Earth Photo 2023
Out of 1,400 entries, our Earth Photo jury selected 8 photography and film projects for the 2023 Earth Photo competition.
Winner Earth Photo 2023
The overall winner of Earth Photo 2023 is Michal Siarek for his outstanding photography project documenting the rescue of big cats from Ukraine. Michal’s photo series captures the perilous transport of big cats from war-torn Ukraine to the safety of Poznań Zoo in Poland.
“Shortly after the Russian aggression, I was working as a fixer on the Polish-Ukrainian border,” explains Michal. “I overheard a rumour that an evacuation of lions and tigers from Kyiv was coming to the border. These were not zoo specimens but victims of black-market trade, exotic pets left behind in rubble and roaming freely on the frontlines. A hopeless cause, but two women were burning a candle at both ends to save as many as possible.”
Earth Photo 2023 showcases photos and videos that convey the world around us and will make viewers think differently, capturing nature, people, place and space, forests, the land and seascapes, and the varied impacts of, and adaptations to, climate change.
The photographs and videos were selected by a jury of experts from the fields of photography, film, geography, and ecology, including distinguished curators, environmentalists, writers and artists.
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