Journeys & Adventures

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1st classified

This is My Jungle!
by Sergey Savvi


A wild elephant attacks a jeep full of people. We should respect nature and care more about it, but we should also avoid taking unnecessary and reckless risks.

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2nd classified

Swamp Motel
by Mac Stone


In the swamp, dry ground is hard to come by. While on multi-day explorations, the best way to sleep at night and stay elevated above lurking alligators is in a hammock. Self-portrait.

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3rd classified

Desire for Knowledge
by Antonio Aragon Renuncio


Kodjo (14) helps a classmate with his homework before a football match in a daily act of kindness & solidarity at Orione Center for children with disabilities. Football is not a privilege, it's a right. It's a universal language for millions of people around the world regardless...

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Honorable mention

Out for Prayers
by France Leclerc


The Bishwa Ijtema, an annual gathering of Muslims that attracts about 5 million pilgrims, is a three-day affair held in Tongi, a small town by the banks of the River Turag, in the outskirts of Dhaka. A balloon seller remains at the station while the arriving pilgrims have alread...

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What Lurks Below
by Grant Thomas


Before we had even dropped anchor in a shallow sandy bay, we were surrounded by nurse sharks on all sides. They were attracted to the small fish feeding on the plankton, which are attracted to the boat lights.

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Honorable mention

The Collaborators
by Jen Guyton


A researcher weighs wild, habituated meerkats (Suricata suricatta) at their burrow. Meerkats' highly social behavior have made them a model for studying the evolution of sociality in mammals. Capturing the weight of each individual through time is crucial for tracking growth or p...

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Honorable mention

Return to the Village
by Ahmet Fatih Sönmez


In Turkey's Eastern Black Sea Region, shepherds make the journey back to their village across a snowy plateau.

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Honorable mention

Buffalo Herds
by Nese Ari


Every morning the herds of buffaloes are brought out of their enclosures and taken to pasture. The image captures the moment of their return at sunset.

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Two Worlds
by Karim Iliya


Freediver Brianna Zurlo playing with a giant baby humpback whale, one of the biggest animals to ever live on Earth. At less than 2 months old, she is bigger than a car. For more than an hour, she was playfully breaching and swimming around, while her mother rested below.

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Honorable mention

Taking Care With Love
by Touhid Parvez


The elephants of a circus are trained every day to entertain people with shows. During the pandemic, everything stopped. But that hasn't stopped the circus staff from continuing to care for them with dedication and love.

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Remarkable Artwork

Their Lunch
by Jijian Yu


A father is feeding his little boy in the middle of a rubbish dump.

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Remarkable Artwork

An Unlikely Friendship
by Karim Iliya


Freediver Sebastian Lindstrom shares a moment with a sea lion off the coast of Baja, Mexico. After more than half an hour playing together, they hovered for about 30 seconds looking at each other before she swam back off into the blue.

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VERTIGO
by Fabrice Guerin


In the heart of a silence just interrupted by my air bubbles, darkness gives way to this freediver that goes back and forth from the bottom of this cenote to the surface. This calm, limpid and current-free place is ideal for training. A sulfur cloud located about twenty meters be...

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Remarkable Artwork

Prairie Horsemen
by Jian Kang


Endless grasslands where the human presence is lost.

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Spring Festival Celebrations
by Xingqi Wei


Traditional Spring Festival celebrations.

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Fish Tournado
by Khai Chuin Sim


Free diver diving into a school of Jackfish, at one of the most beautiful islands in the world, Sipadan Island. My wife is a skilled free diver, as we visited the amazing Sipadan Island of Malaysia, I dived under the water and waited for her to dive towards the middle of the jack...

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Remarkable Artwork

Dreams of the Whales
by Mike Korostelev


Many people dream to meet a whale. And sometimes dreams comes true. It is enough just to close your eyes. Photo was taken in sea of Okhotsk.

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Returning Home On Eid Vacation
by Md Tanveer Hassan Rohan


Bangladeshi people returning home during Eid Vacation by Launch . It's really difficult to get space inside, many people just put bed sheets on the roof top of Launch to secure space there.

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Life Goes On
by Riksa Dewantara


Mt. Bromo erupted for exactly one year from November 12, 2015 to November 12, 2016. It emitted ashes that disrupted flights and local tourism. Despite of Mt. Bromo eruption, people who live around it are living as usual. The eruption became their way of life.

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Remarkable Artwork

North Pole 2
by Sergey Gorshkov


Having fun at the North Pole.

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