.
Through the photographers’ eyes, the three categories diverge and connect – Incredible Wildlife, Wildlife in Crisis and Reasons for Hope – and engage our own reflection. The contrast between the incredible beauty of wildlife and the terrible impact of human activities on habitats, which threatens the survival of thousands of species, compels us to take collective action to support our planet’s life and health.
Nearly 6,000 photographs were entered in this first edition of the contest.
Categories
01
Showcasing the beauty and variety of the species that inhabit our planet, in their natural habitats.
02
Highlighting the negative impact that human activities are having on wildlife, and the irrationality of our relationship towards it.
03
Exploring the solutions humans have found to develop more harmonious relationships with wildlife, through conservation efforts and actions in favour of a more sustainable future
Prizing
- The title “Environmental Photographer of the Year 2021”
- 6,000 € grant
- Public relations support of the Foundation through its communication channels, including social media, press, and newsletter
- 1,000 € grant for each of the 3 category winners
- Public relations support of the Foundation through its communication channels, including social media, press, and newsletter
- 500 € grant for the three Public Awards (one per category)
- Featured in the Environmental Photography Award 2021 exhibition in Monaco and on its international tour
- Published in the Environmental Photography Award 2021 catalogue
The Jury
Our prestigious jury selects the finalist and winning images for each category and elects the Environmental Photographer of the Year.
Gallery
Discover the shortlisted and winning photographs of the 2021 edition.
Terrible beauty
The hunting arctic fox
Gorilla by the water
For money
Enchanted Forest
Me and Mum
Hidden from Sight
Captive
Leopard tired of running away from cars
Silent Observer
Drinking buddies
Brenda, a victim of trafficking
Lullaby
Traces of life in the realm of death
Mother of the sea
Natures Amazing Spectacle
Trapped out of the water
Elephant Seal Picking Nose
Bau Ca Cai mangrove forest
Turaco
Great Crested Grebes
Costa Rica Jewels
The Last 800
The Polarfox in the Arctic Winter, 2021
Calamita
The stag above the highway
Sunlight & jellyfish
Help
Blennie-secrétaire (Acanthemblemaria maria)
Unity is strength
In the Red
Dead Sharks for trade
Majesté
The mesmerizing eyes
The ghost
The Impact
Lady in pink
Love in the Jungle
Disassembly of two clan
The trapper’s hut
Alpine Ibex
Escaping wildfires
Together
Flamingo
Death of beauty
Encounter
Book
A book is published for each edition (bilingual French-English version), including all the shortlisted photographs, accompanied by explanatory texts or photographers’ testimonials.
2021 Edition
Ouvrage relié, 29,7 x 21 cm, 72 pages